[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 8 (Thursday, January 16, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1068-S1069]
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. DAYTON:
       S. 176. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a program to provide for medicare 
     reimbursement for health care services provided to certain 
     medicare-eligible veterans in facilities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DAYTON:
       S. 177. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill by establishing 
     an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing 
     the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 178. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide adequate coverage for immunosuppressive drugs 
     furnished to beneficiaries under the medicare program that 
     have received an organ transplant; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CORZINE:
       S. 179. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for a prohibition on use of mobile telephones while 
     operating a motor vehicle; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 180. A bill to establish the National Aviation Heritage 
     Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 181. A bill to require a review of accounting treatment 
     of stock option plans, and the establishment of an 
     appropriate stock option accounting principle within 1 year; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mr. Feingold):
       S. 182. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that corporate tax benefits from stock option 
     compensation expenses are allowed only to the extent such 
     expenses are included in a corporation's financial 
     statements; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Corzine, and Mr. Biden):

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       S. 183. A bill to address Securities and Exchange 
     Commission authority to impose civil money penalties in 
     administrative proceedings for violations of securities laws, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Jeffords, 
             Mrs. Murray, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 184. A bill to amend section 401 (b)(2) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 regarding the Federal Pell Grant 
     maximum amount; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Kerry, and Mr. Biden):
       S. 185. A bill to authorize emergency supplemental 
     assistance to combat the growing humanitarian crisis in sub-
     Saharan Africa; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 186. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide health insurance 
     protections for individuals who are living organ donors; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. EDWARDS:
       S. 187. A bill to provide for the elimination of 
     significant vulnerabilities in the information technology of 
     the Federal Government , and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Wyden, 
             and Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       S. 188. A bill to impose a moratorium on the implementation 
     of datamining under the Total Information Awareness program 
     of the Department of Defense and any similar program of the 
     Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Lieberman, Mr 
             . Warner, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Hollings, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Bayh):
       S. 189. A bill to authorize appropriations for nanoscience, 
     nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 190. A bill to establish the Director of National 
     Intelligence as head of the intelligence community, to modify 
     and enhance authorities and responsibilities relating to the 
     administration of intelligence and the intelligence 
     community, and for other purposes; to the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence.
           By Mr. DeWINE:
       S. 191. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide adequate coverage for immunosuppressive drugs 
     furnished to beneficiaries under the medicare program that 
     have received a kidney transplant, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORZINE:
       S. 192. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for criminal and civil liability for permitting an 
     intoxicated arrestee to operate a motor vehicle; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Stevens, 
             Mr. Miller, Mr. Campbell, Mr. McCain, Mr. Breaux, Mr. 
             Craig, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Lugar, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Bond, Mr. Lott, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Dayton, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Bunning, Mr. Allard, Ms. Collins, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             DeWine, Mr. Frist, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagel, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Warner, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mr. Burns, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
             Santorum, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Graham of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Alexander):
       S.J. Res. 4. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to 
     prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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