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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S1344-S1345 on Feb. 14, 2005.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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. DODD:
S. 369. A bill to establish protections against compelled disclosure of sources, and news information, by persons providing services for the news media; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Allard, Mr. Cochran, Mr.
DeMint, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, and Mr.
Warner):
S. 370. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Bingaman,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Clinton, and Ms.
Mikulski):
S. 371. A bill to provide for college quality, affordability, and diversity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance .
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bingaman,
Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Dodd, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Jeffords , Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Warner):
S. 372. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literacy, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HARKIN:
S. 373. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to provide for a program to develop and demonstrate the cost-effective operation of a fleet of renewable hydrogen passenger vehicles; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
S. 374. A bill to provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Salazar, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Reid, Mr.
Bingaman, and Mr. Domenici):
S.J. Res. 4. A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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