[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16099-16100]
[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. ALLEN (for himself and Mr. Santorum):
       S. 1396. A bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 
     to provide incentives for small business investment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Nelson 
             of Florida, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Salazar):
       S. 1397. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for an increase in the minimum end-strength level for 
     active duty personnel for the United States Army, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 1398. A bill to provide more rigorous requirements with 
     respect to ethics and lobbying; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       S. 1399. A bill to improve the results the executive branch 
     achieves on behalf of the American people; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Inhofe, 
             and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 1400. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water 
     and wastewater infrastructure in the United States; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. 
             Alexander):
       S. 1401. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the proper treatment of differential wage payments 
     made to employees called to active duty in the uniformed 
     services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Feingold, 
             and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1402. A bill to amend section 42 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to prohibit the importation and shipment of 
     certain species of carp; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1403. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under medicare; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 1404. A bill to clarify that terminal development grants 
     remain in effect under certain conditions; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Santorum, 
             and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 1405. A bill to extend the 50 percent compliance 
     threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a 
     hospital is an impatient rehabilitation facility and to 
     establish the National Advisory Council on Medical 
     Rehabilitation; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 1406. A bill to protect American workers and responders 
     by ensuring the continued commercial availability of 
     respirators and to

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     establish rules governing product liability actions against 
     manufacturers and sellers of respirators; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mrs. 
             Clinton):
       S. 1407. A bill to provide grants to States and local 
     governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator 
     electronic monitoring programs; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Stevens, Mr. Inouye, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 1408. A bill to strengthen data protection and 
     safeguards, require data breach notification, and further 
     prevent identity theft; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1409. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act 
     Amendments of 1996 to modify the grant program to improve 
     sanitation in rural and Native villages in the State of 
     Alaska; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Clinton, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1410. A bill to reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory 
     Bird Conservation Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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