[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15384]
[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. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2639. A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 2640. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1050 North Hills Boulevard 
     in Reno, Nevada, as the ``Guardians of Freedom Memorial Post 
     Office Building'' and to authorize the installation of a 
     plaque at such site, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Campbell):
       S. 2641. A bill to recognize conservation efforts to 
     restore the American bison from extinction by placing the 
     image of the American bison on the nickel, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 2642. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2643. A bill to provide for fire safety standards for 
     cigarettes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 2644. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     with respect to the carriage of direct broadcast satellite 
     television signals by satellite carriers to consumers in 
     rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 2645. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     authorize appropriations for the Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Kerry, and 
             Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2646. A bill to direct the Director of the National Park 
     Service to prepare a report on the sustainability of the John 
     H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor 
     and the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National 
     Heritage Commission; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Inouye, 
             and Mr. Gregg):
       S. 2647. A bill to establish a national ocean policy, to 
     set forth the missions of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, to ensure effective interagency 
     coordination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. 
             Inouye):
       S. 2648. A bill to strengthen programs relating to ocean 
     science and training by providing improved advice and 
     coordination of efforts, greater interagency cooperation, and 
     the strengthening and expansion of related programs 
     administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 2649. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide for 5-
     year pilot projects to establish a system of industry-
     validated national certifications of skills in high-
     technology industries and a cross-disciplinary national 
     certification of skills in homeland security technology; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 2650. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Technical Education Act of 1998 to strengthen programs under 
     such Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.

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