[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 54 (Thursday, April 28, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4546-S4547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              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. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska):
       S. 933. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for improvements in access to services in 
     rural hospitals and critical access hospitals; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 934. A bill to establish an expedited procedure for 
     congressional consideration of health care reform 
     legislation; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Corzine, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 935. A bill to regulate .50 caliber sniper weapons 
     designed for the taking of human life and the destruction of 
     materiel, including armored vehicles and components of the 
     Nation's critical infrastructure; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Sununu):
       S. 936. A bill to ensure privacy for e-mail communications; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 937. A bill to combat commercial sexual activities by 
     targeting demand, to protect children from being exploited by 
     such activities, to prohibit the operation of sex tours, to 
     assist State and local governments to enforce laws dealing 
     with commercial sexual activities, to reduce trafficking in 
     persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Bond):
       S. 938. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     require that members of the National Guard and Reserve called 
     or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days 
     to receive a basic allowance for housing at the same rate as 
     similarly situated members of the regular components of the 
     uniformed services; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 939. A bill to expedite payments of certain Federal 
     emergency assistance authorized pursuant to the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and to 
     direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to exercise certain 
     authority provided under that Act; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 940. A bill to establish a national demonstration 
     project to improve intervention programs for the most 
     disadvantaged children and youth, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Reed):
       S. 941. A bill to amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
     Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide assistance to 
     States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban 
     forest land and open space and contain suburban sprawl; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 942. A bill to designate additional National Forest 
     System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness, to 
     establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to 
     provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness 
     areas and scenic areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 943. A bill to assist in the conservation of cranes by 
     supporting and providing, through projects of persons and 
     organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial 
     resources for the conservation programs of countries the 
     activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and 
     the ecosystems of cranes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dodd , 
             Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 944. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase 
     protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for 
     certain violators, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bayh, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Jeffords, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Smith, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Akaka, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Reid, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Nelson 
             of Florida, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
             Byrd, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 945. A bill to provide reliable officers, technology, 
     education, community prosecutors, and training in our 
     neighborhoods; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 946. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     require multi-channel video programming distributors to 
     provide a kid-friendly tier of programming; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 947. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Act of 1970 to modify the provisions relating to citations 
     and penalties; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 948. A bill to amend the Health Care Quality Improvement 
     Act of 1986 to expand the National Practitioner Data Bank; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. 
             Kerry):
       S. 949. A bill to require the payment of interest on 
     amounts owed by the United states pursuant to the 
     reliquidation of certain entries under the Tariff Suspension 
     and Trade Act of 2000 and the Miscellaneous Trade and 
     Technical Corrections Act of 2004; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. 
             Inhofe):
       S. 950. A bill to provide assistance to combat 
     tuberculosis, malaria, and other infectious diseases, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 951. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on titanium 
     dioxide anatase hombitan LC-S; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 952. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     diethylsulfate; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 953. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     triethylene bis; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DeWINE:
       S. 954. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the sale of a firearm to a person who has been 
     convicted of a felony in a foreign court, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 955. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability 
     and feasibility of including in the National Park System 
     certain sites in Williamson County, Tennessee, relating to 
     the Battle of Franklin; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 956. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide assured punishment for violent crimes against 
     children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 957. A bill to establish a clean coal power initiative, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 958. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of 
     Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a 
     National Historic Trail; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. 
             Landrieu, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 959. A bill to establish the Star-Spangled Banner and 
     War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Johnson, and 
             Mr. Thomas):
       S. 960. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward 
     contracts; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 961. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize and reform the 
     Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bunning, 
             Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
             Johnson, and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska):

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       S. 962. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to 
     finance certain energy projects, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 963. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a guaranteed adequate level of funding for 
     veterans' health care, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to conduct a pilot program to improve access to 
     health care for rural veterans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Vitter, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 964. A bill to provide a conservation royalty from Outer 
     Continental Shelf revenues to establish the Coastal Impact 
     Assistance Program, to provide assistance to States under the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, to ensure 
     adequate funding for conserving and restoring wildlife, to 
     assist local governments in improving local park and 
     recreation systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 965. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the recognition period for built-in gains for 
     subchapter S corporations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 966. A bill to designate a United States courthouse 
     located in Fresno, California, as the ``Robert E. Coyle 
     United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. 
             Dayton):
       S. 967. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     ensure that prepackaged news stories contain announcements 
     that inform viewers that the information within was provided 
     by the United States Government, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
             Corzine):
       S. 968. A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to provide that spouses of Federal public 
     safety officers who are killed in the line of duty, may 
     remarry and continue to receive a survivor annuity, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. OBAMA:
       S. 969. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to preparation for an influenza pandemic, including 
     an avian influenza pandemic, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 970. A bill to establish the African Burial Ground 
     National Historic Site and the African Burial Ground 
     International Memorial Museum in New York, New York, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Chafee, Ms. Collins, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
             Lieberman, and Mr. Smith):
       S. 971. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail 
     sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered 
     by fuel cell technology, hybrid technology, battery electric 
     technology, alternative fuels, or other advanced motor 
     vehicle technologies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 972. A bill to designate the Albuquerque Indian Health 
     Center as a critical access facility and to provide funds for 
     that Center; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 973. A bill to establish the Abraham Lincoln National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 974. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from 
     willing sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. 
             Brownback):
       S. 975. A bill to provide incentives to increase research 
     by private sector entities to develop medical countermeasures 
     to prevent, detect, identify, contain, and treat illnesses, 
     including those associated with biological, chemical, 
     nuclear, or radiological weapons attack or an infectious 
     disease outbreak, and for other purposes; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. BURNS:
       S. 976. A bill striking the Specific Privatization Criteria 
     in ORBIT for Intelsat Separated Entities (New Skies) and 
     Inmarsat and Other Technical Corrections; considered and 
     passed.

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