[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 57 (Thursday, May 11, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4468-S4469]
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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. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Martinez, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 2783. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to 
     monitor, restore, and protect the resource productivity, 
     water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Akaka, 
             Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
             Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Burns, Mr. Byrd, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mr. Chafee, Mrs. Clinton, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Craig, Mr. Dayton, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. 
             Dole, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Hatch, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Obama, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Specter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2784. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth

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     Dalai Lama, in recognition of his many enduring and 
     outstanding contributions to peace, non-violence, human 
     rights, and religious understanding; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 2785. A bill to amend title 38, United States code, to 
     provide for the payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving 
     parents (known as ``Gold Star Parents'') of members of the 
     Armed Forces who die during a period of war; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 2786. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     permit access to databases maintained by the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency for purposes of complying with 
     sex offender registry and notification laws, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Bennett, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Burns):
       S. 2787. A bill to permit United States persons to 
     participate in the exploration for and the extraction of 
     hydrocarbon resources from any portion of a foreign maritime 
     exclusive economic zone that is contiguous to the exclusive 
     economic zone of the United States, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BENNETT (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2788. A bill to direct the exchange of certain land in 
     Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 2789. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to rural primary health providers; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 2790. A bill to repeal the fossil fuel energy tax 
     incentives contained in the Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Shelby, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Smith, 
             Mr. Burns, Mr. Allard, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
             Bunning, Mr. Allen, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lott, Mr. DeWine, 
             Mr. Domenici, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Talent, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Mr. Roberts, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Reed, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Carper, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Pryor, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Biden, 
             Mr. Durbin, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 2791. A bill to amend title 46 and 49, United States 
     Code, to provide improved maritime, rail, and public 
     transportation security, and for other purposes; read the 
     first time.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 2792. A bill to revise and extend certain provisions of 
     the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and 
     Response Act of 2002; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 2793. A bill to enhance research and education in the 
     areas of pharmaceutical and biotechnology science and 
     engineering, including therapy development and manufacturing, 
     analytical technologies, modeling, and informatics; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, and Ms. 
             Cantwell):
       S. 2794. A bill to ensure the equitable provision of 
     pension and medical benefits to Department of Energy 
     contractor employees; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ:
       S. 2795. A bill to exclude from admission to the United 
     States aliens who have made investments contributing to the 
     enhancement of the ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum 
     resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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