[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26140]
[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. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 2016. A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to provide for 11 circuit judges on the United 
     States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 2017. A bill to amend the provisions of titles 5 and 28, 
     United States Code, relating to equal access to justice, 
     award of reasonable costs and fees, and administrative 
     settlement offers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. 
             Dorgan):
       S. 2018. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to 
     provide that a quality grade label issued by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture for beef and lamb may not be used for imported 
     beef or imported lamb; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 2019. A bill to provide for a research program for 
     remediation of closed methamphetamine production 
     laboratories, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 2020. An original bill to provide for reconciliation 
     pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on 
     the budget for fiscal year 2006; from the Committee on 
     Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       S. 2021. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of 
     National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 2022. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of remote patient management 
     services for chronic health care conditions under the 
     Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 2023. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 
     improve that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2024. A bill to raise the minimum State allocation under 
     section 217(b)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Mr. Coleman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 2025. A bill to promote the national security and 
     stability of the United States economy by reducing the 
     dependence of the United States on oil through the use of 
     alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Dorgan, 
             and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 2026. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to require that a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan 
     that has an initial coverage limit obtain a signed 
     certification prior to enrolling benficiaries under the plan 
     under part D of such title; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 2027. A bill to implement the United States-Bahrain Free 
     Trade Agreement; to the Committee on Finance.

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