[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1294]
[From the U.S. 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. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Murkowski, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mr. Helms, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
             Stevens, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Burns, Mr. Gregg, and 
             Mr. Hatch):
       S. 234. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other 
     communications services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Hollings, 
             Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       S. 235. A bill to provide for enhanced safety, public 
     awareness, and environmental protection in pipeline 
     transportation, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       S. 236. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the expense treatment for small businesses and to 
     reduce the depreciation recovery period for restaurant 
     buildings and franchise operations, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Frist, 
             Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lott, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Murkowski):
       S. 237. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security 
     benefits; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       S. 238. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct feasibility studies on water optimization in the 
     Burnt River basin, Malheur River basin, Owyhee River basin, 
     and Powder River Basin, Oregon; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Dorgan, and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 239. A bill to improve access to the Cuban market for 
     American agricultural producers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. FRIST:
       S. 240. A bill to authorize studies on water supply 
     management and development; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 241. A bill to direct the Federal Election Commission to 
     set uniform national standards for Federal election 
     procedures, change the Federal election day, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. 
             Crapo):
       S. 242. A bill to authorize funding for University Nuclear 
     Science and Engineering Programs at the Department of Energy 
     for fiscal years 2002 through 2006; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Daschle 
             , Mr. Inouye, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
             Akaka, and Mr. Campbell):
       S. 243. A bill to provide for the issuance of bonds to 
     provide funding for the construction of schools of the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Helms, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Reid, Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Baucus, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Byrd, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 244. A bill to provide for United States policy toward 
     Libya; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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