[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15190-15191]
[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. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. 
             Chafee):
       S. 1339. A bill to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp 
     Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 1340. A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act to extend the date after which surplus funds 
     in the wildlife restoration fund become available for 
     apportionment; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 1341. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve transitional assistance provided for members of the 
     armed forces being discharged, released from active duty, or 
     retired, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 1342. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 1343. A bill to support the establishment or expansion 
     and operation of programs using a network of public and 
     private community entities to provide mentoring for children 
     in foster care; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1344. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at 
     health centers under section 330 of such Act; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 1345. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate cost-sharing under the medicare program for 
     bone mass measurements; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Levin):
       S. 1346. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study of maritime sites in the State of Michigan; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 1347. A bill to authorize demonstration project grants 
     to entities to provide low-cost, small loans; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 1348. A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United 
     States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, 
     disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1349. A bill to promote deployment of competitive video 
     services, eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation, and 
     further the development of next generation broadband 
     networks; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1350. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     protect the privacy rights of subscribers to wireless 
     communications services; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 1351. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the award of a military service medal to members 
     of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold War 
     era; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
             Jeffords):
       S. 1352. A bill to provide grants to States for improved 
     workplace and community transition training for incarcerated 
     youth offenders; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Warner, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Mr. Cochran, Mr. Corzine, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 1353. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral 
     Sclerosis Registry; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Corzine, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1354. A bill to establish commissions to review the 
     facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by 
     European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish 
     refugees during World War II; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Baucus, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Isakson, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
             Hatch, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Allen, Mr. Burns, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Thomas, and 
             Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 1355. A bill to enhance the adoption of health 
     information technology and to improve the quality and reduce 
     the costs of healthcare in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Enzi, and 
             Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1356. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide incentives for the provision of high quality 
     care under the medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1357. A bill to protect public health by clarifying the 
     authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe 
     performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat, 
     meat products, poultry, and poultry products processed by 
     establishments receiving inspection services and to enforce 
     the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) System 
     requirements, sanitation requirements, and the performance 
     standards; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 1358. A bill to protect scientific integrity in Federal 
     research and policymaking; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 1359. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase retirement savings and security, to facilitate 
     the provision of guaranteed retirement income for life, and 
     to make the retirement plan rules simpler and more equitable, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Jeffords, 
             and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1360. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-
     provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries of 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1361. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     treat drug offenses involving crystal meth similarly to drug 
     offenses involving crack cocaine; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Inhofe, 
             and Mr. Isakson):
       S. 1362. A bill to provide for enhanced Federal enforcement 
     of, and State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the 
     immigration laws of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. 
             Kerry):
       S. 1363. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prevent dividends received from corporations in tax havens 
     from receiving a reduced tax rate; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 1364. A bill to amend part A of title II of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 to enhance teacher training and teacher 
     preparation programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 1365. A bill to amend section 35 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to improve the health coverage tax credit, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Smith, and Mr. Schumer):

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       S. 1366. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
     accounts for charitable purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. DeWine, 
             and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 1367. A bill to provide for recruiting, selecting, 
     training, and supporting a national teacher corps in 
     underserved communities; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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