[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13255-13256]
[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. BAUCUS:
       S. 2737. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to 
     consolidate and improve the trade adjustment assistance 
     programs, to provide community-based economic development 
     assistance for trade-affected communities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 2738. A bill to provide for the reimbursement under the 
     medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
     of nursing facilities that are located on an Indian 
     reservation in the State of South Dakota

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     and owned or operated by an Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
             Domenici, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Helms):
       S. 2739. A bill to provide for post-conviction DNA testing, 
     to improve competence and performance of prosecutors, defense 
     counsel, and trial judges handling State capital criminal 
     cases, to ensure the quality of defense counsel in Federal 
     capital cases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 2740. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the 
     Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
     Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and 
     for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska):
       S. 2741. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve procedures for the determination of the inability of 
     veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Murkowski, and Ms. 
             Cantwell):
       S. 2742. A bill to establish new nonimmigrant classes for 
     border commuter students; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 2743. A bill to approve the settlement of the water 
     rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in Apache County, 
     Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 2744. A bill to establish the National Aviation Heritage 
     Area , and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BENNETT (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2745. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain 
     lands in Utah; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2746. A bill to establish a Federal Liaison on Homeland 
     Security in each State, to provide coordination between the 
     Department of Homeland Security and State and local first 
     responders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 2747. A bill to provide for substantial reductions in 
     the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries 
     and for women diagnosed with breast cancer; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. CONRAD:
       S. 2748. A bill to authorize the formulation of State and 
     regional emergency telehealth network testbeds and, within 
     the Department of Defense, a telehealth task force; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 2749. A bill to establish the Highlands Stewardship Area 
     in the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and 
     Pennsylvania, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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