[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16793-16794]
[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, Ms. Collins, Mr. Akaka, 
             and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2701. A bill to provide incentives for the sharing of 
     homeland security information, promote the development of an 
     information sharing network, provide grants and other support 
     to achieve communications interoperability, and establish an 
     Office of Information Sharing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Allen, 
             and Mr. Lott):
       S. 2702. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to repeal the requirement that persons making 
     disbursements for electioneering communications file reports 
     on such disbursements with the Federal Election Commission 
     and the prohibition against the making of disbursements for 
     electioneering communications by corporations and labor 
     organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 2703. A bill to provide for the correction of a certain 
     John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System map; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of Florida:
       S. 2704. A bill to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide States with the option to cover 
     certain legal immigrants under the medicaid and State 
     children's health insurance programs; read the first time.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 2705. A bill to provide assistance to Sudan, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. 
             Daschle):
       S. 2706. A bill to establish kinship navigator programs, to 
     establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for 
     children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LOTT:
       S. 2707. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to recognize the services of respiratory therapists under 
     the plan of care for home health services; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN:
       S. 2708. A bill to develop the National Strategy for 
     Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH:
       S. 2709. A bill to provide for the reforestation of 
     appropriate forest cover on forest land derived from the 
     public domain, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
             Frist):
       S. 2710. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve the quality and efficiency of health care delivery 
     through improvements in health care information technology, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 2711. A bill to establish a National Windstorm Impact 
     Reduction Program; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Bond, Ms. 
             Mikulski, and Mr. Shelby):
       S. 2712. A bill to preserve the ability of the Federal 
     Housing Administration to insure mortgages under sections 238 
     and 519 of the National Housing Act; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2713. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise the amount of minimum allotments under the Projects 
     for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DASCHLE:
       S. 2714. A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act, as added by

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      the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
     Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for negotiation of fair 
     prices for Medicare prescription drugs; read the first time.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 2715. A bill to improve access to graduate schools in 
     the United States for international students and scholars; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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