[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5483-S5484]
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. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Domenici, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Inouye, and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 931. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     undertake a program to reduce the risks from and mitigate the 
     effects of avalanches on visitors to units of the National 
     Park System and on other recreational users of public land; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Crapo, and 
             Mr. Bunning):
       S. 932. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for taxpayers owning 
     certain commercial power takeoff vehicles; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BREAUX:
       S. 933. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the active business definition under section 355; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself and Mr. Nickles):
       S. 934. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the small refiner exception to the oil depletion 
     deduction; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BREAUX:
       S. 935. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow certain coins to be acquired by individual 
     retirement accounts and other individually directed pension 
     plan accounts; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. 
             McCain):
       S. 936. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deny any deduction for certain fines, penalties, and other 
     amounts; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. 
             Levin):
       S. 937. A bill to reauthorize the Harmful Algal Bloom and 
     Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 938. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who 
     died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same 
     eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency an 
     indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners 
     of war who die after that date; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Chafee, Ms. Collins, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 939. A bill to amend part B of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of 
     such part, to provide an exception to the local maintenance 
     of effort requirements, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina:
       S. 940. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     relating to naturalization through service in the Armed 
     Forces of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. EDWARDS:
       S. 941. A bill to establish the Blue Ridge National 
     Heritage Area in the State of North Carolina, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska):
       S. 942. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for improvements in access to services in 
     rural hospitals and critical access hospitals; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 943. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to enter into 1 or more contracts with the city of Cheyenne, 
     Wyoming, for the storage of water in the Kendrick Project, 
     Wyoming; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reid, and 
             Mr. Kerry):
       S. 944. A bill to enhance national security, environmental 
     quality, and economic stability by increasing the production 
     of clean, domestically produced renewable energy as a fuel 
     source for the national electric system; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 945. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     improve the process for adjusting the rates of pay for 
     members of the uniformed services; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

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           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Feingold, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 946. A bill to enhance competition for prescription 
     drugs by increasing the ability of the Department of Justice 
     and Federal Trade Commission to enforce existing antitrust 
     laws regarding brand name drugs and generic drugs; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 947. A bill to better assist lower income families in 
     obtaining decent, safe, and affordable housing through the 
     conversion of the section 8 housing choice voucher program 
     into a State-administered block grant; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 948. A bill to require prescription drug manufacturers, 
     packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided 
     in connection with detailing, promotional, or other marketing 
     activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 949. A bill to establish a commission to assess the 
     military facility structure of the United States overseas, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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