[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2994-S2995]
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              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lott, 
             Mr. Bond, and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 646. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit against 
     income tax for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes 
     prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Ensign, 
             Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 647. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to authorize physical therapists to evaluate and treat 
     medicare beneficiaries without a requirement for a physician 
     referral, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH:
       S. 648. A bill to amend the Reclamation States Emergency 
     Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for 
     drought assistance; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 649. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to make volunteer members of the Civil 
     Air Patrol eligible for Public Safety Officer death benefits; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Conrad, Mr. 
             Frist, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Talent, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
             Coleman, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Thune, Mr. Bayh, Mr. DeWine, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
             Salazar, and Mr. Bond):
       S. 650. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to increase 
     production and use of renewable fuel and to increase the 
     energy independence of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 651. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make creditable for civil service retirement purposes certain 
     periods of service performed with Air America, Incorporated, 
     Air Asia Company Limited, or the Pacific Division of Southern 
     Air Transport, Incorporated, while those entities were owned 
     or controlled by the Government of the United States and 
     operated or managed by the Central Intelligence Agency; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Santorum):
       S. 652. A bill to provide financial assistance for the 
     rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the development of an exhibit 
     to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin 
     Franklin; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Alexander, 
             Mr. Bunning, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Santorum, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Hagel, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Stevens, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 653. A bill for the relief of the family of Theresa 
     Marie Schiavo; considered and passed.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kennedy, and 
             Mr. Dodd):
       S. 654. A bill to prohibit the expulsion, return, or 
     extradition of persons by the United States to countries 
     engaging in torture, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 655. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to the National Foundation for the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 656. A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of 
     certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent 
     residence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 657. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to make a technical correction in the definition of 
     outpatient speech-language pathology services; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. DeWine, 
             Mrs. Dole, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
             Martinez, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Shelby, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Voinovich, and Mr. Talent):
       S. 658. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prohibit human cloning; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK:
       S. 659. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit human chimeras; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. DOLE (for herself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 660. A bill to provide for the acknowledgement of the 
     Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Grassley, 
             and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 661. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the modernization of the United States Tax 
     Court, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Carper, and Mr. 
             Voinovich):
       S. 662. A bill to reform the postal laws of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Isakson, 
             and Mr. Burns):
       S. 663. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance 
     costs in computing self-employment taxes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 664. A bill to adjust the boundaries of Green Mountain 
     National Forest; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.

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           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 665. A bill to reauthorize and improve the Spark M. 
     Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration 
     Act of 1990 to establish a program to commercialize hydrogen 
     and fuel cell technology, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
             Harkin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Smith, Mr. Dodd, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. McCain, Mr. Reed, Ms. 
             Snowe, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Specter):
       S. 666. A bill to protect the public health by providing 
     the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to 
     regulate tobacco products; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 667. An original resolution to reauthorize and improve 
     the program of block grants to States for temporary 
     assistance for needy families, improve access to quality 
     child care, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 668. A bill to provide enhanced criminal penalties for 
     willful violations of occupational standards for asbestos; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Thomas, 
             and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 669. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat natural gas distribution lines as 15-year property 
     for purposes of depreciation; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Salazar):
       S. 670. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with 
     the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Smith, 
             and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 671. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for certain fuel cell 
     property; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cochran, and 
             Mr. Domenici):
       S. 672. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide equitable access for foster care and 
     adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. 
             Conrad):
       S. 673. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     clarify that federally recognized Indian tribal governments 
     are to be regulated under the same government employer rules 
     and procedures that apply to Federal, State, and other local 
     government employers with regard to the establishment and 
     maintenance of employee benefit plans; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CORZINE:
       S. 674. A bill to provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS in 
     India, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Johnson, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Burns, Mr. Conrad, Mr. 
             Dayton, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 675. A bill to reward the hard work and risk of 
     individuals who choose to live in and help preserve America's 
     small, rural towns, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Specter, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. DeWine, Mrs. Clinton, and Mrs. 
             Hutchison):
       S. 676. A bill to provide for Project GRAD programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Brownback, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Smith, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Talent, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
             Coburn, and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 677. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious 
     accommodation in employment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 678. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from the 
     definition of public communication; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       S. 679. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require the registration of contractors' taxpayer 
     identification numbers in the Central Contractor Registry 
     database of the Department of Defense, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. McCain, 
             and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 680. A bill to provide for various energy efficiency 
     programs and tax incentives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Harkin, and Mr. Specter):
       S. 681. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network to 
     prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood 
     stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-
     reviewed research using such cells; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 682. A bill to authorize the establishment of a Social 
     Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas to 
     provide assistance to reduce poverty and foster increased 
     economic opportunity in the countries of the Western 
     Hemisphere, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 683. A bill to ban the manufacture, sale, delivery, and 
     transfer of handguns that cannot be personalized, and to 
     provide for a report to Congress on the commercial 
     feasibility of personalizing firearms; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 684. A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to provide 
     additional requirements for the siting, construction, or 
     operation of liquefied natural gas import facilities; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 685. A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 to require the Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, in the case of airline pilots who are 
     required by regulation to retire at age 60, to compute the 
     actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life 
     annuity commencing at age 60; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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