[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21958]
[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 Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Mr. Talent):
       S. 1804. A bill to provide emergency assistance to 
     agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result 
     of drought, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural disasters 
     occurring during 2005, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1805. A bill to repeal the increase in micropurchase 
     authority for property and services for support of Hurricane 
     Katrina relief and rescue operations; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 1806. A bill to authorize the United States Department 
     of Energy to remediate the Western New York Nuclear Service 
     Center in the Town of Ashford, New York, and dispose of 
     nuclear waste; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Vitter, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Cornyn, and 
             Mr. Bayh):
       S. 1807. A bill to provide assistance for small businesses 
     damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 1808. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the qualified medicare beneficiary (QMB) and 
     specified low-income medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs 
     within the medicaid program; to the Committee on Finance.

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