[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 47 (Tuesday, April 19, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S3897]
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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. FEINGOLD:
       S. 838. A bill to allow modified bloc voting by cooperative 
     associations of milk producers in connection with a 
     referendum on Federal Milk Marketing Order reform; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 839. A bill to repeal the law that gags doctors and 
     denies women information and referrals concerning their 
     reproductive health options; read the first time.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Corzine, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 840. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on 
     account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Corzine, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 841. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of 
     discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Byrd, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Biden, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Mr. Akaka, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Wyden, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Carper, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dayton, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Obama, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 842. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to 
     establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, 
     join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory 
     injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing 
     efforts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 843. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     combat autism through research, screening, intervention and 
     education; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 844. A bill to expand access to preventive health care 
     services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the 
     number of abortions, and improve access to women's health 
     care; read the first time.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 845. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit retired servicemembers who have a service-connected 
     disability to receive disability compensation and either 
     retired pay or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to 
     eliminate the phase-in period with respect to such concurrent 
     receipt; read the first time.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 846. A bill to provide fair wages for America's workers; 
     read the first time.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 847. A bill to lower the burden of gasoline prices on 
     the economy of the United States and circumvent the efforts 
     of OPEC to reap windfall oil profits; read the first time.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 848. A bill to improve education, and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Burns, Mr. Smith, Mr. Warner, 
             and Mr. McCain):
       S. 849. A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access 
     taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic 
     commerce permanent; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 850. A bill to establish the Global Health Corps, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Feingold, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
             Nelson of Florida):
       S. 851. A bill to reduce budget deficits by restoring 
     budget enforcement and strengthening fiscal responsibility; 
     read the first time.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Grassley, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Baucus, and 
             Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 852. A bill to create a fair and efficient system to 
     resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by 
     asbestos exposure, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
             Smith):
       S.J. Res. 14. A joint resolution providing for the 
     recognition of Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel 
     before the United States recognizes a Palestinian state, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. 
             Dodd):
       S.J. Res. 15. A joint resolution to acknowledge a long 
     history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies 
     by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and 
     offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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