[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17410]
[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. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. 
             Johnson):
       S. 1480. A bill to establish the treatment of actual rental 
     proceeds from leases of land acquired under an Act providing 
     for loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 1481. A bill to amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act 
     to provide for probate reform; considered and passed.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 1482. A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to 
     provide for binding arbitration for Gila River Indian 
     Community Reservation Contracts; considered and passed.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 1483. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
     Technical Education Act of 1998 to modify the definition of 
     ``Indian student count''; considered and passed.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 1484. A bill to amend the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Indian 
     Tribes Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990; considered and 
     passed.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 1485. A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to 
     extend the authorization of certain leases; considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 1486. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on Baytron 
     M; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 1487. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Sorafenib; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Thune, Mr. Lott, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burns, 
             and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 1488. A bill to withhold funding from the United Nations 
     if the United Nations abridges the rights provided by the 
     Second Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 1489. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Allen, 
             and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1490. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to require environmental accountability and 
     reporting and to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Allen, and Mr. Santorum):
       S. 1491. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide assistance for nutrient removal 
     technologies to States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Warner, 
             and Mr. Allen):
       S. 1492. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a pilot program to make 
     grants to eligible institutions to develop, demonstrate, or 
     disseminate information on practices, methods, or techniques 
     relating to environmental education and training in the 
     Chesapeake Bay Watershed; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Allen, and Mr. Santorum):
       S. 1493. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     establish a program to expand and strengthen cooperative 
     efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay 
     watershed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Warner, 
             and Mr. Allen):
       S. 1494. A bill to amend the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 to 
     establish programs to enhance protection of the Chesapeake 
     Bay, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 1495. A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from 
     obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in 
     congressional reports, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lott, and 
             Mr. Nelson of Nebraska):
       S. 1496. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a pilot program under which up to 15 States may issue 
     electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 1497. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     provide incidental take permits to public electric utilities 
     that adopt avian protection plans; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Salazar):
       S. 1498. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern 
     Colorado Water Conservancy District; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself and Mr. McConnell):
       S. 1499. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide 
     for competitive and reliable electricity transmission in the 
     Commonwealth of Kentucky; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 1500. A bill to authorize the National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences to develop multidisciplinary 
     research centers regarding women's health and disease 
     prevention and to conduct and coordinate a research program 
     on hormone disruption, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BURNS:
       S. 1501. A bill to develop a program to acquire interests 
     in land from eligible individuals within the Crow Reservation 
     in the State of Montana, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CORZINE:
       S. 1502. A bill to clarify the applicability of State law 
     to national banks and Federal savings associations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Gregg, 
             Mr. Enzi, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. DeMint):
       S. 1503. A bill to reduce healthcare costs, expand access 
     to affordable healthcare coverage, and improve healthcare and 
     strengthen the healthcare safety net, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. Snowe):
       S.J. Res. 21. A joint resolution recognizing Commodore John 
     Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.

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