[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 22, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4702-S4703]
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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. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Bayh, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Byrd, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mrs. Carnahan, Mr. Carper, Mrs. Clinton, 
             Mr. Corzine, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Kohl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Levin, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 2538. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage; 
     read the first time.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 2539. A bill to prohibit the use of taxpayer funds to 
     advocate a position that is inconsistent with existing 
     Supreme Court precedent with respect to the Second amendment; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 2540. A bill to amend the definition of low-income 
     families for purposes of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Sessions, 
             and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2541. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     establish penalties for aggravated identity theft, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 2542. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a medicare demonstration project under which 
     incentive payments are provided in certain areas in order to 
     stabilize, maintain , or increase access to primary care 
     services for individuals enrolled under part B of such title; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Chafee):
       S. 2543. A bill to extend the temporary suspension of duty 
     on Pigment Red 208; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 2544. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants for 
     remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, to 
     authorize assistance for research and development of 
     innovative technologies for such remediation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Lugar, Ms 
             . Landrieu, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Murkowski, 
             and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 2545. A bill to extend and improve United States 
     programs on the proliferation of nuclear materials, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 2546. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish a program for Federal flight deck officers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 2547. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for fair payments under the medicare hospital 
     outpatient department prospective payment system; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 2548. A bill to amend the temporary assistance to needy 
     families program under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the provision of education and job 
     training under that program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Enzi, and 
             Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2549. A bill to ensure that child employees of traveling 
     sales crews are protected under the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     of 1938; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 2550. A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act 
     of 1996, and to establish the United States Boxing 
     Administration; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BYRD:
       S. 2551. An original bill making supplemental 
     appropriations for further recovery from and response to 
     terrorist attacks on the United States for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 2552. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to give States the option to create a program 
     that allows individuals receiving temporary assistance to 
     needy families to obtain post-secondary or longer duration 
     vocational education; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 2553. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide equitable treatment of Alaska 
     Native Vietnam Veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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