[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1847]
[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. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Dayton, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 324. A bill to provide additional protections for 
     recipients of the earned income tax credit; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 325. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     establish programs to facilitate international and interstate 
     trade; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 326. A bill to reauthorize and revise the Renewable 
     Energy Production Incentive program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 327. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the tip credit to certain employers and to promote 
     tax compliance; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Lugar, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Talent, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Chafee, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Landrieu, and 
             Mr. Harkin):
       S. 328. A bill to facilitate the sale of United States 
     agricultural products to Cuba, as authorized by the Trade 
     Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 329. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of unsecured claims for salaries and 
     wages given priority in bankruptcy, to provide for cash 
     payments to retirees to compensate for lost health insurance 
     benefits resulting from the bankruptcy of their former 
     employer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Burns, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 330. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy 
     under title III of such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, 
             and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 331. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for an assured adequate level of funding for veterans 
     health care; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 332. A bill to prohibit the retirement of F-117 
     Nighthawk stealth attack aircraft during fiscal year 2006; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 333. A bill to hold the current regime in Iran 
     accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a 
     transition to democracy in Iran; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Mr. McCain, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Chafee, 
             Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Lott, Mr. Dayton, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mr. Kohl, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida, Mr. Obama, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 334. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription 
     drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Craig):
       S. 335. A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Allen, 
             and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 336. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     carry out a study of the feasibility of designating the 
     Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail as 
     a national historic trail; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. DeWine, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Allen, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 337. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     revise the age and service requirements for eligibility to 
     receive retired pay for non-regular service, to expand 
     certain authorities to provide health care benefits for 
     Reserves and their families, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Kerry, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Chafee, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska, Mr . Voinovich, Mr. Corzine, and 
             Mr. Coleman):
       S. 338. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 339. A bill to reaffirm the authority of States to 
     regulate certain hunting and fishing activities; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 340. A bill to maintain the free flow of information to 
     the public by providing conditions for the federally 
     compelled disclosure of information by certain persons 
     connected with the news media; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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