[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5305]
[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. 678. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to establish a program for fisheries habitat protection, 
     restoration, and enhancement, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CLELAND:
       S. 679. A bill to establish the Arabia Mountain National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       S. 680. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 to authorize communities to use 
     community development block grant funds for construction of 
     tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Stevens, and Mr. Burns):
       S. 681. A bill to help ensure general aviation aircraft 
     access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. DeWine, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Helms, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mr. Hagel, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Reed, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Thurmond, Ms. 
             Snowe, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
             Cleland, Mr. Brownback, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 682. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to restore the link between the maximum amount of earnings by 
     blind individuals permitted without demonstrating ability to 
     engage in substantial gainful activity and the exempt amount 
     permitted in determining excess earnings under the earnings 
     test; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Hampshire):
       S. 683. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax 
     for the purchase of private health insurance, and to 
     establish State health insurance safety-net programs; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Leahy, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 684. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on 
     account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Clinton, 
             and Mr. Carper):
       S. 685. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act 
     to strengthen working families, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.

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