[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23485]
[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. DODD (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 1906. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude property tax rebates and other benefits provided 
     to volunteer firefighters, search and rescue personnel, and 
     emergency medical responders from income and employment taxes 
     and wage withholding; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Dorgan, 
             Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Smith, and 
             Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1907. A bill to promote the development of Native 
     American small business concerns, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 1908. A bill to authorize the Under Secretary of 
     Technology of the Department of Commerce to award grants to 
     establish up to eight Nanoscience to Commercialization 
     Institutes throughout the United States to develop commercial 
     applications for nanotechnology; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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