[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 68 (Thursday, May 23, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4839-S4840]
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 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Miller, 
             Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Burns, Mr. Bunning, and Mr. 
             Thurmond):
       S. 2554. 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 Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 2555. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to enhance beneficiary access to quality health care 
     services under the medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 2556. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison 
     Irrigation District in the State of Idaho; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Kennedy, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 2557. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special 
     needs medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Fitzgerald, Ms. Cantwell, 
             and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 2558. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the collection of data on benign brain-related 
     tumors through the national program of cancer registries; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 2559. A bill to expand research for women in trauma; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Craig):
       S. 2560. A bill to provide for a multi-agency cooperative 
     effort to encourage further research regarding the causes of 
     chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further 
     spread of the disease in deer and elk herds, to monitor the 
     incidence of the disease, to support State efforts to control 
     the disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (by request):
       S. 2561. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     transfer from the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs certain responsibilities relating to the 
     provision of employment and other services to veterans and 
     other eligible persons; to require the establishment of a new 
     competitive grants program through which employment services 
     shall be provided to veterans, servicemembers, and other 
     eligible persons; and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 2562. A bill to expand research regarding inflammatory 
     bowel disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. 
             Torricelli):
       S. 2563. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with 
     respect to the interest rate range for additional funding 
     requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 2564. A bill to modify the calculation of back pay for 
     persons who were approved for promotion as members of the 
     Navy and Marine Corps while interned as prisoners of war 
     during World War II to take into account changes in the 
     Consumer Price Index; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 2565. A bill to enhance ecosystem protection and the 
     range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the 
     Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by 
     designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as 
     wilderness and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Bond, Mr. Edwards, 
             Mr. Stevens, and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 2566. A bill to improve early learning opportunities and 
     promote school preparedness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. 
             Inouye):
       S. 2567. A bill to provide for equitable compensation of 
     the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation in 
     settlement of claims of the Tribe concerning the contribution 
     of the Tribe to the production of hydropower by the Grand 
     Coulee Dam, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 2568. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the provision of items and services provided 
     to medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Kerry, Ms. Collins, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cleland, and 
             Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 2569. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. 
     Dorothy Height, in recognition of her many contributions to 
     the Nation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Smith of Oregon, 
             and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2570. A bill to temporarily increase the Federal medical 
     assistance percentage for the medicaid program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2571. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a special resources study to evaluate the suitability 
     and feasibility of establishing the Rim of the Valley 
     Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National 
     Recreation Area; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Hutchinson):
       S. 2572. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious 
     accommodation in employment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Chafee, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Dodd, and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 2573. A bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act to reauthorize the Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.

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