[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 58 (Thursday, May 9, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4145]
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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. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Helms, Mr. Kennedy, and 
             Mr. Frist):
       S. 2487. A bill to provide for global pathogen surveillance 
     and response; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Miller, Mr. 
             Fitzgerald, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Helms, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 2488. A bill to establish a commission to conduct a 
     comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to 
     recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, 
     wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Mikulski, 
             and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 2489. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing 
     affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon):
       S. 2490. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure the quality of, and access to, skilled nursing 
     facility services under the medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 2491. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of Congress to the Choctaw and Comanche code 
     talkers in recognition of the contributions provided by those 
     individuals to the United States; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CLELAND:
       S. 2492. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     require that agencies, in promulgating rules, take into 
     consideration the impact of such rules on the privacy of 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
             Dodd):
       S. 2493. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide a limited extension of the program under 
     section 245(i) of that Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 2494. A bill to revise the boundary of the Petrified 
     Forest National Park in the State of Arizona, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
             Daschle, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Reid, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mr. Burns, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Gregg, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. DeWine, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
             Chafee, Mr. Allard, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Santorum, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Thompson, Ms. Collins, Mr. Craig, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Voinovich, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Warner, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
             Smith of Oregon, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Smith of New 
             Hampshire, and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 2495. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 100 Federal Plaza in Central Islip, New York, as 
     the ``Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Lieberman):
       S. 2496. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     investigative teams to assess building performance and 
     emergency response and evacuation procedures in the wake of 
     any building failure that has resulted in substantial loss of 
     life or that posed significant potential of substantial loss 
     of life, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS:
       S. 2497. A bill to prohibit the opening of cockpit doors in 
     flight; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2498. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require adequate disclosure of transactions which have a 
     potential for tax avoidance or evasion, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2499. A Bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish labeling requirements regarding 
     allergenic substances in food, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2500. A bill to authorize the use of certain funds to 
     compensate New York City public schools for operating and 
     education-related expenses (including expenses relating to 
     the provision of mental health and trauma counseling and 
     other appropriate support services) resulting from the 
     terrorist attack on that city on September 11, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mrs. 
             Hutchison):
       S. 2501. A bill to establish requirements arising from the 
     delay or restriction on the shipment of special nuclear 
     materials to the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 2502. A bill to improve the provision of health care in 
     all areas of the United States; to the Committee on Finance.

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