[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5100-5101]
[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. MENENDEZ:
       S. 2508. A bill to authorize grants to carry out projects 
     to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. SUNUNU (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 2509. A bill to authorize the issuance of charters and 
     licenses for carrying on the sale, solicitation, negotiation, 
     and underwriting of insurance or any other insurance 
     operations, to provide a comprehensive system for the 
     regulation and supervision of National Insurers and National 
     Agencies, to provide for policyholder protections in the 
     event of an insolvency or impairment of a National Insurer, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Carper, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Nelson 
             of Florida, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Leahy, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 2510. A bill to establish a national health program 
     administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer 
     health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 2511. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 
     527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as 
     political committees, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       S. 2512. A bill to empower States with authority for most 
     taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2513. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Spiroxamine; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2514. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on Bronate 
     Advanced; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2515. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Cyclanilide technical; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2516. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Beta-
     cyfluthrin; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2517. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-
     Chlorobenzaldehyde; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2518. A bill to modify the article description relating 
     to 2-Chlorobenzyl chloride, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2519. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Spiromesifen; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2520. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Thiacloprid; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2521. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pyrimethanil; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2522. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty 
     with respect to Iprodione, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2523. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     Trifloxystrobin; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2524. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on NAHP; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2525. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Foramsulfuron; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2526. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty 
     with respect to Ethoprop; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2527. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Fenamidone; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2528. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Alkylketone; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2529. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Oxadiazon; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2530. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-
     Methyl-5-n-propoxy-2,4-dihydro-1,2,4-triazol-3-one; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2531. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty 
     with respect to Fosetyl-Al; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2532. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on 
     Cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2533. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Phosphorus Thiochloride; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2534. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2,4-
     Dichloroaniline; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2535. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Mixtures 
     of (+-)-(cis and trans)-1[[2-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-
     1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]-methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2536. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     Acetylbutyrolactone; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2537. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Cyfluthrin (Baythroid); to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2538. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bromoxynil Octanoate Tech; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2539. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Bromoxynil Meo; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2540. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Deltamethrin; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2541. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Quinoline, 6 ethoxy 1,2 dihydro 2,2,4 trimethyl; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2542. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     tricholorobenzene; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2543. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1,3-
     Dibromo-5-dimethyl-hydantoin; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2544. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on MCPA; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Voinovich, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2545. A bill to establish a collaborative program to 
     protect the Great Lakes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2546. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty 
     with respect to Flufenacet (FOE hydroxy); to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 2547. A bill to authorize a major medical facility 
     project for the Department of Veterans Affairs at Denver, 
     Colorado; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 2548. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that State and 
     local emergency preparedness operational plans address the 
     needs of individuals with household pets and service animals 
     following a major disaster or emergency; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DeMINT:
       S. 2549. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the use of health savings accounts for the payment 
     of health insurance premiums for high deductible health plans 
     purchased in the individual market; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 2550. A bill to provide for direct access to electronic 
     tax return filing, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 2551. A bill to provide for prompt payment and interest 
     on late payments of health care claims; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, and Ms. 
             Cantwell):
       S. 2552. A bill to amend the Omnibus Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that Indian tribes are 
     eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of 
     methamphetamine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Leahy, and 
             Mr. Feingold):
       S. 2553. A bill to require employees at a call center who 
     either initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose the 
     physical location of such employees, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 2554. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the permissible use of health savings accounts to 
     include premiums for non-group high deductible health plan 
     coverage; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 2555. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2633 11th Street in Rock 
     Island, Illinois, as the ``Lane Evans Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.

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