[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 58 (Thursday, April 10, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5173-S5174]
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. ALLARD:
       S. 850. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand S corporation eligibility for banks, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Allen, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. DeWine, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Coleman, 
             Mr. Kyl, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Graham of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Bond, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Craig, Mr. McCain, and Mr. 
             Hatch):
       S. 851. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of 
     laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion 
     decisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Smith, and 
             Mr. Leahy):
       S. 852. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of 
     the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces, to provide financial 
     support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized 
     members of reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 853. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for 
     outpatient psychiatric services under the medicare program; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 854. A bill to authorize a comprehensive program of 
     support for victims of torture, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 855. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the unrelated business income limitation on 
     investment in certain debt-financed properties; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Daschle, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 856. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation 
     of public schools; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Ms. 
             Landrieu, and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 857. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax incentive to individuals teaching in 
     elementary and secondary schools located in rural or high 
     unemployment areas and to individuals who achieve 
     certification from the National Board for Professional 
     Teaching Standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Bunning):
       S. 858. A bill to extend the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Smith, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 859. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to facilitating the development of microbicides for 
     preventing transmission of HIV and other diseases; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska:
       S. 860. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     designate the oak tree as the national tree of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
             Snowe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Reed, Mr. Breaux, Mr. DeWine, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Biden, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Corzine, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Dodd, Mr. Levin, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Lautenberg, 
             Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Chafee):
       S. 861. A bill to authorize the acquisition of interests in 
     undeveloped coastal areas in order to better ensure their 
     protection from development; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Ms. Collins, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 862. A bill to promote the adoption of children with 
     special needs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself, Mr. Miller, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Ms. Mikulski, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 863. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     allow soldiers to serve their country without being 
     disadvantaged financially by Federal student aid programs; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. 
             Mikulski, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 864. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide for grants to parents and 
     guardians of certain military dependents, in order to assist 
     the parent and guardians in paying for the cost of child care 
     services provided to the dependents, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Brownback, 
             and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 865. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act to facilitate the 
     reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial 
     users; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Corzine, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Reed, and Mr. 
             Lautenberg):
       S. 866. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to require the provision of a child safety lock 
     in connection with the transfer of a handgun and provide 
     safety standards for child safety locks; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURNS:
       S. 867. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 710 Wick Lane in Billings, 
     Montana, as the ``Ronald Reagan Post Office Building''; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH:
       S. 868. A bill to amend the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw 
     Restoration Act to provide for the cultural restoration and 
     economic self-sufficiency of the Confederation Tribes of 
     Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
             Graham of South Carolina, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Corzine, 
             Mr. Biden, Mr. Specter, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Hollings, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. 
             Clinton, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 869. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for enhanced reimbursement under the medicare 
     program for screening and diagnostic mammography services, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 870. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to extend the availability of funds to carry 
     out the fruit and vegetable pilot program; considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Hagel, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 871. A bill to provide for global pathogen surveillance 
     and response; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 872. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 
     2004 and 2005 for United States contributions to the 
     International Fund for Ireland, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 873. A bill to authorize funding for catalysis science 
     and engineering research and development at the Department of 
     Energy for fiscal years 2004 through 2009, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Graham 
             of South Carolina):
       S. 874. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to include primary and secondary preventative medical 
     strategies for children and adults with Sickle Cell Disease 
     as medical assistance under the medicaid program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Allard, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Stabenow, 
             and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 875. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow an income tax credit for the provision of 
     homeownership and community development, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mrs. 
             Clinton):
       S. 876. A bill to require public disclosure of 
     noncompetitive contracting for the reconstruction of the 
     infrastructure of Iraq, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Thomas, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 877. A bill to regulate interstate commerce by imposing 
     limitations and penalties on the transmission of unsolicited 
     commercial electronic mail via the Internet; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 878. A bill to authorize an additional permanent 
     judgeship in the district of Idaho, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

[[Page S5174]]

           By Mr. SMITH:
       S. 879. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase and extend the special depreciation allowance, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 880. An original bill to amend the Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to reauthorize the Act, 
     to improve early learning opportunities and promote school 
     preparedness, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. Landrieu, and 
             Mr. Dayton):
       S. 881. 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; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 882. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide improvements in tax administration and taxpayer 
     safe-guards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Miller, and Mr. Graham of Florida):
       S. 883. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to revise and simplify the transitional medical 
     assistance (TMA) program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Shelby, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Bunning, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 884. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act 
     to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-
     purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to 
     consumers under such agreements, to provide certain 
     substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 885. A bill entitled ``Prosecutorial Remedies and Other 
     Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 
     2003''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Ms. Snowe, 
             and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 886. A bill to ratify otherwise legal appointments and 
     promotions in the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration that failed to be submitted to 
     the Senate for its advice and consent as required by law, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 887. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to apply an excise tax to excessive attorneys fees for legal 
     judgments, settlements, or agreements that operate as a tax; 
     to the Committee on Finance.

                          ____________________