[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9550-9551]
[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. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Daschle, 
             Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Wellstone, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 964. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage; 
     read the first time.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 965. A bill to impose limitations on the approval of 
     applications by major carriers domiciled in Mexico until 
     certain conditions are met; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 966. A bill to amend the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act to encourage 
     deployment of broadband service to rural America; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 967. A bill to establish the Military Readiness 
     Investigation Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 968. A bill to establish Healthy and High Performance 
     Schools Program in the Department of Education and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Santorum):
       S. 969. A bill to establish a Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory 
     Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 970. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 39 Tremont Street, Paris 
     Hill, Maine, as the Horatio King Post Office Building; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 971. A bill to expand the availability of oral health 
     services by strengthening the dental workforce in designated 
     underserved areas; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. 
             Thompson, and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 972. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to improve electric reliability, enhance transmission 
     infrastructure, and to facilitate access to the electric 
     transmission grid; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       S. 973. A bill to expedite relief provided under the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act for 
     commercial fishery failure in the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
     Fishery, to improve fishery management and enforcement in 
     that fishery, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 974. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage

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     of pharmacist services under part B of the medicare program; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Jeffords, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Specter, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Cleland, 
             and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 975. A bill to improve environmental policy by providing 
     assistance for State and tribal land use planning, to promote 
     improved quality of life, regionalism, and sustainable 
     economic development, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 976. A bill to provide authorization and funding for the 
     enhancement of ecosystems, water supply, and water quality of 
     the State of California; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Burns, Mr. Baucus, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
             Dorgan, Mr. Johnson, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 977. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition 
     Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make 
     nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency 
     payments available to producers of dry peas, lentils, and 
     chickpeas; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Allard, 
             Mr. Bennett, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Smith of Oregon, and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 978. A bill to provide for improved management of, and 
     increased accountability for, outfitted activities by which 
     the public gains access to and occupancy and use of Federal 
     land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.

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