[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 20920-20921]
[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. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 1585. A bill to establish grant and scholarship programs 
     to enable hospitals to retain and further educate their 
     nursing staffs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Hampshire):
       S. 1586. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
     authorize the carrying of firearms by employees of licensees, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Breaux, and Mr. 
             Hollings):
       S. 1587. A bill to provide improved port and maritime 
     security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Baucus, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
             Carper, Ms. Collins, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hollings, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       S. 1588. A bill to provide a 1-year extension of the date 
     for compliance by certain covered entities with the 
     administrative simplification standards for electronic 
     transactions and code sets issued in accordance with the 
     Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. 
             Baucus):
       S. 1589. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to expand medicare benefits to prevent, delay, and 
     minimize the progression of chronic conditions, establish 
     payment incentives for furnishing quality services to people 
     with serious and disabling chronic conditions, and develop 
     national policies on effective chronic condition care, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 1590. A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 to improve the environmental review process that 
     is associated with authorizations required under Federal law 
     for construction, operation, or maintenance of energy 
     facilities; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Smith 
             of New Hampshire, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 1591. A bill to promote the safe and efficient supply of 
     energy while maintaining strong environmental protections; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida:
       S. 1592. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit Federal funds from being used to provide 
     payments under a Federal health care program to any health 
     care provider who charges a membership or any other 
     extraneous or incidental fee to a patient as a prerequisite 
     for the provision of an item or services to the patient; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New 
             Hampshire, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1593. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection

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     Agency to establish a grant program to support research 
     projects on critical infrastructure protection for water 
     supply systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Kennedy, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1594. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing 
     workplace, and the quality of care; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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