[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 38 (Thursday, March 30, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2602-S2603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first

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and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2481. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to hire additional full-time non-supervisory import 
     specialists of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 2482. A bill to authorize funding for State-administered 
     bridge loan programs, to increase the access of small 
     businesses to export assistance center services in areas in 
     which the President declared a major disaster as a result of 
     Hurricane Katrina of 2005, Hurricane Rita of 2005, or 
     Hurricane Wilma of 2005, to authorize additional disaster 
     loans, to require reporting regarding the administration of 
     the disaster loan programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
             Isakson):
       S. 2483. A bill to establish a Law Enforcement Assistance 
     Force in the Department of Homeland Security to facilitate 
     the contributions of retired law enforcement officers during 
     major disasters; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 2484. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prohibit the disclosure of tax return information by tax 
     return preparers to third parties; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2485. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a source for payments to States and counties under 
     the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
     of 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Obama, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Biden):
       S. 2486. A bill to ensure that adequate actions are taken 
     to detect, prevent, and minimize the consequences of chemical 
     releases that result from terrorist attacks and other 
     criminal activity that may cause substantial harm to public 
     health and safety and the environment; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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