[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 162 (Friday, December 16, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S13786]
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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. BAUCUS:
       S. 2119. A bill to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for 
     Needy Families block grant program through June 30, 2006, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Reid, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2120. A bill to ensure regulatory equity between and 
     among all dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged 
     fluid milk in federally regulated milk marketing areas and 
     into certain non-federally regulated milk marketing areas 
     from federally regulated areas, and for other purposes; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. 
             Dayton):
       S. 2121. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential 
     cooperative apartment units; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       S. 2122. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       S. 2123. A bill to modernize the manufactured housing loan 
     insurance program under title I of the National Housing Act; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 2124. A bill to address the needs of individuals with 
     disabilities in emergency planning requirements and relief 
     efforts in the event of a major disaster, to increase the 
     accessibility of replacement housing built with Federal funds 
     following Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Durbin, 
             and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 2125. A bill to promote relief, security, and democracy 
     in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. 
             Bayh):
       S. 2126. A bill to limit the exposure of children to 
     violent video games; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2127. A bill to redesignate the Mason Neck National 
     Wildlife Refuge in the State of Virginia as the ``Elizabeth 
     Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Burns):
       S. 2128. A bill to provide greater transparency with 
     respect to lobbying activities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 2129. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain land and improvements of the Gooding 
     Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2130. A bill to clarify the legal standard needed to use 
     cellular telephones as tracking devices; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Harkin, 
             and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 2131. A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to 
     provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process 
     relating to livestock and poultry contracts; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Burns, and Mr. Craig):
       S. 2132. A bill to include Idaho and Montana as affected 
     areas for purposes of making claims under the Radiation 
     Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) based on 
     exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 2133. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include foreseeable 
     catastrophic events as major disasters, to permit States 
     affected by an event occurring elsewhere to receive 
     assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH:
       S. 2134. A bill to strengthen existing programs to assist 
     manufacturing innovation and education, to expand outreach 
     programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 2135. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to report to Congress concerning proposed changes to long-
     standing policies that prohibit foreign interests from 
     exercising actual control over the economic, competitive, 
     safety, and security decisions of United States airlines, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 2136. A bill to provide funds to help establish the 
     William H. Rehnquist Center on Constitutional Structures and 
     Judicial Independence at the University of Arizona James E. 
     Rogers College of Law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2137. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to make all uninsured children eligible for the State 
     children's health insurance program, to encourage States to 
     increase the number of children enrolled in the medicaid and 
     State children's health insurance programs by simplifying the 
     enrollment and renewal procedures for those programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
             Obama, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 2138. A bill to prohibit racial profiling; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 2139. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to simplify the earned income tax credit eligibility 
     requirements regarding filing status, presence of children, 
     investment income, and work and immigrant status; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 2140. A bill to enhance protection of children from 
     sexual exploitation by strengthening section 2257 of title 
     18, United States Code, requiring producers of sexually 
     explicit material to keep and permit inspection of records 
     regarding the age of performers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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