[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 40 (Monday, April 3, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S2730]
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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 Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 2488. A bill to require the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission to conduct an independent safety assessment of the 
     Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 2489. An original bill to implement the obligations of 
     the United States under the Protocol Additional to the 
     Agreement between the United States of America and the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of 
     Safeguards in the United States of America, signed by the 
     United States on June 12, 1998; from the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 2490. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for a real estate stock index investment option under 
     the Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 2491. A bill to award a Congressional gold medal to 
     Byron Nelson in recognition of his significant contributions 
     to the game of golf as a player, a teacher, and a 
     commentator; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 2492. A bill to revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee 
     Coastal Barrier Resources System Jekyll Island Unit GA-06P; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2493. A bill to provide for disclosure of fire safety 
     standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BURNS:
       S. 2494. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for the payment of premiums for high 
     deductible health plans, to allow a credit for certain 
     employment taxes paid with respect to premiums for high 
     deductible health plans and contributions to health savings 
     accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
             Chafee, Mr. Obama, Mr. Allen, and Mrs. Dole):
       S. 2495. A bill to authorize the National Mall Liberty Fund 
     D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District 
     of Columbia to honor slaves and other persons that fought for 
     independence, liberty, and justice for all during the 
     American Revolution; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2496. A bill to expand the definition of immediate 
     relative for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2497. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award 
     grants to State courts to develop and implement State courts 
     interpreter programs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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