[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 519]
[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. BYRD (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 2231. A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
     prescribe additional coal mine safety standards, to require 
     additional penalties for habitual violators, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. VITTER:
       S. 2232. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     submit to Congress a report identifying activities for 
     hurricane and flood protection in Lake Pontchartrain, 
     Louisiana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2233. A bill to reform and improve the regulation of 
     lobbying and congressional ethics; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 2234. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for 
     certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible 
     individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Bayh, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Obama, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Salazar, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. DeWine, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 2235. A bill to posthumously award a congressional gold 
     medal to Constance Baker Motley; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 2236. A bill to amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the 
     authorization for establishing a memorial in the District of 
     Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became 
     disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, 
             and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 2237. A bill to withhold United States assistance from 
     the Palestinian Authority until certain conditions have been 
     satisfied; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 2238. A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to assure uninterrupted access to necessary 
     medicines under the Medicare prescription drug program; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 2239. A bill to prohibit offshore drilling on the outer 
     Continental Shelf off the State of Florida, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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