Bills introduced in the Senate on Jan 26, 2004

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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS -- (Senate - January 26, 2005)

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The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. BENNETT):

S. 168. A bill to reauthorize additional contract authority for States with Indian reservations; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. ROBERTS, and Mr. INHOFE):

S. 169. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to identify a route that passes through the States of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. STEVENS):

S. 170. A bill to clarify the definition of rural airports; to the Committee on Finance.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. STEVENS, and Mrs. MURRAY):

S. 171. A bill to exempt seaplanes from certain transportation taxes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DEWINE (for himself and Mr. KENNEDY):

S. 172. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. DEWINE (for himself and Mr. DURBIN):

S. 173. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide adequate coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the Medicare program that have received an organ transplant; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. DEWINE (for himself, Mr. DODD, and Mrs. MURRAY):

S. 174. A bill to improve the palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. ROBERTS):

S. 175. A bill to establish the Bleeding Kansas and Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Ms. MURKOWSKI:

S. 176. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. BAUCUS, and Mr. ENSIGN):

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S. 177. A bill to further the purposes of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by directing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out an assessment and demonstration program to control salt cedar and Russian olive, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. BINGAMAN):

S. 178. A bill to provide assistance to the State of New Mexico for the development of comprehensive State water plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:

S. 179. A bill to provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra National Forest, California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. KYL:

S. 180. A bill for the relief of Ilko Vasilev Ivanov, Anelia Marinova Peneva, Marina Ilkova Ivanova, and Julia Ilkova Ivanova; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ENSIGN:

S. 181. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for taxpayers owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. BENNETT:

S. 182. A bill to provide for the establishment of the Uintah Research and Curatorial Center for Dinosaur National Monument in the States of Colorado and Utah, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. KENNEDY):

S. 183. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the medicaid program for such children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. SMITH, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COLEMAN, and Ms. MURKOWSKI):

S. 184. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to protect the public health from the unsafe importation of prescription drugs and from counterfeit prescription drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. CORZINE, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. DAYTON):

S. 185. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for the reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and to modify the effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. BUNNING, and Mr. SARBANES):

S. 186. A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Defense funds for any study related to the transportation of chemical munitions across State lines; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. SMITH, Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. BOXER, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. DAYTON, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. DODD, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. JEFFORDS, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. REED, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KERRY, Mrs. LINCOLN, and Mr. BIDEN):

S. 187. A bill to limit the applicability of the annual updates to the allowance for States and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology for the award year 2005-2006, published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2004; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. KYL, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. CORNYN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. ALEXANDER, and Mr. LAUTENBERG):

S. 188. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2005 through 2011 to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. INHOFE:

S. 189. A bill to amend the Head Start Act to require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

By Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. SUNUNU, and Mrs. DOLE):

S. 190. A bill to address the regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. BAUCUS, and Mr. SANTORUM):

S. 191. A bill to extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mr. LUGAR:

S. 192. A bill to provide for the improvement of foreign stabilization and reconstruction capabilities of the United States Government; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. DOLE, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ENZI, Mr. THUNE, Mr. LOTT, Mr. KYL, Mr. MARTINEZ , Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ENSIGN, Mrs. LINCOLN, and Mr. THOMAS):

S. 193. A bill to increase the penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. ENZI):

S. 194. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to permit the planting of chicory on base acres; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. DODD, Mr. DAYTON, Mr. CORZINE, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. OBAMA, Ms. MIKULSKI, and Mr. SCHUMER):

S. 195. A bill to provide for full voting representation in Congress for the citizens of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. KOHL, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. JOHNSON):

S. 196. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property; to the Committee on Finance.

By Mrs. BOXER:

S. 197. A bill to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion at grade crossings; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

By Mr. GRAHAM:

S. 198. A bill for the relief of Griselda Lopez Negrete; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. GRAHAM:

S. 199. A bill for the relief of Ricardo F. Pedrotti; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. ISAKSON):

S. 200. A bill to establish the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.