[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 22733-22734]
[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. BOND:
       S. 1705. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a homeland security academic 
     centers for public health preparedness network; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 1706. A bill to provide for the enhanced control of 
     biological agents and toxins; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Frist, 
             Mr. Warner, Mr. Helms, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Shelby, Ms. Snowe, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1707. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to specify the update for payments under the medicare 
     physician fee schedule for 2002 and to direct the Medicare 
     Payment Advisory Commission to conduct a study on replacing 
     the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in 
     determining such update in subsequent years; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 1708. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure the continuity 
     of medical care following a major disaster by making private 
     for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster 
     assistance; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 1709. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives to introduce new technologies to reduce 
     energy consumption in buildings; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire:
       S. 1710. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that tips received for certain services shall not 
     be subject to income or employment taxes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 1711. A bill to designate the James Peak Wilderness and 
     the James Peak Protection Area in the State of Colorado, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Carper, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Specter):
       S. 1712. A bill to amend the procedures that apply to 
     consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer 
     outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEVENS:
       S. 1713. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     direct the Postal Service to adhere to an equitable tender 
     policy in selecting air carriers of non-priority bypass mail 
     to certain points in the State of Alaska, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. McCONNELL:
       S. 1714. A bill to provide for the installation of a plaque 
     to honor Dr. James Harvey Early in the Williamsburg, Kentucky 
     Post Office Building; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.

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           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Daschle, Mr. Bond, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Bayh, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Biden, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Breaux, Mr. 
             DeWine, Mrs. Carnahan, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Cleland, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Corzine, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Warner, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Nelson of Florida, Mr. Reed, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 1715. A bill to improve the ability of the United States 
     to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Hollings, 
             Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 1716. A bill to speed national action to address global 
     climate change, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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