[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 144 (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S12607]
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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. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 1731. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the La 
     Entrada al Pacifico Corridor in the State of Texas as a high 
     priority corridor on the National Highway System; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 1732. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish a rural water supply program in the Reclamation 
     States to provide a clean, safe, affordable, and reliable 
     water supply to rural residents; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1733. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award 
     grants to States to develop and implement State court 
     interpreter programs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 1734. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide States with the option to expand or 
     add coverage of pregnant women under the medicaid and State 
     children's health insurance programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Graham of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Chambliss, and Mr. Campbell):
       S. 1735. A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement 
     resources committed to investigation and prosecution of 
     violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to 
     protect law abiding citizens and communities from violent 
     criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for 
     violent crimes, to reform and facilitate prosecution of 
     juvenile gang members who commit violent crimes, to expand 
     and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
             Hagel, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. 
             Rockefeller):
       S. 1736. A bill to promote simplification and fairness in 
     the administration and collection of sales and use taxes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1737. A bill to amend the Clayton Act to enhance the 
     authority of the Federal Trade Commission or the Attorney 
     General to prevent anticompetitive practices in tightly 
     concentrated gasoline markets; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 1738. A bill to reauthorize the Defense Production Act 
     of 1950, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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