[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 835-836]
[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 Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Kyl, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 203. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an above-the-line deduction for qualified 
     professional development expenses of elementary and secondary 
     school teachers and to allow a credit against income tax to 
     elementary and secondary school teachers who provide 
     classroom materials; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 204. A bill for the relief of Benjamin M. Banfro; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Levin):
       S. 205. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to waive the income inclusion on a distribution from an 
     individual retirement account to the extent that the 
     distribution is contributed for charitable purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Lott, Mr. Craig, 
             and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 206. A bill to repeal the Public Utility Holding Company 
     Act of 1935, to enact the Public Utility Holding Company Act 
     of 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Helms, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 207. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives to introduce new technologies to reduce 
     energy consumption in buildings; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Jeffords, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 208. A bill to reduce health care costs and promote 
     improved health care by providing supplemental grants for 
     additional preventive health services for women; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 209. A bill for the relief of Sung Jun Oh; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 210. A bill to authorize the integration and 
     consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and 
     services provided by Indian tribal governments, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 211. A bill to amend the Education Amendments of 1978 
     and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 to improve 
     education for Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaskan Natives; 
     to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. 
             McCain):
       S. 212. A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act to revise and extend such Act; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 213. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     update the feasibility and suitability studies of 4 national 
     historic trails and provide for possible additions to such 
     trails; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Conrad, Mr. 
             Daschle, and Mr. Campbell):
       S. 214. A bill to elevate the position of Director of the 
     Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and 
     Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Ms. STABENOW:
       S. 215. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to permit importation in personal baggage and by 
     mail of certain covered products for personal use from 
     certain foreign countries and to correct impediments in 
     implementation of the Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act of 
     2000; to

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     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
             Jeffords, and Mr. Chafee):
       S. 216. A bill to establish a Commission for the 
     comprehensive study of voting procedures in Federal, State, 
     and local elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
             Voinovich, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Dodd, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 217. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a uniform dollar limitation for all types of 
     transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Allard, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Burns, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Breaux, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Warner, Mr. Reid, and 
             Mr. Roberts):
       S. 218. A bill to establish an Election Administration 
     Commission to study Federal, State, and local voting 
     procedures and election administration and provide grants to 
     modernize voting procedures and election administration, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Hollings, and 
             Mr. Hagel):
       S. 219. A bill to suspend for two years the certification 
     procedures under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation 
     in international counternarcotics programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
             Hatch):
       S. 220. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and 
     for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 221. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to make 
     loans through a revolving loan fund for States to construct 
     electricity generation facilities for use in electricity 
     supply emergencies; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.

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