[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 18, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5436-S5437]
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. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 1059. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to specify procedures for 
     the conduct of preliminary damage assessments, to direct the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security to vigorously investigate and 
     prosecute instances of fraud, including fraud in the handling 
     and approval of claims for Federal emergency assistance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Dayton, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 1060. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of 
     hearing aids; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 1061. A bill to provide for secondary school reform, and 
     for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Akaka, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dayton, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Obama, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
             Johnson):

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       S. 1062. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage; 
     read the first time.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Burns, and 
             Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 1063. A bill to promote and enhance public safety and to 
     encourage the rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Warner, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 1064. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and 
     rehabilitation; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 1065. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend child care eligibility for children of members of the 
     Armed Forces who die in the line of duty; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Bunning, Mr. Levin, Mr. Alexander, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
             McConnell, and Mr. Frist):
       S. 1066. A bill to authorize the States (and subdivisions 
     thereof), the District of Columbia, territories, and 
     possessions of the United States to provide certain tax 
     incentives to any person for economic development purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Jeffords, and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 1067. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to undertake activities to ensure the 
     provision of services under the PACE program to frail elders 
     living in rural areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. DOLE (for herself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 1068. A bill to provide for higher education 
     affordability, access, and opportunity; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1069. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     cases or containers for toys; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1070. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     cases for toys; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1071. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty 
     on certain bags for toys; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1072. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty 
     on cases for certain children's products; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1073. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty 
     on certain children's products; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 1074. A bill to improve the health of Americans and 
     reduce health care costs by reorienting the Nation's health 
     care system toward prevention, wellness, and self care; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Lott, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Sununu):
       S. 1075. A bill to postpone the 2005 round of defense base 
     closure and realignment; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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