[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 911-912]
[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. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 168. A bill to reauthorize additional contract authority 
     for States with Indian reservations; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. 
             Inhofe):
       S. 169. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to identify a route 
     that passes through the States of Texas, New Mexico, 
     Oklahoma, and Kansas as a high priority corridor on the 
     National Highway System; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 170. A bill to clarify the definition of rural airports; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Stevens, and Mrs. 
             Murray):
       S. 171. A bill to exempt seaplanes from certain 
     transportation taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 172. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact 
     lenses as medical devices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 173. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide adequate coverage for immunosuppressive drugs 
     furnished to beneficiaries under the Medicare program that 
     have received an organ transplant; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Dodd, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 174. A bill to improve the palliative and end-of-life 
     care provided to children with life-threatening conditions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 175. A bill to establish the Bleeding Kansas and 
     Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 176. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of 
     construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
     Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Allard, 
             Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 177. A bill to further the purposes of the Reclamation 
     Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by 
     directing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
     Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out an assessment and 
     demonstration program

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     to control salt cedar and Russian olive, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 178. A bill to provide assistance to the State of New 
     Mexico for the development of comprehensive State water 
     plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 179. A bill to provide for the exchange of land within 
     the Sierra National Forest, California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KYL:
       S. 180. A bill for the relief of Ilko Vasilev Ivanov, 
     Anelia Marinova Peneva, Marina Ilkova Ivanova, and Julia 
     Ilkova Ivanova; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       S. 181. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for taxpayers owning 
     certain commercial power takeoff vehicles; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNETT:
       S. 182. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Uintah Research and Curatorial Center for Dinosaur National 
     Monument in the States of Colorado and Utah, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 183. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide families of disabled children with the 
     opportunity to purchase coverage under the medicaid program 
     for such children, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. Smith, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Coleman, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 184. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to protect the public health from the unsafe 
     importation of prescription drugs and from counterfeit 
     prescription drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
             Hagel, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 185. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal the requirement for the reduction of certain Survivor 
     Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation and to modify the effective date for 
     paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Shelby, 
             Mr. McConnell, Mr. Bunning, and Mr. Sarbanes):
       S. 186. A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Defense 
     funds for any study related to the transportation of chemical 
     munitions across State lines; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Coleman, 
             Mr. Conrad, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Biden):
       S. 187. A bill to limit the applicability of the annual 
     updates to the allowance for States and other taxes in the 
     tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology for the 
     award year 2005-2006, published in the Federal Register on 
     December 23, 2004; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. McCain, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Crapo, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mr. Alexander, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 188. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2005 through 
     2011 to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance 
     Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 189. A bill to amend the Head Start Act to require 
     parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical 
     examinations; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Sununu, and Mrs. Dole):
       S. 190. A bill to address the regulation of secondary 
     mortgage market enterprises, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Baucus, 
             and Mr. Santorum):
       S. 191. A bill to extend certain trade preferences to 
     certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 192. A bill to provide for the improvement of foreign 
     stabilization and reconstruction capabilities of the United 
     States Government; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Hagel, 
             Mr. McCain, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Thune, Mr. Lott, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 193. A bill to increase the penalties for violations by 
     television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against 
     transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 194. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to permit the planting of chicory on 
     base acres; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Obama, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 195. A bill to provide for full voting representation in 
     Congress for the citizens of the District of Columbia, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Feingold, 
             Mr. Kohl, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Levin, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 196. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the taxation of income of controlled foreign 
     corporations attributable to imported property; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 197. A bill to improve safety and reduce traffic 
     congestion at grade crossings; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 198. A bill for the relief of Griselda Lopez Negrete; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 199. A bill for the relief of Ricardo F. Pedrotti; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 200. A bill to establish the Arabia Mountain National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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