[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12863]
[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. DOLE:
       S. 1254. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     nitrocellulose; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 1255. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of 
     Federal employees and members of the Armed Forces on active 
     duty under Federal student loan repayment programs; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 1256. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to develop regulations regarding the transportation 
     of extremely hazardous materials, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 1257. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions 
     against foreign states for certain terrorist acts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       S. 1258. A bill to designate the building located at 493 
     Auburn Avenue, N.E., in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John Lewis 
     Civil Rights Institute''; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 1259. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the requirement for reports from the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs on the disposition of cases recommended to 
     the Secretary for equitable relief due to administrative 
     error and to provide improved benefits and procedures for the 
     transition of member of the Armed Forces from combat zones to 
     noncombat zones and for the transition of veterans from 
     service in the Armed Forces to civilian life; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 1260. A bill to make technical corrections to the Indian 
     Gaming Regulatory Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       S. 1261. A bill to simplify access to financial aid and 
     access to information on college costs, to provide for more 
     learning and less reporting, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Talent, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Thune, 
             and Mr. Obama):
       S. 1262. A bill to reduce healthcare costs, improve 
     efficiency, and improve healthcare quality through the 
     development of a nation-wide interoperable health information 
     technology system, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 1263. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     establish eligibility requirements for business concerns to 
     receive awards under the Small Business Innovation Research 
     Program; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 1264. A bill to provide for the provision by hospitals 
     of emergency contraceptives to women, and post-exposure 
     prophylaxis for sexually transmitted disease to individuals, 
     who are survivors of sexual assault; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Isakson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 1265. A bill to make grants and loans available to 
     States and other organizations to strengthen the economy, 
     public health, and environment of the United States by 
     reducing emissions from diesel engines; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 1266. An original bill to permanently authorize certain 
     provisions of the Uniting and Strengthening America by 
     Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and 
     Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, to reauthorize 
     a provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004, to clarify certain definitions in the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to provide 
     additional investigative tools necessary to protect the 
     national security, and for other purposes; from the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 1267. A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 to reauthorize the Gaining Early Awareness and 
     Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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