[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 18961]
[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. SESSIONS:
       S. 3916. A bill to expand the boundaries of the Cahaba 
     River National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BURR:
       S. 3917. A bill to establish the American-Made Energy Trust 
     Fund, to increase the tax credits for cellulosic biomass 
     ethanol, to extend tax incentives for solar and fuel cell 
     property, to promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities, to 
     direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and 
     implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for the 
     Coastal Plain of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 3918. A bill to establish a grant program for 
     individuals still suffering health effects as a result of the 
     September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City and at the 
     Pentagon; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 3919. A bill to assist small business concerns in 
     complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 3920. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to assure access to durable medical 
     equipment under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 3921. A bill to modify the calculation of back pay for 
     persons who were approved for promotion as members of the 
     Navy and Marine Corps while interned as prisoners of war 
     during World War II to take into account changes in the 
     Consumer Price Index; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
             Akaka):
       S. 3922. A bill to clarify the status of the Young Woman's 
     Christian Association Retirement Fund as a defined 
     contribution plan for certain purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 3923. A bill to establish a pilot program in certain 
     United States district courts to encourage enhancement of 
     expertise in patent cases among district judges; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Bingaman, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 3924. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to allow qualifying States to use all or any portion of 
     their allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance 
     Program for certain Medicaid expenditures; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 3925. A bill to provide certain authorities for the 
     Secretary of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
     and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 3926. A bill to provide for the energy, economic, and 
     national security of America, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 3927. A bill to require the placement of blast-resistant 
     cargo containers on all commercial passenger aircraft; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 3928. A bill to provide for the Office of Domestic 
     Preparedness of the Department of Homeland Security to 
     provide grants to local governments for public awareness 
     education relating to preparedness for natural disasters, 
     terrorist attacks, and influenza pandemic; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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