[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4939-S4940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the 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. INHOFE:
       S. 878. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prorate the heavy vehicle use tax between the first and 
     subsequent purchasers of the same vehicle in one taxable 
     period; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 879. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists 
     and to promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 880. 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, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Biden):
       S. 881. A bill to amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to 
     provide for consistent treatment of survivor benefits for 
     public safety officers killed in the line of duty; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Murray, 
             Ms. Collins, and Mr. Sarbanes):
       S. 882. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall 
     be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to 
     a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the 
     first 15 days of such month, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 883. A bill to ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the 
     United States by 2011, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 884. A bill to improve port-of-entry infrastructure 
     along the Southwest border of the United States, to establish 
     grants to improve port-of-entry facilities, to designate a 
     port-of-entry as a port technology demonstration site, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Cleland, and Mr. 
             Miller):
       S. 885. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for national standardized payment amounts for 
     inpatient hospital services furnished under the medicare 
     program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 886. A bill to establish the Katie Poirier Abduction 
     Emergency Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 887. A bill to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 
     1986 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for 
     domestic centers and programs for the treatment of victims of 
     torture; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN:
       S. 888. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide assistance to students and families coping with 
     the costs of higher education, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Breaux, and Mr. 
             Jeffords):
       S. 889. A bill to protect consumers in managed care plans 
     and in other health coverage; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 890. A bill to require criminal background checks on all 
     firearms transactions occurring at events that provide a 
     venue for the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of 
     firearms, and to provide additional resources for gun crime 
     enforcement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 891. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act with 
     respect to extensions of credit to consumers under the age of 
     21; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 892. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to phase out the 
     use of methyl tertiary butyl ether in fuels or fuel 
     additives, to promote the use of renewable fuels, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.

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