[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 25762]
[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. REED (for himself and Mr. Chafee):
       S. 1989. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 57 Rolfe Square in Cranston, 
     Rhode Island, shall be known and designated as the ``Holly A. 
     Charette Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BURR:
       S. 1990. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BURR:
       S. 1991. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a financial assistance program to facilitate the 
     provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran 
     families in permanent housing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 1992. A bill for the relief of Marcos Antonio Sanchez-
     Diaz; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 1993. A bill to provide for a comprehensive, new 
     strategy for success in Iraq that includes a sustainable 
     political solution and the redeployment of United States 
     forces tied to specific political and military benchmarks; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 1994. A bill to require that an increasing percentage of 
     new automobiles be dual fueled automobiles, to revise the 
     method for calculating corporate average fuel economy for 
     such vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. 
             Boxer, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 1995. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to enhance the security of wastewater treatment 
     works; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 1996. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     temporarily prohibit the exportation of a finished petroleum 
     product or liquefied petroleum gas from the United States if 
     the Secretary determines that the supply of the product or 
     gas in any Petroleum Allocation Defense District has fallen 
     or will fall below expected demand; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Clinton, 
             Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 1997. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a program of energy assistance grants to local 
     educational agencies; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Salazar, 
             Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             and Mrs. Dole):
       S. 1998. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     enhance protections relating to the reputation and meaning of 
     the Medal of Honor and other military decorations and awards, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 1999. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to transfer the YouthBuild program from the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development to the Department of Labor, 
     to enhance the program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 2000. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide for equitable allotment of land to 
     Alaska Native veterans; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       S. 2001. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the management of information technology within the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs by providing for the Chief 
     Information Officer of that Department to have authority over 
     resources, budget, and personnel related to the support 
     function of information technology, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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