[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 11717-11718]
[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. DeMINT:
       S. 1173. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election 
     conducted by the National Labor Relations Board; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 1174. A bill to authorize the President to posthumously 
     award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Robert M. La 
     Follette, Sr., in recognition of his important contributions 
     to the Progressive movement, the State of Wisconsin, and the 
     United States; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 1175. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in 
     recognition of his important contributions to the Progressive 
     movement, the State of Wisconsin, and the United States; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 1176. A bill to improve the provision of health care and 
     services to veterans in Hawaii, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 1177. A bill to improve mental health services at all 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ:
       S. 1178. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax 
     for the purchase of private health insurance; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 1179. A bill to amend title SVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure that benefits under part D of such title have 
     no impact on benefits under other Federal programs; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. OBAMA:
       S. 1180. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reauthorize various programs servicing the needs of homeless 
     veterans for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Feingold, 
             and Mr. Alexander):
       S. 1181. A bill to ensure an open and deliberate process in 
     Congress by providing that any future legislation to 
     establish a new exemption to section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of 
     Information Act) be stated explicitly within the text of the 
     bill; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 1182. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve health care for veterans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Roberts, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Allen):
       S. 1183. A bill to provide additional assistance to 
     recipients of Federal Pell Grants who are pursuing programs 
     of study in engineering, mathematics, science, or foreign 
     languages; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 1184. A bill to waive the passport fees for a relative 
     of a deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to 
     visit the grave of such member or to attend a funeral or 
     memorial service for such member; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 1185. A bill to protect United States workers from 
     competition of foreign workforces for performance of Federal 
     and State contracts; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cochran, 
             Mr. Allard, and Mr. Coleman):
       S. 1186. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and 
     collectibles as for other investment property and to provide 
     that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed 
     for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, 
     or scholarly compositions created by the donor; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 1187. A bill for the relief of James Symington; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 1188. A bill for the relief of Fereshteh Sani; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 1189. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to publish a strategic plan for long-term care, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 1190. A bill to provide sufficient blind rehabilitation 
     outpatient specialists at medical centers of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 1191. A bill to establish a grant program to provide 
     innovative transportation options to veterans in remote rural 
     areas; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 1192. A bill to amend section 51 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to expand the eligibility for the work 
     opportunity tax credit to all disabled veterans; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1193. A bill to direct the Assistant Secretary of 
     Homeland Security for the Transportation Security 
     Administration to issue regulations requiring turbojet 
     aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense 
     systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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