[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21927]
[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. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Mr. Santorum, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Craig, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Bond, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 1643. A bill to provide Federal reimbursement to State 
     and local governments for a limited sales, use and retailers' 
     occupation tax holiday; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 1644. A bill to further the protection and recognition 
     of veterans' memorials, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HELMS:
       S. 1645. A bill to provide for the promotion of democracy 
     and rule of law in Belarus and for the protection of Belarus' 
     sovereignty and independence; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 1646. A bill to identify certain routes in the States of 
     Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico as part of the 
     Ports-to-Plains Corridor, a high priority corridor on the 
     National Highway System; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 1647. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security 
     Act to include any veterans' or survivors' compensation or 
     pension in the determination of the yearly income disregard 
     for purposes of the supplemental security income program; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 1648. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide an increase in the maximum annual rates of pension 
     payable to surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1649. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
     Management Act of 1996 to increase the authorization of 
     appropriations for the Vancouver National Historic Reserve 
     and for the preservation of Vancouver Barracks; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CLELAND:
       S. 1650. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     change provisions regarding emergencies; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. 
             Conrad):
       S. 1651. A bill to establish the United States Consensus 
     Council to provide for a consensus building process in 
     addressing national public policy issues, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 1652. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition 
     Act to convert the price support program for sugarcane and 
     sugar beets into a system of solely recourse loans and to 
     provide for the gradual elimination of the program; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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