[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8153-8154]
[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. REID (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 893. A bill to establish the National Boxing Commission, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Santorum, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Craig, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
             Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. 
             Reid):
       S. 894. A bill to authorize increased support to the 
     democratic opposition and other oppressed people of Cuba to 
     help them regain their freedom and prepare themselves for a 
     democratic future, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Frist):
       S. 895. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for research related to 
     developing vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure 
     that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 896. An original bill to provide for reconciliation 
     pursuant to section 103 of the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 2002 (H. Con. Res. 83); from the 
     Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Allard, 
             Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 897. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide that the procedures relating to the closing or 
     consolidation of a post office be extended to the relocation 
     or construction of a post office, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. 
             Daschle):
       S. 898. A bill to make technical amendments to the 
     Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note), 
     provide compensation to certain claimants under such Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Allen):
       S. 899. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to increase the amount paid to families 
     of public safety officers killed in the line of duty; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mrs. Boxer, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 900. A bill to establish a Consumer Energy Commission to 
     assess and provide recommendations regarding recent energy 
     price spikes from the perspective of consumers; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 901. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
     Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to cease mineral 
     leasing activity on the outer Continental Shelf seaward of a 
     coastal State that has declared a moratorium on mineral 
     exploration, development, or production activity in State 
     water; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THURMOND (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Sessions, 
             and Mr. Smith of New Hampshire):
       S. 902. A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the Hobbs Act), and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 903. A bill to amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor 
     Act to make technical

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     amendments; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Warner, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Cochran, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 904. A bill to amend the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an above-the-line deduction 
     for qualified professional development expenses of elementary 
     and secondary school teachers and to allow a credit against 
     income tax to elementary and secondary school teachers who 
     provide classroom materials; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Reid, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 905. A bill to provide incentives for school 
     construction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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