[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Pages 25538-25539]
[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. SCHUMER:
       S. 1978. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to increase criminal penalties for the sale or 
     trade of prescription drugs knowingly caused to be 
     adulterated or misbranded, to modify requirements for 
     maintaining records of the chain-of-custody of prescription 
     drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 1979. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     strategic refinery reserve, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1980. A bill to provide habitable living quarters for 
     teachers, administrators, and other school staff, and their 
     households, in rural areas of Alaska located in or near 
     Alaska Native villages; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1981. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, to 
     rebate a portion of the tax collected back to American 
     consumers, to fund programs under the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 and tax incentives for the manufacture 
     of energy efficient motor vehicles by using a portion of the 
     proceeds of such tax, and to deposit the balance of the tax 
     collected into the Highway Trust Fund to support the funding 
     of highway projects and to aid highway users, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1982. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit against residential heating costs; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Inhofe, Mr. DeMint, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Burr):
       S. 1983. A bill to prohibit certain abortion-related 
     discrimination in governmental activities; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 1984. A bill to safeguard the national security and 
     economic health of the United States by improving the 
     management, coordination, and effectiveness of domestic and 
     international intellectual property rights enforcement, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1985. A bill to extend the predisaster hazard mitigation 
     program under the Stafford Act; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.

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           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 1986. A bill to provide for the coordination and use of 
     the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium by the 
     Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 1987. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a refundable tax credit for residential energy 
     cost assistance and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 1988. A bill to authorize the transfer of items in the 
     War Reserves Stockpile for Allies, Korea; considered and 
     passed.

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