[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 14, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S13570]
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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. COLEMAN (for himself, Mr. Dayton, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 2096. A bill to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 
     1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for 
     domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment 
     of victims of torture, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI:
       S. 2097. A bill to assist members of the Armed Forces in 
     obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 2098. A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational 
     Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to clarify the 
     eligibility of certain employees of the Department of Energy 
     under that Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bennett, and 
             Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2099. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982 to require commercial nuclear utilities to transfer 
     spent nuclear fuel from spent nuclear fuel pools into spent 
     nuclear fuel dry casks and convey to the Secretary of Energy 
     title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 2100. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to improve the deduction for depreciation; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       S. 2101. A bill for the relief of Charles Nyaga; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Salazar):
       S. 2102. A bill to amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor 
     Act to designate a new management entity, make certain 
     technical and conforming amendments, enhance private property 
     protections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 2103. A bill to impose a temporary windfall profits tax 
     on crude oil and provide a rebate to each household from the 
     revenues resulting from such tax; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Carper, and Mrs. Hutchison)):
       S. 2104. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish the American Center for Cures to accelerate the 
     development of public and private research efforts towards 
     tools and therapies for human diseases with the goal of early 
     disease detection, prevention, and cure, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.

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