[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 27, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4397-S4398]
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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. CONRAD:
       S. 911. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife 
     services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement 
     rates for certified nurse-midwife services; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Dayton, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 912. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over 
     waters of the United States; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 913. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish a university transportation center to be known as 
     the ``Southwest Bridge Research Center''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Lott, and 
             Mr. Durbin):
       S. 914. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in 
     veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of 
     veterinarians engaged in public health practice and 
     biomedical research; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 915. A bill to provide for the duty-free entry of 
     certain tramway cars and associated spare parts for use by 
     the city of Portland, Oregon; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 916. A bill to provide for the release of certain land 
     from the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area in the State of 
     Nevada and to grant a right-of-way across the released land 
     for the construction and maintenance of a flood control 
     project; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 917. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the pilot program for direct housing loans for 
     Native American veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 918. A bill to provide for Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) 
     refueling capability at new and existing refueling station 
     facilities to promote energy security and reduction of 
     greenhouse gas emissions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Dorgan, 
             Mr. Craig, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Coleman):
       S. 919. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     enhance competition among and between rail carriers in order 
     to ensure efficient rail service and reasonable rail rates, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 920. A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 3, United States 
     Code, relating to Presidential succession; to the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kennedy, 
             and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 921. A bill to provide for secondary school reform, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 922. A bill to establish and provide for the treatment 
     of Individual Development Accounts, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 923. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to require a State to promote financial 
     education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
     (TANF) Program and to allow financial education to count as a 
     work activity under that program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 924. A bill to establish a grant program to enhance the 
     financial and retirement literacy of mid-life and older 
     Americans to reduce financial abuse and fraud among such 
     Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 925. A bill to promote youth financial education; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 926. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the credit for producing fuel from a 
     nonconventional source shall apply to gas produced onshore 
     from a formation more than 15,000 feet deep; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 927. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to expand and improve coverage of mental health services 
     under the medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 928. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the immediate and permanent repeal of the 
     estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Talent, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 929. A bill to provide liability protection to nonprofit 
     volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and 
     to the pilots and staff of such organizations; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 930. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to drug safety, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BURNS:
       S. 931. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain 
     articles of natural cork; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Mr. Corzine, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Schumer, and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 932. A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure 
     that Americans can address their own health needs and the 
     health needs of their families; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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