[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1606]
[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. 297. A bill to provide for adjustment of immigration 
     status for certain aliens granted temporary protected status 
     in the United States because of conditions in Montserrat, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 298. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of expenses 
     for business meals and entertainment; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 299. A bill to make information regarding certain 
     investments in the energy sector in Iran available to the 
     public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Lugar, 
             Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Burns, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Santorum, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 300. A bill to extend the temporary increase in payments 
     under the medicare program for home health services furnished 
     in a rural area; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Gregg, and 
             Mr. Sununu):
       S. 301. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide assistance in implementing cultural heritage, 
     conservation, and recreational activities in the Connecticut 
     River watershed of the States of New Hampshire and Vermont; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Frist, and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 302. A bill to make improvements in the Foundation for 
     the National Institutes of Health; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 303. A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain employment as 
     a member of a local governing board from social security 
     coverage; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 304. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic 
     animals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 305. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to recruit volunteers to assist with or facilitate the 
     activities of various agencies and offices of the Department 
     of the Interior; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Harkin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Talent, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Hatch, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 306. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of 
     genetic information with respect to health insurance and 
     employment; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 307. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to extend national dairy market loss 
     payments; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.

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