[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 137 (Wednesday, October 1, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S12277]
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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. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Bond):
       S. 1690. A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to provide for integrated workforce training programs 
     for adults with limited English proficiency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Kennedy, and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1691. A bill to establish commissions to review the 
     facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by 
     European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish 
     refugees during World War II; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SUNUNU:
       S. 1692. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 38 Spring Street in Nashua, 
     New Hampshire, as the ``Hugh Gregg Post Office Building''; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 1693. A bill to amend section 35 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to allow individuals receiving unemployment 
     compensation to be eligible for a refundable, advanceable 
     credit for health insurance costs; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK:
       S. 1694. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
     veterans who participated in certain Department of Defense 
     chemical and biological warfare testing to be provided health 
     care for illness without requirement for proof of service-
     connection; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Sununu, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1695. A bill to provide greater oversight over the USA 
     PATRIOT Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1696. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance 
     by Indian tribes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 1697. A bill to establish the elderly housing plus 
     health support demonstration program to modernize public 
     housing for elderly and disabled persons; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bond, and Mr. 
             Santorum):
       S. 1698. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to promote the provision of retirement investment advice 
     to workers managing their retirement income assets; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 1699. A bill to amend the Head Start Act to require 
     parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical 
     examinations; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. DeWine, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Kohl, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 1700. A bill to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA 
     samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, 
     to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, 
     State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and 
     development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new 
     training programs regarding the collection and use of DNA 
     evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence 
     to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of 
     counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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