[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 24 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S1579]
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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 Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Levin, 
             Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer, 
             and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 2342. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription 
     drug prices under the Medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. PRYOR:
       S. 2343. A bill to authorize the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to provide relief to the victims of 
     Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured 
     homes in flood plains, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2344. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the employer subsidy payment provisions under 
     the Medicare prescription drug program to State 
     Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 2345. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt passenger vehicles eligible for the alternative 
     motor vehicle credit and the credit for qualified electric 
     vehicles from the limitation on depreciation for luxury 
     automobiles; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 2346. A bill to amend the Ojito Wilderness Act to make a 
     technical correction; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 2347. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend and modify the tax credit for holders of qualified 
     zone academy bonds; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. OBAMA (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2348. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
     require a licensee to notify the Atomic Energy Commission, 
     and the State and county in which a facility is located, 
     whenever there is an unplanned release of fission products in 
     excess of allowable limits; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. LOTT:
       S. 2349. An original bill to provide greater transparency 
     in the legislative process; from the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 2350. A bill to prohibit States from carrying out more 
     than one congressional redistricting after a decennial census 
     and apportionment, to require States to conduct such 
     redistricting through independent commissions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
             Dayton):
       S. 2351. A bill to provide additional funding for mental 
     health care for veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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