[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 5752-5753]
[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 Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2596. A bill to modify the boundaries for a certain 
     empowerment zone designation; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 2597. A bill to facilitate homeownership in high-cost 
     areas; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       S. 2598. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish and operate a community-based outpatient 
     clinic in Alpena, Michigan; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Santorum, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Dole, and Mr. Sununu):
       S. 2599. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to prohibit the 
     confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2600. A bill to equalize authorities to provide 
     allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel of 
     the United States Government in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mr. DeMint):
       S. 2601. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to improve 
     choices available to Medicare eligible seniors by permitting 
     them to elect (instead of regular Medicare benefits) to 
     receive a voucher for a health savings account, for premiums 
     for a high deductible health insurance plan, or both and by 
     suspending Medicare late enrollment penalties between ages 65 
     and 70; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2602. A bill for the relief of Silvia Leticia Barojas-
     Alejandre; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 2603. A bill to reduce temporarily the royalty required 
     to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for 
     other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 2604. A bill to address the forest and watershed 
     emergency in the State of Colorado that has been exacerbated 
     by the bark beetle infestation, to provide for the conduct of 
     activities in the State to reduce the risk of wildfire and 
     flooding, to promote economically healthy rural communities 
     by reinvigorating the forest products industry in the State, 
     to encourage the use of biomass fuels for energy, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 2605. A bill to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park 
     and Preserve Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide 
     for the administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Coburn):
       S. 2606. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to make publicly available on the official Medicare 
     Internet site

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     medicare payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital 
     impatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and 
     physicians' services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 2607. A bill to establish a 4-year small business health 
     insurance information pilot program; to the Committee on 
     Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 2608. A bill to ensure full partnership of small 
     contractors in Federal disaster reconstruction efforts; to 
     the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2609. A bill to improve the oversight and regulation of 
     tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 2610. A bill to enhance the management and disposal of 
     spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. McCain, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
             Brownback):
       S. 2611. A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
     reform and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Specter, 
             Mr. McCain, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
             Brownback):
       S. 2612. A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
     reform and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 2613. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     establish a program to provide reimbursement for the 
     installation of alternative energy refueling systems; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Obama):
       S. 2614. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     establish a program to provide reimbursement for the 
     installation of alternative energy refueling systems; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2615. A bill to provide equitable treatment for the 
     people of the Village corporation established for the Native 
     Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 2616. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 and the Mineral Leasing Act to 
     improve surface mining control and reclamation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 2617. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     limit increases in the costs to retired members of the Armed 
     Forces of health care services under the TRICARE program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2618. A bill to permit an individual to be treated by a 
     health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment 
     such individual requests, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PRYOR:
       S. 2619. A bill to authorize the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency to provide relief to the victims of 
     Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured 
     homes in flood plains, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 2620. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     authorize the Assistant Secretary for Aging to provide older 
     individuals with financial assistance to select a flexible 
     range of home and community-based long-term care services or 
     supplies, provided in a manner that respects the individuals' 
     choices and preferences; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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