[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 17, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S8673]
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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 Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 2938. A bill to require the entry of information on visa 
     denials into the electronic data system, to require a study 
     on use of foreign national personnel in visa processing, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 2939. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for appropriate overtime pay for National Weather 
     Service forecasters performing essential services during 
     severe weather events, and to limit Sunday premium pay for 
     employees of the National Weather Service to hours of service 
     actually performed on Sunday; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 2940. A bill to establish a system of Interagency 
     Homeland Security Fusion Centers, to require that budget 
     requests for the Coast Guard for non-homeland security 
     missions are not reduced, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 2941. A bill to authorize grants for the establishment 
     of quasi-judicial campus drug courts at colleges and 
     universities modeled after State drug courts programs; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
             Miller, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Bunning):
       S. 2942. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the 
     disability insurance program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 2943. A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to 
     provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process 
     relating to livestock and poultry contracts; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 2944. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend Superfund, oil spill liability, and leaking 
     underground storage tank taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Allen, 
             Ms. Landrieu, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2945. To authorize appropriations for nanoscience, 
     nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Hollings):
       S. 2946. A bill to reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission 
     for fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Miller, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Breaux, Mr. 
             Shelby, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 2947. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act 
     to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-
     purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to 
     consumers under such agreements, to provide certain 
     substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 2948. A bill to authorize the President to agree to 
     certain amendments to the Agreement Between the Government of 
     the United States of America and the Government of the United 
     Mexican States Concerning the Establishment of a Border 
     Environment Cooperation Commission and a North American 
     Development Bank; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 2949. A bill to provide for enhanced aviation security, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Breaux, and Mr. 
             Smith of Oregon):
       S. 2950. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize appropriations for the National Transportation 
     Safety Board for fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Hollings, and Mr. McCain):
       S. 2951. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Federal 
     Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution to consent to amendments 
     to the Hawaii Homes Commission Act, 1920; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.

            SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS

  The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were 
read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated:

           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. Con. Res. 139. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that there should be established a National 
     Minority Health and Health Disparities Month, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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