[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 18, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13464-S13465]
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 Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 1835. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     to clarify what lending entities are subject to section 44(f) 
     of that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. COCHRAN:
       S. 1836. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish scholarship and loan repayment programs regarding 
     the provision of veterinary services in veterinarian shortage 
     areas; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 1837. A bill to establish a board if inquiry to review 
     the activities of United States intelligence, law 
     enforcement, and other agencies leading up to the terrorist 
     attacks of September 11, 2001; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 1838. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     ensure that individual account plans protect workers by 
     limiting the amount of employer stock each worker may hold 
     and encouraging diversification of investment of plan assets, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Shelby, 
             and Mr. Feingold):

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       S. 1839. A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 
     1956, and the Revised Statures of the United States to 
     prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from 
     engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or 
     real estate management activities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. COCHRAN:
       S. 1840. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to remove the 20 percent inpatient limitation under the 
     medicare program on the proportion of hospice care that 
     certain rural hospice programs may provide; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 1841. A bill to award congressional gold medals on 
     behalf of the officers, emergency workers, and other 
     employees of the Federal Government and any State or local 
     government, including any interstate government entity, who 
     responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New 
     York City and perished in the tragic events of September 11, 
     2001; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CLELAND:
       S. 1842. A bill to modify the project for beach erosion 
     control, Tybee Island, Georgia; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. Murkowski):
       S. 1843. A bill to extend hydro-elecrtic licenses in the 
     State of Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 1844. A bill to authorize a pilot program for purchasing 
     buses by public transit authorities that are recipients of 
     assistance or grants from the Federal Transit Administration; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 1845. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     create a presumption that disability of a Federal employee in 
     fire protection activities caused by certain conditions is 
     presumed to result from the performance of such employee's 
     duty; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 1846. A bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling in Finger 
     Lakes National Forest in the State of New York; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 1847. A bill to increase the Government's share of 
     development project costs at certain qualifying airports; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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