[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 19903-19904]
[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. SMITH:
       S. 1632. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a special depreciation allowance for certain 
     property acquired during the 3-year period beginning August 
     29, 2005; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. Bond):
       S. 1633. A bill to allow law enforcement officers to 
     represent themselves as minors on the Internet to better 
     protect America's children from sexual predators; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRIST (for Mr. Vitter (for himself, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Specter, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lott, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Grassley, and Mr. Kyl)):
       S. 1634. A bill to allow United States courts to conduct 
     business during emergency conditions, and for other purposes; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
             Lieberman):
       S. 1635. A bill to establish ocean bottom trawl areas in 
     which trawling is permitted, to protect deep sea corals and 
     sponges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mr. Obama, and 
             Mr. Bond):
       S. 1636. A bill to provide agricultural disaster assistance 
     to producers on a farm that incurred qualifying crop or 
     quality losses for the 2005 crop due to damaging weather or 
     related condition, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Obama, Ms. 
             Mikulski,

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             Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Reed, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Salazar, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Dorgan, and Mr. Biden):
       S. 1637. A bill to provide emergency relief to meet the 
     immediate needs of survivors of Hurricane Katrina for health 
     care, housing, education, and financial relief, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. OBAMA:
       S. 1638. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     programs and activities to assist in mobilizing an 
     appropriate healthcare workforce in the event of a health 
     emergency or natural disaster; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Inouye, 
             Mr. Grassley, Mr. Thomas, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Cochran, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 1639. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the founding of America's 
     National Parks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 1640. A bill to prohibit price gouging relating to 
     certain goods and services in areas affected by major 
     disasters; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1641. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out a project for the mitigation of shore damage 
     attributable to the project for navigation, Saco River, 
     Maine; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 1642. A bill to prohibit narco-terrorists from aiding 
     and supporting terrorists and terrorist organizations; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 1643. A bill to provide the Secretary of Agriculture 
     with additional authority and funding to provide emergency 
     relief, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, to victims of Hurricane Katrina and related 
     conditions; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1644. A bill to promote the employment of workers 
     displaced by Hurricane Katrina in connection with Hurricane 
     Katrina reconstruction efforts; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1645. A bill to establish a first responder 
     interoperable communications grant program; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Reid, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1646. A bill to provide for the care of veterans 
     affected by Hurricane Katrina; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Bayh, Mrs. Clinton, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Obama, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Corzine, and 
             Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1647. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     provide relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina and other 
     natural disasters; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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