[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6817]
[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. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Santorum, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Burns, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Voinovich, Mr. Burr, Mr. Allard, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. 
             Vitter):
       S. 22. A bill to improve patient access to health care 
     services and provide improved medical care by reducing the 
     excessive burden the liability system places on the health 
     care delivery system; read the first time.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Frist, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. 
             Dole, Mr. Burns, Mr. Talent, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Burr, 
             Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Allard, Mr. DeMint, and Mr. Vitter):
       S. 23. A bill to improve women's access to health care 
     services and provide improved medical care by reducing the 
     excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery 
     of obstetrical and gynecological services; read the first 
     time.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mrs. Dole, and Ms. 
             Murkowski):
       S. 2701. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a refundable credit for high deductible health 
     plans for uninsured individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 2702. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     carry out a program on the provision of assistance to certain 
     military families; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Frist, Mr. 
             Reid, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. DeWine, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Warner, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Chafee, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Allen, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Obama, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 2703. A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Biden, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 2704. A bill to revise and extend the National Police 
     Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act of 2000; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KYL:
       S. 2705. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Hexythiazox Technical; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 2706. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Dimethyl 
     Disulfide (DMDS); to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SUNUNU (for himself and Mrs. Dole):
       S. 2707. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to exempt qualified public housing agencies from the 
     requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency 
     plan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 2708. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide an enrollment priority for veterans, who are 
     recipients of certain medals for valor, in health care 
     services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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