[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4013]
[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. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. 
             Hutchinson):
       S. 568. A bill to amend the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
     Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2001, to respond to the severe economic 
     losses being incurred by crop producers, livestock and 
     poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of 
     the sharp increase in energy costs or input costs from energy 
     sources; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. BURNS:
       S. 569. A bill entitled the ``Health Care Access 
     Improvement Act''; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Specter, Mrs. Carnahan, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Miller, 
             Ms. Collins, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 570. A bill to establish a permanent Violence Against 
     Women Office at the Department of Justice; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THURMOND (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. 
             Allen):
       S. 571. A bill to provide for the location of the National 
     Museum of the United States Army; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Helms, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 572. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend modifications to DSH allotments provided under 
     the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and 
     Protection Act of 2000; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Reed, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 573. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to allow children enrolled in the State children's health 
     insurance program to be eligible for benefits under the 
     pediatric vaccine distribution program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 574. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to allow States to provide health benefits 
     coverage for parents of children eligible for child health 
     assistance under the State children's health insurance 
     program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 575. A bill entitled the ``Hospital Length of Stay Act 
     of 2001''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 576. A bill to require health insurance coverage for 
     certain reconstructive surgery; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 577. A bill to limit the administrative expenses and 
     profits of managed care entities to not more than 15 percent 
     of premium revenues; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 578. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation 
     from amending or otherwise modifying the operating 
     certificates of major air carriers in connection with a 
     merger or acquisition for a period of 2 years, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 579. A bill to amend the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 to authorize the Secretary of State to 
     provide for the establishment of nonprofit entities for the 
     Department of State's international educational, cultural, 
     and arts programs; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       S. 580. A bill to expedite the construction of the World 
     War II memorial in the District of Columbia; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 581. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize Army arsenals to undertake to fulfill orders or 
     contracts for articles or services in advance of the receipt 
     of payment under certain circumstances; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S.J. Res. 8. A joint resolution designating 2002 as the 
     ``Year of the Rose''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Reid, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Ms. Collins, Mr. Specter, and Mr. Chafee):
       S.J. Res. 9. A joint resolution providing for congressional 
     disapproval of the rule submitted by the United States Agency 
     for International Development relating to the restoration of 
     the Mexico City Policy; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.

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