[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20789]
[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 Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Carnahan, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. 
             Collins, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Lincoln, 
             Mrs. Murray, Ms. Snowe , and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1573. A bill to authorize the provision of educational 
     and health care assistance to the women and children of 
     Afghanistan; read the first time.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 1574. A bill to ensure that hospitals that participate 
     in the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act are able to appropriately recognize and respond 
     to epidemics resulting from natural causes and bioterrorism; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Hagel, and Mr. Bond):
       S. 1575. A bill to provide new discretionary spending 
     limits for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs, jointly, pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, 
     with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other 
     Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 1576. A bill to amend section 1710 of title 38, United 
     States Code, to extend the eligibility for health care of 
     veterans who served in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf 
     War; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 1577. A bill to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water 
     Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to 
     authorize additional projects under that Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Conrad, 
             Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1578. A bill to preserve the continued viability of the 
     United States travel industry; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 1579. A bill to expand the applicability of daylight 
     saving time; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 1580. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel M/V Adios; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1581. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a business deduction for the purchase and 
     installation of qualifying security enhancement property; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 1582. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to delay for 1 year the mandatory beginning date for 
     distributions from individual retirement plans, and to 
     accelerate the effective date for modifications of the AGI 
     limit for conversions of Roth IRAs; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 1583. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a refundable tax credit for recreational travel 
     costs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. 
             Cochran):
       S. 1584. A bill to provide for review in the Court of 
     International Trade of certain determinations of binational 
     panels under the North American Free Trade Agreement; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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