[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21448]
[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. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       S. 1779. A bill to amend the Humane Methods of Livestock 
     Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane slaughter of 
     nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Frist, 
             Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Smith, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
             Coleman, and Mr. Bunning):
       S. 1780. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives for charitable contributions by 
     individuals and businesses, to improve the public disclosure 
     of activities of exempt organizations, and to enhance the 
     ability of low-income Americans to gain financial security by 
     building assets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1781. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow full expensing for the cost of qualified refinery 
     property in the year in which the property is placed in 
     service, and to classify petroleum refining property as 5-
     year property for purposes of depreciation; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK:
       S. 1782. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that qualified personal service corporations may 
     continue to use the cash method of accounting, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Kennedy, 
             and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 1783. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     reform the pension funding rules, and for other purposes; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 1784. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     promote a culture of safety within the health care system 
     through the establishment of a National Medical Error 
     Disclosure and Compensation Program; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Hatch, and 
             Mr. Kohl):
       S. 1785. A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United 
     States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), 
     to clarify the distinction between a hull and a deck, to 
     provide factors for the determination of the protectability 
     of a revised design, to provide guidance for assessments of 
     substantial similarity, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Vitter, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Burns):
       S. 1786. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to make emergency airport improvement project 
     grants-in-aid under title 49, United States Code, for repairs 
     and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cornyn, 
             and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 1787. A bill to provide bankruptcy relief for victims of 
     natural disasters, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 1788. A bill to amend section 524(g)(1) of title 11, 
     United States Code, to predicate the discharge of debts in 
     bankruptcy by any vermiculite mining company meeting certain 
     criteria on the establishment of a health care trust fund for 
     certain individuals suffering from an asbestos related 
     disease; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S.J. Res. 27. A joint resolution authorizing special awards 
     to World War I and World War II veterans of the United States 
     Navy Armed Guard; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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