[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4564-4565]
[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. SCHUMER:
       S. 2481. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to hire additional full-time non-supervisory import 
     specialists of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 2482. A bill to authorize funding for State-administered 
     bridge loan programs, to

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     increase the access of small businesses to export assistance 
     center services in areas in which the President declared a 
     major disaster as a result of Hurricane Katrina of 2005, 
     Hurricane Rita of 2005, or Hurricane Wilma of 2005, to 
     authorize additional disaster loans, to require reporting 
     regarding the administration of the disaster loan programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business 
     and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
             Isakson):
       S. 2483. A bill to establish a Law Enforcement Assistance 
     Force in the Department of Homeland Security to facilitate 
     the contributions of retired law enforcement officers during 
     major disasters; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 2484. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prohibit the disclosure of tax return information by tax 
     return preparers to third parties; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 2485. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a source for payments to States and counties under 
     the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
     of 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Obama, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Biden):
       S. 2486. A bill to ensure that adequate actions are taken 
     to detect, prevent, and minimize the consequences of chemical 
     releases that result from terrorist attacks and other 
     criminal activity that may cause substantial harm to public 
     health and safety and the environment; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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