[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 12884]
[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. CARPER:
       S. 3587. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain 
     footwear with coated or laminated textile fabrics; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 3588. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing 
     faculty and students, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S. 3589. An original bill to amend the National Flood 
     Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of 
     the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; placed on 
     the calendar.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Murray, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kerry, 
             and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 3590. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to delay the effective date of the amendments made by the 
     Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation 
     evidencing citizenship or nationality as a condition for 
     receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program; 
     read the first time.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Chafee, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Obama):
       S. 3591. A bill to improve efficiency in the Federal 
     Government through the use of high-performance green 
     buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Obama, and 
             Mr. Salazar):
       S. 3592. A bill to appropriate $160,500,000 for the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to improve security for 
     personal data of veterans and other persons held by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and to provide remedial 
     assistance to veterans and other persons who have had 
     personal data stolen from the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
     to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. 
             Lieberman):
       S. 3593. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide additional support to students; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 3594. A bill to help protect the public against the 
     threat of attacks targeting nuclear power plants; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. 
             Carper):
       S. 3595. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to establish the United States Emergency Management 
     Authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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