[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 1500-1501]
[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. CLELAND:
       S. 269. A bill to ensure that immigrant students and their 
     families receive the services the students and families need 
     to successfully participate in elementary schools, secondary 
     schools, and communities in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Helms):
       S. 270. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide a transitional adjustment for certain sole 
     community hospitals in order to limit any decline in payment 
     under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient 
     department services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Crapo, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Warner, Mr. Cochran, 
             and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 271. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that the mandatory separation age for Federal 
     firefighters be made the same as the age that applies with 
     respect to Federal law enforcement officers; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 272. A bill to rescind fiscal year 2001 procurement 
     funds for the V-22 Osprey aircraft program other than as 
     necessary to maintain the production base and to require 
     certain reports to Congress concerning that program; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget, 
     jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, as 
     modified by the order of April 11, 1986, with instructions 
     that the Budget Committee be authorized to report its views 
     to the Appropriations Committee, and that the latter alone be 
     authorized to report the bill.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 273. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     divide New Jersey into 2 judicial districts; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 274. A bill to establish a Congressional Trade Office; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Gramm, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, and Mr. Bayh):
       S. 275. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on 
     generation-skipping transfers, to preserve a step up in basis 
     of certain property acquired from a decedent, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Hagel, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Helms, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Burns, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. 
             Allard):
       S. 276. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to provide for congressional review of any rule 
     promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service that increases 
     Federal revenue, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Daschle, 
             Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mr.

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             Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 277. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Ms. 
             Snowe):
       S. 278. A bill to restore health care coverage to retired 
     members of the uniformed services; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 279. A bill affecting the representation of the majority 
     and minority membership of the Senate Members of the Joint 
     Economic Committee; considered and passed.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Enzi, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Daschle, and 
             Mr. Hollings):
       S. 280. A bill to amend the Agriculture Marketing Act of 
     1946 to require retailers of beef, lamb, pork, and perishable 
     agricultural commodities to inform consumers, at the final 
     point of sale to consumers, of the country of origin of the 
     commodities; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Cleland, and 
             Mr. Kerry):
       S. 281. A bill to authorize the design and construction of 
     a temporary education center at the Vietnam Veterans 
     Memorial; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 282. A bill to establish in the Antitrust Division of 
     the Department of Justice a position with responsibility for 
     agriculture antitrust matters; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Chafee, Mr. Graham, Mr. Specter, Mrs. Lincoln, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 283. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed 
     care plans and other health coverage; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Chafee, Mr. Graham, Mr. Specter, Mrs. Lincoln, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 284. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives to expand health care coverage for 
     individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Cleland, 
             and Mr. Byrd):
       S.J. Res. 4. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to 
     contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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