[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 140 (Wednesday, October 17, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S10794]
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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. SNOWE:
       S. 1559. A bill to amend the Ports and Waterways Safety Act 
     to provide that certain information be provided before a 
     vessel arrives in United States waters; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 1560. A bill to strengthen United States capabilities in 
     environmental detection and the monitoring of biological 
     agents; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1561. A bill to strengthen the preparedness of health 
     care providers within the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
     community hospitals to respond to bioterrorism; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 1562. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, with 
     respect to cooperative mailings; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Miller, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 1563. A bill to establish a coordinated program of 
     science-based countermeasures to address the threats of 
     agricultural bioterrorism; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Frist, and Mr. Leahy):
       S.J. Res. 26. Providing for the appointment of Patricia Q. 
     Stonesifer as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 
     Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.

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