[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9509-9510]
[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. SANTORUM:
       S. 1008. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to add meningococcal vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines 
     for purposes of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 1009. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     extend certain water contracts in Idaho, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Ms. 
             Snowe, Mr. Graham, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. Landrieu, and 
             Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 1010. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve patient access to, and utilization of, the 
     colorectal cancer screening benefit under the Medicare 
     Program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS:
       S. 1011. A bill to establish a national historic country 
     store preservation program; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dayton, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1012. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed 
     care plans and other health coverage; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Corzine, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and 
             Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1013. A bill to improve the allocation of grants through 
     the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1014. A bill to provide additional relief for small 
     business owners ordered to active duty as members of reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       S. 1015. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for cooperative governing of individual health 
     insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ:
       S. 1016. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to make 
     incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified 
     desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of 
     electrical energy required to operate the facilities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Jeffords, 
             Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Baucus, 
             Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 1017. A bill to reauthorize grants from the water 
     resources research and technology institutes established 
     under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       S. 1018. A bill to provide that transit pass transportation 
     fringe benefits be made available to all qualified Federal 
     employees in the National Capital Region; to allow passenger 
     carriers which are owned or leased by the Government to be 
     used to transport Government employees between their place of 
     employment and mass transit facilities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1019. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States 
     Code, to increase benefits for members of the Armed Forces 
     who, after September 11, 2001, serve on active duty outside 
     the United States or its territories or possessions as part 
     of a contingency operation (including a humanitarian 
     operation, peacekeeping operation, or similar operation) or a 
     combat operation; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 1020. A bill to make the United States competitive in a 
     global economy; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1021. A bill to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act 
     of 1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. 
             Grassley):
       S. 1022. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow for an energy efficient appliance credit; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mr. Burns):
       S. 1023. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Digital Opportunity Investment Trust; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 1024. A bill to revitalize suburban communities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 1025. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita 
     Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes'' 
     to authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 1026. A bill to ensure that offshore energy development 
     on the outer Continental Shelf continues to serve the needs 
     of the United States, to create opportunities for new 
     development and the use of alternative resources, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BUNNING:
       S. 1027. A bill to exempt the natural aging process in the 
     determination of the production period for distilled spirits 
     under section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1028. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     enhance the protection of members of the Armed Forces and 
     their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales 
     practices through increased consumer education, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kennedy, and 
             Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1029. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to expand college access and increase college persistence, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kennedy, and 
             Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1030. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to simplify and improve the process of applying for student 
     assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Jeffords, and Mrs. 
             Clinton):
       S. 1031. A bill to enhance the reliability of the electric 
     system; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1032. A bill to improve seaport security; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Salazar):
       S. 1033. A bill to improve border security and immigration; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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