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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S2517 on March 11, 2005.
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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 Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Baucus,
Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Shelby):
S. 603. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Collins,
Mr. Burr, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Snowe):
S. 604. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize expansion of medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy services; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
S. 605. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the phaseout of personal exemptions and the overall limitation on itemized deductions, and to create a trust fund for the funding of education programs; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. Bond):
S. 606. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. HARKIN:
S. 607. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to early retirement benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HARKIN:
S. 608. A bill to create an independent office in the Department of Labor to advocate on behalf of pension participants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
S. 609. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Thune,
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Harkin,
Mr. Hagel, and Mr. Bond):
S. 610. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and to improve the small ethanol producer credit; to the Committee on Finance.
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