[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5550-5552]
[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. BAYH:
       S. 2556. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with 
     respect to reform of executive compensation in corporate 
     bankruptcies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2557. A bill to improve competition in the oil and gas 
     industry, to strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to 
     industry mergers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       S. 2558. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to employers for employee 
     catastrophic health care costs and to health insurance 
     companies for insurer catastrophic health care costs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 2559. A bill to make it illegal for anyone to defraud 
     and deprive the American people of the right to the honest 
     services of a Member of Congress and to instill greater 
     public confidence in the United States Congress; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Grassley, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 2560. A bill to reauthorize the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 2561. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make available cost-shared grants and enter into 
     cooperative agreements to further the goals of the Water 2025 
     Program by improving water conservation, efficiency, and 
     management in the Reclamation States, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 2562. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2006, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Talent):
       S. 2563. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to require prompt payment to pharmacies under part D, to 
     restrict pharmacy co-branding on prescription drug cards 
     issued under such part, and to provide guidelines for 
     Medication Therapy Management Services programs offered by 
     prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans under such part; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Gregg, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Dole):
       S. 2564. A bill to prepare and strengthen the biodefenses 
     of the United States against deliberate, accidental, and 
     natural outbreaks of illness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2565. A bill to designate certain National Forest System 
     land in the State of Vermont for inclusion in the National 
     Wilderness Preservation System and designate a National 
     Recreation Area; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 2566. A bill to provide for coordination of 
     proliferation interdiction activities and conventional arms 
     disarmament, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2567. A bill to maintain the rural heritage of the 
     Eastern Sierra and enhance the region's tourism economy by 
     designating certain public lands as wilderness and certain 
     rivers as wild a scenic rivers in the State of California, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Allen, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 2568. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic 
     Trail; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 2569. A bill to authorize Western States to make 
     selections of public land within their borders in lieu of 
     receiving five per centum of the proceeds of the sale of 
     public land lying within said States as provided by their 
     respective Enabling Acts; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Kyl, and 
             Mr. McCain):
       S. 2570. A bill to authorize funds for the United States 
     Marshals Service's Fugitive Safe Surrender Program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONRAD:
       S. 2571. A bill to promote energy production and 
     conservation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 2572. A bill to amend the Aviation and Transportation 
     Security Act to extend the suspended service ticket honor 
     requirement; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2573. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide interest rate reductions, to authorize and 
     appropriate amounts for the Federal Pell Grant program, to 
     allow for in-school consolidation, to provide the 
     administrative account for the Federal Direct Loan Program as 
     a mandatory program, to strike the single holder rule, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2574. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     golf club driver heads; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2575. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     golf club fairway heads; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2576. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     golf club driver heads of titanium; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2577. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     golf club driver heads with plasma welded face plate; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2578. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     golf club driver heads with rhombus shaped center face; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2579. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     leather basketballs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2580. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     rubber basketballs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2581. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     volleyballs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2582. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     basketballs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2583. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     synthetic basketballs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SALAZAR:
       S. 2584. A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration 
     Act of 2003 to help reduce the increased risk of severe 
     wildfires to communities in forested areas affected by 
     infestations of bark beetles and other insects, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 2585. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit military death gratuities to be contributed to 
     certain tax-favored accounts; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 2586. A bill to establish a 2-year pilot program to 
     develop a curriculum at historically Black colleges and 
     universities, Tribal Colleges, and Hispanic serving 
     institutions to foster entrepreneurship and business 
     development in underserved minority communities; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2587. A bill to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and 
     Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the 
     United States Fire Administration to provide assistance to 
     firefighting task forces, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. 
             Levin):
       S. 2588. A bill to provide for the certification of 
     programs to provide uninsured employees of small businesses 
     access to health coverage, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) (by 
             request):
       S. 2589. A bill to enhance the management and disposal of 
     spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, to 
     ensure protection of public health and safety, to ensure the 
     territorial integrity and security of the repository at Yucca 
     Mountain, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Obama, Mr. Carper, and 
             Mr. McCain):
       S. 2590. A bill to require full disclosure of all entities 
     and organizations receiving Federal funds; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Harkin, 
             and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 2591. A bill to exempt persons with disabilities from 
     the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance 
     to college students; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Chafee, and Mrs. 
             Clinton):
       S. 2592. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     improve the nutrition and health of schoolchildren by 
     updating the definition of ``food of minimal nutritional 
     value'' to conform to current nutrition science and to 
     protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch 
     and breakfast programs; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. 
             Murray, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Stabenow, 
             and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 2593. A bill to protect, consistent with Roe v. Wade, a 
     woman's freedom to choose to bear a child or terminate a 
     pregnancy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Pryor, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 2594. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     reauthorize the loan guarantee program under section 7(a) of 
     that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Pryor):
       S. 2595. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act 
     of 1958 to modernize the treatment of development companies; 
     to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S.J. Res. 33. A joint resolution to provide for a strategy 
     for successfully empowering a

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     new unity government in Iraq; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.

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