[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 19211-19213]
[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. BOND:
       S. 1553. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to enhance tax incentives for small property and casualty 
     insurance companies; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1554. A bill to establish an intergovernmental grant 
     program to identify and develop homeland security 
     information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and 
     services to further the homeland security of the United 
     States and to address the homeland security needs of Federal, 
     State, and local governments; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Kohl, and 
             Mr. Corzine):
       S. 1555. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to reform funding for the Seniors 
     Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1556. A bill to amend the Specialty Crops 
     Competitiveness Act of 2004 to increase the authorization of 
     appropriations for grants to support the competitiveness of 
     specialty crops, to amend the Agricultural Risk Protection 
     Act of 2000 to improve the program of value-added 
     agricultural product market development grants by routing 
     funds through State departments of agriculture, to amend the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act to require a nationwide expansion 
     of the adjusted gross revenue insurance program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. DeMint):
       S. 1557. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a program at the National Institutes of Health to 
     conduct and support research in the derivation and use of 
     human pluripotent stem cells by means that do not harm human 
     embryos, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1558. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to protect family members of filers from disclosing 
     sensitive information in a public filing and extend the 
     public filing requirement for 5 years; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 1559. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide taxpayers a tax check-off to designate certain 
     annual contributions to the Armed Forces Relief Trust for an 
     above-the-line deduction not to exceed $1,000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 1560. A bill to establish a Congressional Commission on 
     Expanding Social Service Delivery Options; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 1561. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     grant a Federal charter to the Irish American Cultural 
     Institute; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Allard, and 
             Mr. Hagel):
       S. 1562. A bill to provide for the merger of the bank and 
     savings association deposit insurance funds, to modernize and 
     improve the safety and fairness of the Federal deposit 
     insurance system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 1563. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to protect and strengthen the safety net of children's 
     public health coverage by extending the enhanced Federal 
     matching rate under the State children's health insurance 
     program to children covered by medicaid at State option and 
     by encouraging innovations in children's enrollment and 
     retention, to advance quality and performance in children's 
     public health insurance programs, to provide payments for 
     children's hospitals to reward quality and performance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       S. 1564. A bill to provide for the disposition of the 
     Federal property located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a 
     portion of which is currently used by the District of 
     Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 1565. A bill to restrict the use of abusive tax shelters 
     and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal 
     taxation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       S. 1566. An original bill to reauthorize the Commodity 
     Exchange Act, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. STEVENS:
       S. 1567. An original bill to reauthorize and improve 
     surface transportation safety programs, and for other 
     purposes; from the

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     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; placed on 
     the calendar.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. 
             Roberts):
       S. 1568. A bill to enhance the ability of community banks 
     to foster economic growth and serve their communities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Bayh):
       S. 1569. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to facilitate the establishment of additional long-term 
     care insurance partnerships between States and insurers in 
     order to promote the use of long-term care insurance; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1570. A bill to promote employment of individuals with 
     severe disabilities through Federal Government contracting 
     and procurement processes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 1571. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a comprehensive program for testing and treatment 
     of veterans for the Hepatitis C virus; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1572. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify the application of the 100 percent Federal 
     medical assistance percentage under the medicaid program for 
     services provided by the Indian Health Service or an Indian 
     tribe or tribal organization directly or through referral, 
     contract, or other arrangement; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. DOLE (for herself and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 1573. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage the funding of collectively bargained retiree 
     health benefits; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. 
             Corzine):
       S. 1574. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for a minimum update for physicians' services 
     for 2006 and 2007; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Corzine, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, and 
             Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1575. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize a demonstration program to increase the number of 
     doctorally-prepared nurse faculty; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1576. A bill to authorize early repayment of obligations 
     to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Rogue River Valley 
     Irrigation District or within the Medford Irrigation 
     District, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 1577. A bill to facilitate the transfer of Spearfish 
     Hydroelectric Plant Number 1 to the city of Spearfish, South 
     Dakota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Hatch, and 
             Mr. Salazar):
       S. 1578. A bill to reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San 
     Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation 
     programs; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Dayton, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 1579. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodentcide Act to permit the distribution and 
     sale of certain pesticides that are registered in both the 
     United States and another country; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Corzine, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Pryor, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Obama, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Lieberman, and 
             Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 1580. A bill to improve the health of minority 
     individuals to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Bunning):
       S. 1581. A bill to facilitate the development of science 
     parks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 1582. A bill to reauthorize the United States Grain 
     Standards Act, to facilitate the official inspection at 
     export port locations of grain required or authorized to be 
     inspected under such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 1583. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     expand the contribution base for universal service, establish 
     a separate account within the universal service fund to 
     support the deployment of broadband service in unserved areas 
     of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
             Smith, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1584. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit against income tax 
     for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage 
     device for the safe storage of firearms; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1585. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees 
     of medicaid managed care organizations by extending the 
     discounts offered under fee-for-service medicaid to such 
     organizations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 1586. A bill to allow all businesses to make up to 24 
     transfers each month from interest-bearing transaction 
     accounts to other transaction accounts, to require the 
     payment of interest on reserves held for depository 
     institutions at Federal reserve banks to repeal the 
     prohibition of interest on business accounts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Domenici, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Akaka, Mr. Reed, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Dodd, 
             and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 1587. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to permit qualifying States to use a portion of their 
     allotments under the State children's health insurance 
     program for any fiscal year for certain medicaid 
     expenditures; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 1588. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
     arrangements are not to be considered available resources 
     under the supplemental security program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
             Durbin, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 1589. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     to provide for reductions in the medicare part B premium 
     through elimination of certain overpayments to Medicare 
     Advantage organizations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAYH:
       S. 1590. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase participation and savings in cash or deferred 
     plans through automatic contribution and default investment 
     arrangements and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1591. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the rules relating to the suspension of interest 
     and certain penalties where the taxpayer is not contacted by 
     the Internal Revenue Service within 18 months; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Conrad, Mrs. Lincoln, 
             and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1592. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States to obtain reimbursement under the 
     medicaid program for care or services required under the 
     Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act that are 
     provided in a nonpublicly owned or operated institution for 
     mental diseases; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1593. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to enhance the access of Medicare beneficiaries who live 
     in medically underserved areas to critical primary and 
     preventive health care benefits at Federally qualified health 
     centers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORZINE:
       S. 1594. A bill to require financial services providers to 
     maintain customer information security systems and to notify 
     customers of unauthorized access to personal information, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 1595. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a 3-year recovery period for depreciation of 
     qualified energy management devices; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 1596. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to require electric utilities to provide 
     net metering service; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 1597. A bill to award posthumously a Congressional gold 
     medal to Constantino

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     Brumidi; to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
             Smith, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1598. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit against income tax 
     for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage 
     device for the safe storage of firearms; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 1599. A bill to repeal the perimeter rule for Ronald 
     Reagan Washington National Airport, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1600. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     ensure full access to digital television in areas served by 
     low-power television, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 1601. A bill to extend temporarily the duty suspension 
     on certain semi-manufactured forms of gold; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Bayh, and Mrs. 
             Clinton):
       S. 1602. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require States to disregard benefits paid under long-
     term care insurance for purposes of determining medicaid 
     eligibility, to expand long-term care insurance partnerships 
     between States and insurers, to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified 
     long-term care insurance premiums, the use of such insurance 
     under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and 
     a credit for individuals with long-term care needs, to 
     establish home and communitybased services as an optional 
     medicaid benefit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1603. A bill to establish a National Preferred Lender 
     Program, facilitate the delivery of financial assistance to 
     small businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 1604. A bill to restore to the judiciary the power to 
     decide all trademark and trade name cases arising under the 
     laws and treaties of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 1605. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     protect public safety officers, judges, witnesses, victims, 
     and their family members, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 1606. A bill to establish an opt-out system for 
     expungement of DNA profiles from the national index and to 
     authorize collection of DNA samples from persons arrested or 
     detained under Federal authority; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 1607. A bill to amend section 10501 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to exclude solid waste disposal from the 
     jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Inouye, and 
             Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       S. 1608. A bill to enhance Federal Trade Commission 
     enforcement against illegal spam, spyware, and cross-border 
     fraud and deception, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 1609. A bill to increase the production and use of 
     biofuels and diversify biofuel feedstock as key elements to 
     achieving energy independence for the United States; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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