[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 138 (Monday, October 15, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S10693]
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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:
       S. 1543. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     government of the District of Columbia and other activities 
     chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said 
     District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and 
     for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 1544. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to give certain workers who have lost their jobs as a result 
     of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, priority in 
     hiring for aviation-related security positions; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 1545. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility 
     under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 1546. A bill to provide additional funding to combat 
     bioterrorism; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S. 1547. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend and modify the credit for producing fuel from a 
     nonconventional source; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CARNAHAN:
       S. 1548. A bill to allow the Director of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention to award a grant to create and 
     maintain a website with information regarding bioterrorism; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bond, 
             Mr. Frist, and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 1549. A bill to provide for increasing the technically 
     trained workforce in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 1550. A bill to provide for rail safety and security 
     assistance; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 1551. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to add provisions regarding protecting the 
     United States food supply; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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