[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18159]
[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 (for himself and Mr. Miller):
       S. 1476. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to Reverend Doctor Martin 
     Luther King, Jr. (posthumously) and his widow Coretta Scott 
     King in recognition of their contributions to the Nation on 
     behalf of the civil rights movement; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 1477. A bill to provide for an election of an annuity 
     under section 377 of title 28, United States Code, for any 
     qualified magistrate judge; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Levin, Mr. Miller, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Breaux, and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1478. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to improve 
     the treatment of certain animals, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 1479. A bill to require procedures that ensure the fair 
     and equitable resolution of labor integration issues in 
     transactions for the combination of air carriers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (by request):
       S. 1480. A bill to amend the Reclamation Recreation 
     Management Act of 1992 in order to provide for the security 
     of dams, facilities, and resources under the jurisdiction of 
     the Bureau of Reclamation; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.

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