[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4433-4434]
[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 Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Baucus, 
             Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Shelby):
       S. 603. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act 
     to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-
     purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to 
     consumers under such agreements, to provide certain 
     substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Burr, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 604. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to authorize expansion of medicare coverage of medical 
     nutrition therapy services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 605. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore the phaseout of personal exemptions and the 
     overall limitation on itemized deductions, and to create a 
     trust fund for the funding of education programs; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Voinovich, 
             and Mr. Bond):
       S. 606. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate 
     methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel 
     supply, to increase

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     production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the 
     Nation's energy independence, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 607. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to early retirement benefits, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 608. A bill to create an independent office in the 
     Department of Labor to advocate on behalf of pension 
     participants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 609. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     increase the provision of scientifically sound information 
     and support services to patients receiving a positive test 
     diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed 
     conditions; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Thune, 
             Mr. Johnson, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mr. Hagel, and Mr. Bond):
       S. 610. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and to 
     improve the small ethanol producer credit; to the Committee 
     on Finance.

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