[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 1164-1165]
[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. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Corzine, and Mr. 
             Lautenberg):
       S. 224. A bill to extend the period for COBRA coverage for 
     victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Ms. 
             Murkowski):
       S. 225. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     undertake a program to reduce the risks from and mitigate the 
     effects of avalanches on recreational users of public land; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 226. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     improve immunization rates by increasing the supply of 
     vaccines; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 227. A bill for the relief of Ernesto Guillen; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       S. 228. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish an Office of Men's Health; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 229. A bill to clear title to certain real property in 
     New Mexico associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 230. A bill to improve railroad safety; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 231. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in 
     Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH:
       S. 232. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to assist in the 
     implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at 
     non-Federal water projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 233. A bill to increase the supply of quality child 
     care; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 234. A bill for the relief of Majan Jean; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 235. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and 
     Douglas County, Nevada; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself, Ms. Collins, 
             Ms. Cantwell, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 236. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify the treatment of payment under the medicare 
     program for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical 
     access hospitals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 237. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     ensure that certain states remain eligible for Federal 
     highway funds; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. HAGEL:
       S. 238. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income interest received on loans 
     secured by agricultural real property; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. McCain, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mr. Feingold):

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       S. 239. A bill to reduce the costs of prescription drugs 
     for medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Pryor, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       S. 240. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow small business employers a credit against income tax 
     with respect to employees who participate in the military 
     reserve components and are called to active duty and with 
     respect to replacement employees and to allow a comparable 
     credit for activated military reservists who are self-
     employed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Stevens, and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 241. A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal 
     service contributions and the universal service support 
     programs established pursuant to that section are not subject 
     to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, 
     commonly known as the Antideficiency Act; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 242. A bill to establish 4 memorials to the Space 
     Shuttle Columbia in the State of Texas; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       S. 243. A bill to establish a program and criteria for 
     National Heritage Areas in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       S. 244. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of 
     construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
     Wyoming; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Snowe, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 245. A bill to provide for the development and 
     coordination of a comprehensive and integrated United States 
     research program that assists the people of the United States 
     and the world to understand, assess, and predict human-
     induced and natural processes of abrupt climate change; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, 
             Mr. DeMint, Mr. Craig, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Lugar, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 246. A bill to repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth 
     and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the 
     expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance 
     programs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 247. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to assist in the planning, design, and construction of the 
     Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in 
     Deschutes County, Oregon; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       S. 248. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     permit States to carry out surface transportation program 
     projects on local roads to address safety concerns; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 249. A bill to establish the Great Basin National 
     Heritage Route in the States of Nevada and Utah; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 250. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Technical Education Act of 1998 to improve the Act; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 251. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water 
     resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek 
     Sub-basins in Oregon; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 252. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain land in Washoe County, Nevada, to the Board of 
     Regents of the University and Community College System of 
     Nevada; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 253. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain land to the land to the Edward H. McDaniel 
     American Legion Post No. 22 in Pahrump, Nevada, for the 
     construction of a post building and memorial park for use by 
     the American Legion, other veterans' groups, and the local 
     community; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 254. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada, and the 
     Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Eureka 
     County, Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska):
       S. 255. A bill to amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
     Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to provide assistance for 
     residential properties designated as Superfund sites; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Carper, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Shelby, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 256. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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