[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 34 (Thursday, March 16, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2312-S2313]
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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 (for himself and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 2426. A bill to facilitate the protection of minors 
     using the Internet from material that is harmful to minors, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BENNETT:
       S. 2427. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for progressive indexing and longevity 
     indexing of social security old-age insurance benefits for 
     newly retired and aged surviving spouses to ensure the future 
     solvency of the social security program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 2428. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize the Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory 
     Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, and Mrs. Hutchison) (by request):
       S. 2429. A bill to authorize the President to waive the 
     application of certain requirements under the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 with respect to India; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       S. 2430. A bill to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife 
     Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of 
     recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources 
     Restoration Study; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 2431. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage all Americans to save for retirement by 
     increasing their access to pension plans and other retirement 
     savings vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 2432. A bill to designate certain public land as 
     wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in 
     the State of California, to designate Salmon Restoration 
     Areas, to establish the Sacramento River National Recreation 
     Area and Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Dorgan, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Burns, Ms. 
             Murkowski, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Conrad, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Burr):
       S. 2433. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish an Assistant Secretary for Rural Veterans in the 
     Department

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     of Veterans Affairs, to improve the care provided to veterans 
     living in rural areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 2434. A bill to limit the amount of time Senators spend 
     on non-legislative activities; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 2435. A bill to increase cooperation on energy issues 
     between the United States Government and foreign governments 
     and entities in order to secure the strategic and economic 
     interests of the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. 
             Menendez):
       S. 2436. A bill to establish an Office of Consumer Advocacy 
     and Outreach within the Federal Trade Commission to protect 
     consumers from certain unfair or deceptive acts or practices, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Dole, 
             Mr. Talent, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. 
             Byrd):
       S. 2437. A bill to increase penalties for trafficking with 
     respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced 
     labor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Salazar, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Bond, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
             Coleman, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Burns, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Thune, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Reid, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Pryor, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Obama, Mr. Hagel, 
             Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska):
       S. 2438. A bill to provide disaster assistance to 
     agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 2439. A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational 
     Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to provide for 
     certain nuclear weapons program workers to be included in the 
     Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program 
     established by that Act; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Kerry, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2440. A bill to provide the Coast Guard and NOAA with 
     additional authorities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
     to strengthen the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. OBAMA:
       S. 2441. A bill to authorize resources for a grant program 
     for local educational agencies to create innovation 
     districts; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2442. A bill to require the President or the Committee 
     on Foreign Investment in the United States to submit to 
     Congress draft investigation reports on national security 
     related investigations, to address mandatory investigations 
     by such committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 2443. A bill to grant the power to the President to 
     reduce budget authority; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 2444. A bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program 
     Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to 
     States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 2445. A bill to permit certain school districts in 
     Illinois to be reconstituted for purposes of determining 
     assistance under the Impact Aid program; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. OBAMA (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 2446. A bill to promote the national security and 
     stability of the economy of the United States by reducing the 
     dependence of the United States on oil through the use of 
     alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 2447. A bill to redesignate the White Rocks National 
     Recreation Area in the State of Vermont as the ``Robert T. 
     Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area''; considered 
     and passed.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2448. A bill to increase the minimum penalties for 
     violations of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Menendez, 
             and Mr. Reid):
       S. 2449. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for 
     nonregular service from 60 years of age to 55 years of age; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2450. A bill to strengthen national security by 
     encouraging and assisting in the expansion and improvement of 
     educational programs in order to meet critical needs at the 
     elementary, secondary, and higher education levels, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2451. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand certain tax benefits related to Hurricane Katrina 
     and to Hurricane Rita; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 2452. A bill to prohibit picketing at the funerals of 
     members and former members of the armed forces; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 2453. A bill to establish procedures for the review of 
     electronic surveillance programs; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRIST:
       S. 2454. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other 
     purposes; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hagel, and 
             Ms. Snowe):
       S. 2455. A bill to provide in statute for the conduct of 
     electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists for the 
     purposes of protecting the American people, the Nation, and 
     its interests from terrorist attack while ensuring that the 
     civil liberties of United States citizens are safeguarded, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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