[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 20 (Thursday, February 16, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1413-S1414]
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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. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida, and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 2293. A bill to authorize a military construction 
     project for the construction of an advanced training skills 
     facility at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2294. A bill to permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing 
     off the coast of the State of California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 2295. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     conduct a survey and monitoring of off-shore sites in the 
     vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands where chemical munitions 
     were disposed of by the Army Forces, to support research 
     regarding the public and environmental health impacts of 
     chemical munitions disposal in the ocean, and to require the 
     preparation of a report on remediation plans for such 
     disposal sites; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Levin, and 
             Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2296. A bill to establish a fact-finding Commission to 
     extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and 
     determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, 
     internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin 
     Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through 
     February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United 
     States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2297. A bill to clarify the applicability of deadlines 
     relating to construction of hydroelectric projects to certain 
     hydroelectric projects located or proposed to be located on 
     the Upper Hudson River in the State of New York; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2298. A bill to facilitate remediation of perchlorate 
     contamination in water sources in the State of California, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2299. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to restore Federal aid 
     for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private 
     nonprofit educational facilities that are damaged or 
     destroyed by a major disaster; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Lott):
       S. 2300. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to market exclusivity for certain 
     drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2301. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     synthetic quartz or synthetic fused silica; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. LOTT:
       S. 2302. A bill to establish the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency as an independent agency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 2303. A bill to ensure that the one half of the National 
     Guard forces of each State are available to such State at all 
     times, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lott, and 
             Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2304. A bill to recognize the right of the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico to call a constitutional convention through 
     which the people of Puerto Rico would exercise their right to 
     self-determination, and to establish a mechanism for 
     congressional consideration of such decision; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Obama, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Inouye, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kerry, and 
             Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 2305. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction 
     Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or 
     nationality as a condition for receipt of medical assistance 
     under the Medicaid program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dorgan, and 
             Mr. Bond):
       S. 2306. A bill to amend the National Organ Transplant Act 
     to clarify that kidney paired donation and kidney list 
     donation do not involve the transfer of a human organ for 
     valuable consideration; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 2307. A bill to enhance fair and open competition in the 
     production and sale of agricultural commodities; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Santorum):
       S. 2308. A bill to amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
     Act of 1977 to improve mine safety, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 2309. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the definition of agri-biodiesel; to the Committee 
     on Finance.

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           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 2310. A bill to repeal the requirement for 12 
     operational aircraft carriers within the Navy; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 2311. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     develop a national network of economically sustainable 
     transportation providers and qualified transportation 
     providers, to provide transportation services to older 
     individuals, and individuals who are blind, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2312. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to change the numerical identifier used to 
     identify Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 2313. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit medicare beneficiaries enrolled in prescription 
     drug plans and MA-PD plans that change their formalities or 
     increase drug prices to enroll in other plans; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kerry, 
             and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 2314. A bill to suspend the application of any provision 
     of Federal law under which persons are relieved from the 
     requirement to pay royalties for production of oil or natural 
     gas from Federal lands in periods of high oil and natural gas 
     prices, to require the Secretary to seek to renegotiate 
     existing oil and natural gas leases to similarly limit 
     suspension of royalty obligations under such leases, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BURNS:
       S. 2315. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a federally-supported education and awareness 
     campaign for the prevention of methamphetamine use; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 2316. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
     Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling 
     on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North 
     Atlantic planning areas; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 2317. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to require 
     the United States Trade Representative to identify trade 
     enforcement priorities and to take action with respect to 
     priority foreign country trade practices, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2318. A bill to provide driver safety grants to States 
     with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain 
     minimum requirements; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. OBAMA:
       S. 2319. A bill to provide for the recovery from Hurricane 
     Katrina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Coleman, and Ms. 
             Collins):
       S. 2320. A bill to make available funds included in the 
     Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006, and for other 
     purposes; read the first time.

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