[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 72 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6021-S6022]
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. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Sununu):
       S. 1128. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for increased rebates under the medicaid 
     program for prescription drugs that are directly advertised 
     to consumers, to require other Federal programs purchasing or 
     reimbursing for such drugs to establish payment and 
     reimbursement mechanisms that reduce the costs of those 
     drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 1129. A bill to provide authorizations of appropriations 
     for certain development banks, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. 
             Levin):
       S. 1130. A bill to treat the Tuesday next after the first 
     Monday in November as a legal public holiday for purposes of 
     Federal employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 1131. A bill to authorize the exchange of certain 
     Federal land within the State of Idaho, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. DeWine, 
             Ms. Snowe, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Vitter , Mr. Bayh, and 
             Mr. Smith):
       S. 1132. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital 
     or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, 
     infection, tumor, or disease; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BYRD (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. 
             Specter):
       S. 1133. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     develop and implement an accelerated research, development, 
     and demonstration program for advanced clean coal 
     technologies for use in coal-based generation facilities and 
     to provide financial incentives to encourage the early 
     commercial deployment of advanced clean coal technologies 
     through the retrofitting, repowering, replacement, and new 
     construction of coal-based electricity generating facilities 
     and industrial gasification facilities; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Ms. Collins, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 1134. A bill to express the sense of Congress on women 
     in combat; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BENNETT (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1135. A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land 
     in Grand and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Collins, 
             Ms. Snowe, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 1136. A bill to facilitate the provision by members of 
     the Armed Forces of testimony on the military value of 
     military installations in connection with the 2005 round of 
     defense base closure and realignment; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. 
             Allen):
       S. 1137. A bill to include dehydroepiandrosterone as an 
     anabolic steroid; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 1138. A bill to authorize the placement of a monument in 
     Arlington National Cemetery honoring the veterans who fought 
     in World War II as members of Army Ranger Battalions; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 1139. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to 
     strengthen the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     regulate the pet industry; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Biden):
       S. 1140. A bill to designate the State Route 1 Bridge in 
     the State of Delaware as the ``Senator William V. Roth, Jr. 
     Bridge''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Chambliss, 
             and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 1141. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to regulate ammonium nitrate; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 1142. A bill to provide pay protection for members of 
     the Reserve and the National Guard, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 1143. A bill to provide death and disability benefits 
     for aerial firefighters who work on a contract basis for a 
     public agency and suffer death or disability in the line of 
     duty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 1144. A bill to provide military retirement credit for 
     certain service by National Guard members performed while in 
     a State duty status immediately after the terrorist attacks 
     of September 11, 2001; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Smith, 
             Mr. Leahy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
             Akaka, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Coleman, 
             Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Kerry, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Nelson of Florida, Mr. Obama, Mr. Reed, Mr. Salazar, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Pryor, and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1145. A bill to provide Federal assistance to States and 
     local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1146. A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to 
     monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain 
     circumstances; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Baucus, 
             Mr. Burns, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bunning, and Ms. 
             Cantwell):
       S. 1147. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the expensing of broadband Internet access 
     expenditures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Johnson, and 
             Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1148. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit direct payment under the medicare program for 
     clinical social worker services provided to residents of 
     skilled nursing facilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1149. A bill to amend the Federal Employees' 
     Compensation Act to cover services provided to injured 
     Federal workers by physician assistants and nurse 
     practitioners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 1150. A bill to increase the security of radiation 
     sources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1151. A bill to provide for a program to accelerate the 
     reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by 
     establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas 
     tradeable allowances, to limit greenhouse gas emissions in 
     the United States and reduce dependence upon foreign oil, to 
     support the deployment of new climate change-related 
     technologies, and ensure benefits to consumers; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Smith, and 
             Ms. Collins):
       S. 1152. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for 
     outpatient psychiatric services under the Medicare Program; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 1153. A bill to provide Federal financial incentives for 
     deployment of advanced coal-based generation technologies; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1154. A bill to extend the Acadia National Park Advisory 
     Commission, to provide improved visitor services at the park, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.

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           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Enzi, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Isakson, Mr. McCain, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 1155. A bill to establish a commission to conduct a 
     comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to 
     recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, 
     wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1156. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the credit period for electricity produced from 
     renewable resources at certain facilities, to extend the 
     credit for electricity produced from certain renewable 
     resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 1157. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in either 
     coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and mutual 
     funds for purposes of maximum capital gains rate for 
     individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. 
             Lautenberg):
       S. 1158. A bill to impose a 6-month moratorium on 
     terminations of certain plans instituted under section 4042 
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in 
     cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is 
     sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lott, Mr. Kyl, and Mrs. 
             Lincoln):
       S. 1159. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active 
     financing; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 1160. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore, increase, and make permanent the exclusion from 
     gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal 
     services plan; to the Committee on Finance.

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