[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4823-S4824]
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 Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 774. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the use of completed contract method of accounting 
     in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction 
     contracts; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 775. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make private, 
     nonprofit medical facilities that serve industry-specific 
     clients eligible for hazard mitigation and disaster 
     assistance; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 776. A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to authorize payments to certain trusts 
     under the Social Security Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 777. A bill to amend the impact aid program under the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the 
     delivery of payments under the program to local educational 
     agencies; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Lugar, and 
             Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 778. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide medicare beneficiaries with a drug discount 
     card that ensures access to affordable prescription drugs; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Graham of Florida, and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 779. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to improve protection of treatment works from terrorist 
     and other harmful and intentional acts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 780. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Chief 
     Phillip Martin of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 781. A bill to restore balance to the membership of the 
     Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina:

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       S. 782. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to 
     provide for inflation adjustments to the mandatory 
     jurisdiction thresholds of the National Labor Relations 
     Board; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. MILLER (for himself and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 783. A bill to expedite the granting of posthumous 
     citizenship to members of the United States Armed Forces; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 784. A bill to revise the boundary of the Petrified 
     Forest National Park in the State of Arizona, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Daschle, 
             Mr. Coleman, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Craig, Mr. Johnson , Mr. 
             Burns, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Dayton, Mr. 
             Fitzgerald, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Conrad, and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 785. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the payment of dividends on the stock of 
     cooperatives without reducing patronage dividends; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. 
             Breaux):
       S. 786. A bill to amend the temporary assistance to needy 
     families program under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide grants for transitional jobs 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 787. A bill to provide for the fair treatment of the 
     Federal judiciary relating to compensation and benefits, and 
     to instill greater public confidence in the Federal courts; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Inouye, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. 
             Kerry):
       S. 788. A bill to enable the United States to maintain its 
     leadership in aeronautics and aviation; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 789. A bill to change the requirements for 
     naturalization through service in the Armed Forces of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 790. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State for fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to 
     authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act 
     and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security 
     assistance for fiscal years 2004 and 2005, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. 
             Talent):
       S. 791. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate 
     methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel 
     supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and 
     to increase the Nation's energy independence, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

            SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS

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

           By Mr. DAYTON (for himself and Mr. Coleman):
       S. Res. 104. A resolution commending the University of 
     Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs for winning the 2002-2003 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association Division I National 
     Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship; considered and 
     agreed to.

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