[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 178 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13943-S13944]
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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 Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 1860. A bill to reward the hard work and risk of 
     individuals who choose to live in and help preserve America's 
     small, rural towns, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 1861. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of Russia; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1862. A bill to provide for grants to assist States and 
     communities in developing a comprehensive approach to helping 
     children 5 and under who have been exposed to domestic 
     violence or a violent act in the home or community; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 1863. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify treatment for foreign tax credit limitation 
     purposes of certain transfers of intangible property; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
             Frist, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Warner, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Lugar, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mrs. Carnahan, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Corzine, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Miller, Mr. 
             Wellstone, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Reed, and 
             Mr. Bond):
       S. 1864. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a Nurse Corps and recruitment and retention 
     strategies to address the nursing shortage, and for other 
     purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1865. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the 
     Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in 
     the State of California as a unit of the National Park 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 1866. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to phase in the fee schedule for ambulance services to 
     provide for equitable treatment of suppliers of such services 
     that are required to equip all ambulances to provide advanced 
     life support services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 1867. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 1868. A bill to establish a national center on volunteer 
     and provider screening to reduce sexual and other abuse of 
     children, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Hollings, and Mr. Hutchinson):
       S. 1869. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide 
     for an expedited antidumping investigation when imports 
     increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping 
     order has been issued, and to amend the provision relating to 
     adjustments to export price and constructed export price; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. 
             Lieberman):
       S. 1870. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish an 
     inventory, registry, and information system of United States 
     greenhouse gas emissions to inform the public and private 
     sector concerning, and encourage voluntary reductions in, 
     greenhouse emissions; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 1871. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to conduct a rail transportation security risk assessment, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BAYH:
       S. 1872. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation to notify plan participants and beneficiaries of 
     the commencement of proceedings to terminate such plan; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1873. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow credits for the installation of energy efficiency 
     home improvements, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1874. A bill to reduce the disparity in punishment 
     between crack and powder cocaine offenses, to more broadly 
     focus the punishment for drug offenders on the seriousness of 
     the offense and the culpability of the offender, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1875. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish 
     requirements concerning the operation of fossil fuel-fired 
     electric utility steam generating units, commercial and 
     industrial boiler units, solid waste incineration units, 
     medical waste incinerators, hazardous waste combustors, 
     chlor-alkali plants, and Portland cement plants to reduce 
     emissions of mercury to the environment, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Stevens, Mr. Specter, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. 
             Schumer, and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 1876. A bill to establish a National Foundation for the 
     Study of Holocaust Assets; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 1877. A bill to clarify and reaffirm a cause of action 
     and Federal court jurisdiction for certain claims against the 
     Government of Iran; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1878. A bill to establish programs to address the health 
     care needs of residents of the United States-Mexico Border 
     Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 1879. A bill to resolve the claims of Cook Inlet Region, 
     Inc., to lands adjacent to the Russian River in the State of 
     Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 1880. A bill to provide assistance for the relief and 
     reconstruction of Afghanistan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Miller):
       S. 1881. A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to 
     establish a list of consumers who request not to receive 
     telephone sales calls; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       S. 1882. A bill to amend the Small Reclamation Projects Act 
     of 1956, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1883. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in 
     Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dayton, 
             Mr. Specter, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. 
             Voinovich):
       S. 1884. A bill to amend the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee 
     Act of 1999 to revise eligibility and other requirements for 
     loan guarantees under that Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 1885. A bill to establish the elderly housing plus 
     health support demonstration program to modernize public 
     housing for elderly and disabled persons; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 1886. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a business credit for supported elderly housing; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1887. A bill to provide for renewal of project-based 
     assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are 
     sufficient to sustain operations, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Specter):

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       S. 1888. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code 
     to correct a technical error in the codification of title 36 
     of the United States Code; considered and passed.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1889. A bill to provide for work authorization for 
     nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees, and to 
     reduce the period of time during which certain intracompany 
     transferees have to be continuously employed before applying 
     for admission to the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1890. A bill to provide for work authorization for 
     nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1891. A bill to extend the basic pilot program for 
     employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S.J. Res. 30. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the 
     appointment of individuals to serve as Members of the House 
     of Representatives in the event a significant number of 
     Members are unable to serve at any time because of death or 
     incapacity; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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