[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 18, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3881-S3882]
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 Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 637. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the first $2,000 of health insurance premiums to be 
     fully deductible; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 638. A bill to repeal the provisions of the September 
     11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 that requires the 
     reduction of a claimant's compensation by the amount of any 
     collateral source compensation payments the claimant is 
     entitled to receive, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
             Corzine, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 639. A bill to designate certain Federal land in the 
     State of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Mikulski, and 
             Mr. Durbin):
       S. 640. A bill to amend subchapter III of chapter 83 and 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States code, to include Federal 
     prosecutors within the definition of a law enforcement 
     officer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Smith, and Mr. 
             Miller):
       S. 641. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     support the Federal Excess Personal Property program of the 
     Forest Service by making it a priority of the Department of 
     Defense to transfer to the Forest Service excess personal 
     property of the Department of Defense that is suitable to be 
     loaned to rural fire departments; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. BAYH:
       S. 642. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 643. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
     in cooperation with the University of New Mexico, to 
     construct and occupy a portion of the Hibben Center for 
     Archaeological Research at the University of New Mexico; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. DeWine, 
             Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 644. A bill to enhance national efforts to investigate, 
     prosecute, and prevent crimes against children by increasing 
     investigatory tools, criminal penalties, and resources and by 
     extending existing laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Lieberman, and 
             Mr. Kerry):
       S. 645. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 5o provide assistance to communities 
     for the redevelopment of brownfield sites; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Sarbanes):
       S. 646. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to expand and improve coverage of mental health services 
     under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 647. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for Department of Defense funding of continuation of 
     health benefits plan coverage for certain Reserves called or 
     ordered to active duty and their dependents, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Warner, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Collins, Mr. Inouye, and 
             Mr. Roberts):
       S. 648. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to health professions programs regarding the practice 
     of pharmacy; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 649. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in projects within 
     the San Diego Creek Watershed, California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Gregg, 
             Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 650. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to authorize the Food and Drug Administration to 
     require certain research into drugs used in pediatric 
     patients; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 651. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from 
     willing sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. 
             DeWine, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Warner, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Smith, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Bunning, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Kerry, and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 652. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend modifications to DSH allotments provided under 
     the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and 
     Protection Act of 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. Graham of 
             Florida):
       S. 653. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to increase payments under the medicare program to Puerto 
     Rico hospitals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, and 
             Mr. Hollings):
       S. 654. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to enhance the access of medicare beneficiaries who live 
     in medically underserved areas to critical primary and 
     preventive health care benefits, to improve the 
     Medicare+Choice program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BUNNING:
       S. 655. A bill to provide for the conveyance of land at 
     Fort Knox, Kentucky, to facilitate the establishment of a 
     State-run cemetery for veterans; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S.J. Res. 10. A joint resolution authorizing special awards 
     to World War I and World War II veterans of the United States 
     Navy Armed Guard; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Corzine,

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             Mr. Dayton, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S.J. Res. 11. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to equal 
     rights for women and men; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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