[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 125 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10678-S10679]
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 and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. REID:
       S. 3994. A bill to extend the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act 
     of 1996; read the first time.
           By Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 3995. A bill to provide education opportunity grants to 
     low-income secondary school students; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Mr. Allard):
       S. 3996. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow section 1031 treatment for exchanges involving 
     certain mutual ditch, reservoir, or irrigation company stock; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 3997. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit against tax proportional to the number of 
     million British thermal units of natural gas produced by a 
     high Btu fuel facility; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 3998. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to provide relief for servicemembers with respect to 
     contracts for cellular phone service, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 3999. A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936 to establish an Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives in 
     the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 4000. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the alcohol credit and the alternative fuel credit, 
     to amend the Clean Air Act to promote the installation of 
     fuel pumps for E-85 fuel, to amend title 49 of the United 
     States Code to require the manufacture of dual fueled 
     automobiles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SUNUNU (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Gregg, and 
             Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 4001. A bill to designate certain land in New England as 
     wilderness for inclusion in the National Preservation system 
     and certain land as a National Recreation Area, and for other 
     purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 4002. A bill to establish the Canyon Ferry National 
     Recreation Area in the State of Montana, to establish the 
     Canyon Ferry Recreation Management Fund, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 4003. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to award 
     funds to study the feasibility of constructing 1 or more 
     dedicated ethanol pipelines to increase the energy, economic, 
     and environmental security of the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 4004. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     structures, parts, and components for use in an isotopic 
     separation facility in southern Ohio; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 4005. A bill to establish the National Hurricane 
     Research Initiative to improve hurricane preparedness, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 4006. A bill to amend the Technology Administration Act 
     of 1998 to encourage United States leadership in the 
     development, application, and use of commercial space and 
     airborne remote sensing and other geospatial information, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 4007. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct feasibility studies to identify opportunities to 
     increase the surface flows of the Rio Grande, Canadian, and 
     Pecos Rivers in the State of New Mexico, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 4008. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico 
     Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and 
     construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 4009. A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal 
     rights and remedies under civil rights statutes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 4010. A bill to amend the Toxic Control Substance Act, 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liabilitiy Act of 1980, the Emergency Planning and Right-To-
     Know Act of 1986, and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, 
     and to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to provide grants to States to protect 
     children and other vulnerable sub-populations from exposure 
     to environmental pollutants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 4011. A bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
     Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 to restore State 
     authority to waive the application of the 35-mile rule to 
     permit the designation of a critical access hospital in Cass 
     County, Minnesota; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 4012. A bill to promote a substantial commercial coal-
     to-fuel industry and decrease the dependence of the United 
     States on foreign oil, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 4013. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the resources eligible for the renewable energy 
     credit to kinetic hydropower, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
             Smith, and Mr. McCain):
       S. 4014. A bill to endorse further enlargement of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to facilitate the 
     timely admission of Albania, Croatia, Georgia, and Macedonia 
     to NATO, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 4015. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the amount of gain excluded from the sale of a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Leahy, 
             and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 4016. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide the licensing of comparable biological products, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Santorum):
       S. 4017. A bill to provide for an appeals process for 
     hospital wage index classification under the Medicare 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 4018. A bill to establish a Vote by Mail grant program; 
     to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 4019. A bill to require persons seeking approval for a 
     liquefied natural gas facility to identify employees and 
     agents engaged in activities to persuade communities of the 
     benefits of the approval; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DAYTON (for himself, Mr. Obama, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 4020. A bill to amend the Petroleum Marketing Practices 
     Act to prohibit restrictions on the installation of renewable 
     fuel pumps, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 4021. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for comprehensive health benefits for the 
     relief of individuals whose health was adversely affected by 
     the 9/11 disaster; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 4022. A bill to provide protections and services to 
     certain individuals after the terrorist attack on September 
     11, 2001, in New York City, in the State of New York, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 4023. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey to the McGee Creek Authority certain facilities of 
     the McGee Creek Project, Oklahoma, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Obama, and 
             Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 4024. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the health and healthcare of racial and ethnic 
     minority and other health disparity populations; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Leahy, and 
             Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 4025. A bill to strengthen antitrust enforcement in the 
     insurance industry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 4026. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make technical corrections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 4027. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow an above-the-line deduction for certain professional 
     development and other expenses of elementary and secondary 
     school teachers and for certain certification expenses of 
     individuals becoming science, technology engineering, or math 
     teachers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 4028. A bill to fight criminal gangs; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 4029. A bill to increase the number of well-educated 
     nurses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 4030. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to simplify certain provisions applicable to real estate 
     investment trusts, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN:
       S. 4031. A bill to require prisons and other detention 
     facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a 
     contract with the Federal Government to make the same 
     information available to the public that Federal prisons and 
     detention facilities are required to do by law; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       S. 4032. A bill to discourage international assistance to 
     the nuclear program of Iran and transfers to Iran of advanced 
     conventional weapons and missiles; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. 
             Clinton):
       S. 4033. A bill to provide for Kindergarden Plus programs; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 4034. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States code 
     to prohibit certain types of vote tampering; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 4035. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to repeal the school as lender program; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Bayh, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Chafee):
       S. 4036. A bill to establish procedures for the expedited 
     consideration by Congress of certain proposals by the 
     President to rescind amounts of budget authority and 
     reinstate pay-as-you-go; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 4037. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act 
     to protect consumers from inadequate disclosures and certain 
     abusive practices in rent-to-own transactions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       S. 4038. A bill to establish the bipartisan and independent 
     Commission on Global Resources, Environment, and Security, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 4039. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish an 
     economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap-and-trade 
     program to assist the economy in transitioning to new clean 
     energy technologies, to protect employees and affected 
     communities, to protect companies and consumers from 
     significant increases in energy costs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 4040. A bill to ensure that innovations developed at 
     federally-funded institutions are available in certain 
     developing countries at the lowest possible cost; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 4041. A bill to protect children and their parents from 
     being coerced into administering a controlled substance in 
     order to attend school, and for other purposes; read the 
     first time.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Conrad, 
             and Mr. Bayh):
       S. 4042. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit disruptions of funerals of members or former members 
     of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 4043. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate a portion 
     of Interstate Route 14 as a high priority corridor, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 4044. A bill to clarify the treatment of certain 
     charitable contributions under title 11, United States Code; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 4045. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at the intersections of Broad Street, Seventh Street, 
     Grace Street, and Eighth Street in Richmond, Virginia, as the 
     ``Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert Merhige Jr. 
     Courthouse''; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mrs. DOLE:
       S.J. Res. 41. A joint resolution recognizing the 
     contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United 
     States economy and urging the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     establish programs to raise awareness of the importance of 
     the Christmas tree industry; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.

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