[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19589]
[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. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Breaux, 
             Mr. Cleland, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             Mr. Carper, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1530. A bill to provide improved safety and security 
     measures for rail transportation, provide for improved 
     passenger rail service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire:
       S. 1531. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a waiver of the early withdrawal penalty for 
     distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals 
     called to active duty during the national emergency declared 
     by the President on September 14, 2001, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
             Nickles, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bond, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
             Hagel, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Craig, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. Allard):
       S. 1532. A bill to provide for the payment of emergency 
     extended unemployment compensation; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 1533. An original bill to amend the Public Health 
     Service Act to reauthorize and strengthen the health centers 
     program and the National Health Service Corps, and to 
     establish the Healthy Communities Access Program, which will 
     help coordinate services for the uninsured and underinsured, 
     and for other purposes; from the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 1534. A bill to establish the Department of National 
     Homeland Security; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Fitzgerald):
       S. 1535. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for research on, and services for individuals with, 
     postpartum depression and psychosis; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 1536. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. 
             Inhofe):
       S. 1537. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a hydrogeologic mapping, modeling and monitoring 
     program for the High Plains Aquifer and to establish the High 
     Plains Aquifer Coordination council to facilitate groundwater 
     conservation in the High Plains; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. 
             Inhofe):
       S. 1538. A bill to further continued economic viability in 
     the communities on the High Plains by promoting sustainable 
     groundwater management of the Ogallala Aquifer; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Murray, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. 
             Corzine):
       S. 1539. A bill to protect children from terrorism; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FITZGERALD:
       S. 1540. A bill to extend and improve the emergency food 
     assistance program; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. 
             Smith of Oregon):
       S. 1541. A bill to provide for a program of temporary 
     enhanced unemployment benefits; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 1542. A bill to foster innovation and technological 
     advancement in the development of the Internet and electronic 
     commerce, and to assist the States in simplifying their sales 
     and use taxes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Lott, Ms. Landrieu, 
             and Mr. Allen):
       S.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution designating September 11 
     as ``National Day of Remembrance''; considered and passed.

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