[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 658-659]
[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. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Carper, Mr. Frist, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
             Alexander, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Sessions, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 5. A bill to amend the procedures that apply to 
     consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer 
     outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Voinovich, 
             Mr. Feingold, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 21. A bill to provide for homeland security grant 
     coordination and simplification, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Ms. Snowe , 
             and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 39. A bill to establish a coordinated national ocean 
     exploration program within the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Allen):
       S. 145. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require the naval forces of the Navy to include not less than 
     12 operational aircraft carriers; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 146. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     deem certain service in the organized military forces of the 
     Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the 
     Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of 
     benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 147. A bill to express the policy of the United States 
     regarding the United States relationship with Native 
     Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the 
     United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. 
             Dorgan):
       S. 148. A bill to establish a United States Boxing 
     Commission to administer the Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 149. A bill for the relief of Ziad Mohamed Shaban 
     Khweis, Heyam Ziad Khweis, and Juman Ziad Khweis; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Biden, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Sarbanes):
       S. 150. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce 
     emissions from electric powerplants, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 151. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require an annual plan on outreach activities of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 152. A bill to enhance ecosystem protection and the 
     range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the 
     Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by 
     designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as 
     wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 153. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a resource study of the Rim of the Valley Corridor in 
     the State of California to evaluate alternatives for 
     protecting the resources of the Corridor, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 154. A bill to grant a Federal charter to the National 
     American Indian Veterans, Incorporated; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 155. A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement 
     resources committed to investigation and prosecution of 
     violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to 
     protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent 
     criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for 
     violent crimes, to reform and facilitate prosecution of 
     juvenile gang members who commit violent crimes, to expand 
     and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 156. A bill to designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area 
     as wilderness, to take certain land into trust for the Pueblo 
     of Zia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 157. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit interest on Federally guaranteed water, wastewater, 
     and essential community facilities loans to be tax exempt; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Dodd, 
             and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 158. A bill to establish the Long Island Sound 
     Stewardship Initiative; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 159. A bill to eliminate the sunset for the 
     determination of the Federal medical assistance percentage 
     for Alaska; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 160. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax 
     for the

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     purchase of private health insurance, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 161. A bill to provide for a land exchange in the State 
     of Arizona between the Secretary of Agriculture and Yavapai 
     Ranch Limited Partnership; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 162. A bill to amend chapter 99 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to clarify that certain coal industry health 
     benefits may not be modified or terminated; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNETT:
       S. 163. A bill to establish the National Mormon Pioneer 
     Heritage Area in the State of Utah, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BENNETT:
       S. 164. A bill to provide for the acquisition of certain 
     property in Washington County, Utah; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 165. A bill for the relief of Tchisou Tho; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 166. A bill to amend the Oregon Resource Conservation 
     Act of 1996 to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of 
     Reclamation in the Deschutes River Conservancy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cornyn, and 
             Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 167. A bill to provide for the protection of 
     intellectual property rights, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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