[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9285]
[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 Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Durbin, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Feingold, and Mrs. 
             Lincoln):
       S. 994. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make 
     grants to improve the ability of State and local governments 
     to prevent the abduction of children by family members, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 995. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the La 
     Entrada al Pacifico Corridor in the State of Texas as a high 
     priority corridor on the National Highway System; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Thune):
       S. 996. A bill to improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel 
     Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BURNS:
       S. 997. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest, 
     Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 998. A bill to include the State of Idaho as an affected 
     area under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 
     2210 note); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 999. A bill to provide for a public response to the 
     public health crisis of pain, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1000. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care 
     medicine at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical 
     schools and to promote the development of faculty careers as 
     academic palliative specialists who emphasize teaching; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1001. A bill to establish hospice demonstration projects 
     and a hospice grant program for beneficiaries under the 
     medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 1002. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to make improvements in payments to hospitals under the 
     medicare program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 1003. A bill to amend the Act of December 22, 1974, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 1004. A bill to provide the Federal Trade Commission 
     with the resources necessary to protect users of the Internet 
     from the unfair and deceptive acts and practices associated 
     with spyware, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 1005. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to permit certain summer food pilot programs 
     to be carried out in all States and by all service 
     institutions; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. 
             Cornyn):
       S. 1006. A bill to reimburse States and local governments 
     for indirect costs relating to the incarceration of illegal 
     criminal aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Reid, and Mr. 
             Jeffords):
       S. 1007. A bill to prevent a severe reduction in the 
     Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State 
     for fiscal year 2006; to the Committee on Finance.

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