[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2107-2108]
[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. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
             Bayh, and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 341. A bill to provide for the redesign of the reverse 
     of the Lincoln 1-cent coin in 2009 in commemoration of the 
     200th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Snowe, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Corzine, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 342. A bill to provide for a program of scientific 
     research on abrupt climate change, to accelerate the 
     reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by 
     establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas 
     tradeable allowances, to limit greenhouse gas emissions in 
     the United States and reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and 
     ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such 
     allowances; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 343. A bill to provide for qualified withdrawals from 
     the Capital Construction Fund for fishermen leaving the 
     industry and for the rollover of Capital Construction Funds 
     to individual retirement plans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DeWINE:
       S. 344. A bill to link recidivist penalties for certain 
     drug crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 345. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription 
     drug prices under the medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       S. 346. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     prohibit the importation of Canadian municipal solid waste 
     without State consent; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Lugar, and 
             Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 347. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act 
     to improve access to information about individuals' health 
     care operations and legal rights for care near the end of 
     life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so 
     that individuals' wishes are known should they become unable 
     to speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in 
     disseminating information about and assisting in the 
     preparation of advance directives, which include living wills 
     and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 348. A bill to designate Poland as a program country 
     under the visa waiver program established under section 217 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 349. A bill to provide for the appointment of additional 
     judges for the district of New Mexico; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Smith):
       S. 350. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     to provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable 
     children in developing countries, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 351. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number 
     of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work 
     in certain providers of services to which payments are made 
     under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Allen, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Dayton, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 352. A bill to revise certain requirements for H-2B 
     employers and require submission of information regarding H-
     2B non-immigrants, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 353. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1999 to direct the Secretary of the Army to provide 
     assistance to design and construct a project to provide a 
     continued safe and reliable municipal water supply system for 
     Devils Lake, North Dakota; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Inhofe, and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 354. A bill to improve patient access to health care 
     services and provide improved medical care by reducing the 
     excessive burden the liability system places on the health 
     care delivery system; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 355. A bill to require Congress to impose limits on 
     United States foreign debt; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 356. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     convey to the Geary County Fire Department certain land in 
     the State of Kansas; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Nelson of Florida, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Martinez):
       S. 357. A bill to expand and enhance postbaccalaureate 
     opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bayh, and 
             Mr. Sarbanes):
       S. 358. A bill to maintain and expand the steel import 
     licensing and monitoring program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Specter, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Lugar, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Domenici, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Burns, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Akaka, 
             Mr. Lott, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Salazar, Mr. Chafee, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 359. A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of 
     certain foreign agricultural workers, to amend the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-2A worker 
     program under that Act, to provide a stable, legal 
     agricultural workforce, to extend basic legal protections and 
     better working conditions to more workers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 360. A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
             Inouye, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 361. A bill to develop and maintain an integrated system 
     of ocean and coastal observations for the Nation's coasts, 
     oceans and Great Lakes, improve warnings of tsunamis and 
     other natural hazards, enhance homeland security, support 
     maritime operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 362. A bill to establish a program within the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States 
     Coast Guard to help identify, determine sources of, assess, 
     reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on 
     the marine environment and navigation safety, in coordination 
     with non-Federal entities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Akaka, and 
             Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 363. A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to establish vessel 
     ballast water management requirements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Lott, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 364. A bill to establish a program within the National 
     Oceanic Atmospheric Administration to integrate Federal 
     coastal and ocean mapping activities; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 365. A bill to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 
     1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for 
     domestic and foreign centers and programs for the treatment 
     of victims of torture, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 366. A bill to improve women's access to health care 
     services and provide improved medical care by reducing the 
     excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery 
     of obstetrical and gynecological services; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 367. A bill to improve women's access to health care 
     services, and the access of all individuals to emergency and 
     trauma care services, by reducing the excessive burden the 
     liability system places on the delivery of such services; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mrs. 
             Murray):
       S. 368. A bill to provide assistance to reduce teen 
     pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases 
     and to support healthy adolescent development; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S.J. Res. 3. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting 
     the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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