[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S4957]
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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. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 808. A bill to provide for expansion of Sleeping Bear 
     Dunes National Lakeshore; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 809. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Shelby, 
             and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 810. A bill to enhance the protection of children 
     against crime by eliminating the statute of limitations for 
     child abduction and sex crimes, providing for registration of 
     child pornographers as sex offenders, establishing a grant 
     program in support of AMBER Alert communications plans, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 811. A bill to support certain housing proposals in the 
     fiscal year 2003 budget for the Federal Government, including 
     the downpayment assistance initiative under the HOME 
     Investment Partnership Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 812. A bill to amend section 16131 of title 10, United 
     States Code, to increase rates of educational assistance 
     under the program of educational assistance for members of 
     the Selected Reserve; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CORZINE:
       S. 813. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to require a State to promote financial 
     education under the temporary assistance to needy families 
     program and to allow financial education to count as a work 
     activity under that program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 814. A bill to include Hepatitis A vaccines in the 
     Vaccine Injury Compensation Program under title XXI of the 
     Public Health Service Act; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 815. A bill to establish a center for excellence for 
     applied research and training in the use of advanced 
     materials in transport aircraft; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Smith, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mr. Daschle, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Domenici, Mrs. Lincoln, 
             Mr. Burns, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Talent, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Pryor, Mrs. Murray, Ms. 
             Snowe, Mr. Coleman, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 816. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to protect and preserve access of medicare beneficiaries 
     to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 817. A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United 
     States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, 
     disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
             Pryor, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 818. A bill to ensure the independence and nonpartisan 
     operation of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business 
     Administration; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Leahy, 
             and Mr. Campbell):
       S. 819. A bill to amend the definition of a law enforcement 
     officer under subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, respectively, to ensure the 
     inclusion of certain positions; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 820. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to establish a perchlorate pollution prevention fund and 
     to establish safety standards applicable to owners and 
     operators of perchlorate storage facilities; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 821. A bill to accelerate the commercialization and 
     widespread use of hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Pryor, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Bingaman, 
             and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 822. A bill to create a 3-year pilot program that makes 
     small, non-profit child care businesses eligible for SBA 504 
     loans; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Coleman, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 823. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the expeditious coverage of new medical 
     technology under the medicare program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Lott, and 
             Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 824. A bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Feingold, 
             Mr. Kennedy, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 825. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     protect pension benefits of employees in defined benefit 
     plans and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to enforce 
     the age discrimination requirements of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.

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