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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. SANTORUM:
S. 1008. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to add meningococcal vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines
for purposes of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund;
to the Committee on Finance.

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By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Craig):
S. 1009. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
extend certain water contracts in Idaho, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Ms.
Snowe, Mr. Graham, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. Landrieu, and
Mr. Dorgan):
S. 1010. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to improve patient access to, and utilization of, the
colorectal cancer screening benefit under the Medicare
Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. JEFFORDS:
S. 1011. A bill to establish a national historic country
store preservation program; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lautenberg,
Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Cantwell,
Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dayton, and Ms. Stabenow):
S. 1012. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed
care plans and other health coverage; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Corzine,
Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and
Mr. Kennedy):
S. 1013. A bill to improve the allocation of grants through
the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs.
By Ms. SNOWE:
S. 1014. A bill to provide additional relief for small
business owners ordered to active duty as members of reserve
components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
By Mr. DeMINT:
S. 1015. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to
provide for cooperative governing of individual health
insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MARTINEZ:
S. 1016. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to make
incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified
desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of
electrical energy required to operate the facilities, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Jeffords,
Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Baucus,
Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Corzine):
S. 1017. A bill to reauthorize grants from the water
resources research and technology institutes established
under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. SARBANES:
S. 1018. A bill to provide that transit pass transportation
fringe benefits be made available to all qualified Federal
employees in the National Capital Region; to allow passenger
carriers which are owned or leased by the Government to be
used to transport Government employees between their place of
employment and mass transit facilities, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. DURBIN:
S. 1019. A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States
Code, to increase benefits for members of the Armed Forces
who, after September 11, 2001, serve on active duty outside
the United States or its territories or possessions as part
of a contingency operation (including a humanitarian
operation, peacekeeping operation, or similar operation) or a
combat operation; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Pryor):
S. 1020. A bill to make the United States competitive in a
global economy; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
S. 1021. A bill to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr.
Grassley):
S. 1022. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow for an energy efficient appliance credit; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DODD (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Durbin, and
Mr. Burns):
S. 1023. A bill to provide for the establishment of a
Digital Opportunity Investment Trust; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. CLINTON:
S. 1024. A bill to revitalize suburban communities, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROBERTS:
S. 1025. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to
provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita
Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes''
to authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. LANDRIEU:
S. 1026. A bill to ensure that offshore energy development
on the outer Continental Shelf continues to serve the needs
of the United States, to create opportunities for new
development and the use of alternative resources, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. BUNNING:
S. 1027. A bill to exempt the natural aging process in the
determination of the production period for distilled spirits
under section 263A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Ms. Collins):
S. 1028. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
enhance the protection of members of the Armed Forces and
their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales
practices through increased consumer education, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kennedy, and
Mrs. Murray):
S. 1029. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965
to expand college access and increase college persistence,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kennedy, and
Mrs. Murray):
S. 1030. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965
to simplify and improve the process of applying for student
assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Jeffords, and Mrs.
Clinton):
S. 1031. A bill to enhance the reliability of the electric
system; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER:
S. 1032. A bill to improve seaport security; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Brownback,
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Salazar):
S. 1033. A bill to improve border security and immigration;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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