[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13580-13581]
[From the U.S. 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. JOHNSON:
       S. 2561. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for 
     educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 2562. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide incentives for the furnishing of quality care 
     under Medicare Advantage plans and by end stage renal disease 
     providers and facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2563. A bill to require imported explosives to be marked 
     in the same manner as domestically manufactured explosives; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 2564. A bill to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water 
     Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to 
     authorize additional projects and activities under that Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Lugar, 
             Mr. Smith, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 2565. A bill to amend the Agriculture Adjustment Act to 
     convert the dairy forward pricing program into a permanent 
     program of the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Johnson, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 2566. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled 
     individuals to become eligible for medicare benefits, to 
     eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-
     threatening conditions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2567. A bill to adjust the boundary of Redwood National 
     Park in the State of California; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 2568. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the tercentenary of the birth 
     of Benjamin Franklin, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 2569. A bill to amend section 227 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibition on junk fax 
     transmissions; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 2570. A bill entitled ``The Health Care Assurance Act of 
     2004''; to the Committee on Finance.

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           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 2571. A bill to clarify the loan guarantee authority 
     under title VI of the Native American Housing Assistance and 
     Self-Determination Act of 1996; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs with instructions that if the Committee reports, the 
     bill be referred pursuant to the order of May 27, 1988, to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs for a 
     period not to exceed 60 days.

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