[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 12, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2340-S2341]
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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. CORZINE:
       S. 364. 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. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Lincoln, 
             and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 365. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     establish a program to make allocations to States for 
     projects to expand 2-lane highways in rural areas to 4-lane 
     highways; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Biden, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 366. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce 
     emissions from electric powerplants, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 367. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to reauthorize and improve the temporary 
     assistance to needy families program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Graham of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 368. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act 
     to include additional information in social security account 
     statements; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       S. 369. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     to improve the processes for listing, recovery planning, and 
     delisting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 370. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 
     improve provisions concerning the recovery of damages for 
     injuries resulting from oil spills; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. 
             Reed):
       S. 371. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure an adequate supply vaccines; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 372. A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy 
     At of 1969 to require that Federal agencies consult with 
     State agencies and county and local governments on 
     environmental impact statements; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
             Reed, and Mr. Sarbanes):
       S. 373. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number 
     of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work 
     in certain providers of services to which payments are made 
     under the medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Burns, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Bayh, 
             Mr. Cochran, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Allen, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
             Warner, and Mr. Miller):
       S. 374. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the occupational taxes relating to distilled 
     spirits, wine, and beer; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 375. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a minimum geographic cost-of-practice index 
     value for physicians' services furnished under the medicare 
     program of 1; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 376. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     promote organ donation and facilitate interstate linkage and 
     24-hour access to State donor registries, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Cochran, 
             Mr. Johnson, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Voinovich, 
             Mr. Reid, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
             Miller):
       S. 377. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the contributions of Dr. 
     Martin Luther King, Jr., to the United States; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Conrad, 
             Mr. Baucus, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 378. A bill to recruit and retain more qualified 
     individuals to teach in Tribal Colleges or Universities; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 379. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the medicare incentive payment program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Carper, and Mr. 
             Brownback):
       S. 380. A bill to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to reform the funding of benefits under the 
     Civil Service Retirement System for employees of the United 
     States Postal Service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. DeWine, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Breaux, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 381. A bill to provide the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development the authority to establish programs that 
     serve intergenerational families, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mr. Inouye, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Warner, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Talent):
       S. 382. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of cardiovascular screening tests 
     under the medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       S. 383. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     prohibit the importation of Canadian municipal solid waste 
     without State consent; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 384. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prevent corporate expatriation to avoid United States 
     income taxes; to the Committee on Finance.

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