[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21315]
[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. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 1774. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination 
     of the activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood 
     Institute with respect to research on pulmonary hypertension; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Chafee, 
             Mr. Obama, and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1775. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the income threshold used to calculate the 
     refundable portion of the child tax credit; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. DAYTON:
       S. 1776. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to 
     establish permanent authority for the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to quickly provide disaster relief to 
     agricultural producers that incur crop losses as a result of 
     damaging weather or related condition in federally declared 
     disaster areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 1777. An original bill to provide relief for the victims 
     of Hurricane Katrina; from the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 1778. A bill to extend medicare cost-sharing for 
     qualifying individuals through September 2006, to extend the 
     Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, transitional 
     medical assistance under the Medicaid Program, and related 
     programs through March 31, 2006, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Allen, and Mr. 
             Coleman):
       S.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to authorize the 
     President to reduce or disapprove any appropriation in any 
     bill presented by Congress; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. DOLE:
       S.J. Res. 26. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to the line 
     item veto; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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