[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12383]
[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. GRASSLEY:
       S. 1230. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to provide for the extension of the Highway 
     Trust Fund and the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund expenditure 
     authority and related taxes and to provide for excise tax 
     reform and simplification, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 1231. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act to modify provisions relating to the 
     National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 1232. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to increase 
     production and use of renewable fuel and to increase the 
     energy independence of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 1233. A bill for the relief of Diana Gecaj Engstrom; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 1234. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2005, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 1235. A bill to amend chapters 19 and 37 of title 38, 
     United States Code, to extend the availability of $400,000 in 
     coverage under the servicemembers' life insurance and 
     veterans' group life insurance programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
             Burns, and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 1236. A bill to ensure the availability of spectrum to 
     amateur radio operators; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1237. A bill to expedite the transition to digital 
     television while helping consumers to continue to use their 
     analog televisions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. 
             Domenici):
       S. 1238. A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
     to provide for the conduct of projects that protect forests, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. 
             Baucus):
       S. 1239. A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act to permit the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, a 
     tribal organization, or an urban Indian organization to pay 
     the monthly part D premium of eligible medicare 
     beneficiaries; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 1240. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks 
     with new diesel engine technologies, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 1241. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on fixed 
     ratio speed changers for truck-mounted concrete mixers; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 1242. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on lutetium 
     oxide; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 1243. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     triethylene glycol bis[3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-
     methylphenyl)propionate]; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 1244. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care 
     insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria 
     plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for 
     individuals with long-term needs; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CORNYN:
       S. 1245. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kerry, and 
             Mr. Feingold):
       S. 1246. A bill to require the Secretary of Education to 
     revise regulations regarding student loan payment deferment 
     with respect to borrowers who are in postgraduate medical or 
     dental internship, residency, or fellowship programs; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Levin, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 1247. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish a scholarship program to encourage and support 
     students who have contributed substantial public services; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 1248. A bill to establish a servitude and emancipation 
     archival research clearinghouse in the National Archives; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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