[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 27, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S10288]
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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. FRIST:
       S. 3946. A bill to make an alien who is a member of a 
     criminal gang removable from the United States and 
     inadmissible to the United States, to permit the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security to deny a visa to an alien who is a 
     national of a country that has denied or delayed accepting an 
     alien removed from the United States, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRIST:
       S. 3947. A bill to permit the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to grant citizenship to an alien who serves on 
     active duty in the Armed Forces, to assist such an alien in 
     applying for citizenship, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRIST:
       S. 3948. A bill to amend chapter 27 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized construction, 
     financing, or, with reckless disregard, permitting the 
     construction or use on one's land, of a tunnel or 
     subterranean passageway between the United States and another 
     country; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRIST:
       S. 3949. A bill to study the geographic areas in Mexico 
     from which illegal immigrants are entering the United States 
     and to develop plans to address the social, political, and 
     economic conditions that are contributing to such illegal 
     immigration; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 3950. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for qualified equity 
     investments in certain small businesses; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Kerry, and 
             Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 3951. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     increase the retirement security of women and small business 
     owners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 3952. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employees not covered by qualified retirement plans 
     to save for retirement through automatic payroll deposit 
     IRAs, to facilitate similar savings by the self-employed, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 3953. A bill to foster development of minority-owned 
     small businesses; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 3954. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to require monthly reporting regarding the number of 
     individuals who have fallen into the part D donut hole and 
     the amount such individuals are spending on covered part D 
     drugs while in the donut hole; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Akaka, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Chafee, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Dayton, 
             Mr. Feingold, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Murray, 
             and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 3955. A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of 
     Federal employees; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DeWINE:
       S. 3956. A bill to create a grant program for collaboration 
     programs that ensure coordination among criminal justice 
     agencies, adult protective service agencies, victim 
     assistance programs, and other agencies or organizations 
     providing services to individuals with disabilities in the 
     investigation and response to abuse of or crimes committed 
     against such individuals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 3957. A bill to protect freedom of speech exercisable by 
     houses of worship or mediation and affiliated organizations; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Kennedy, 
             and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 3958. A bill to establish the United States Public 
     Service Academy; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Allen):
       S. 3959. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income certain combat zone compensation 
     of civilian employees of the United States; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 3960. A bill to provide for the competitive status for 
     certain Internal Revenue Service employees; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Lott, and 
             Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 3961. A bill to provide for enhanced safety in pipeline 
     transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 3962. A bill to enhance the management and disposal of 
     spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, to 
     assure protection of public health and safety, to ensure the 
     territorial integrity and security of the repository at Yucca 
     Mountain, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.

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