[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15699-15701]
[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. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 2834. A bill to provide emergency livestock assistance 
     to agricultural producers, with an offset; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2835. A bill to promote the development of health care 
     cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health 
     care purchasing power of employers, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 2836. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     manganese metal; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2837. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow businesses to qualify as renewal community 
     businesses if such businesses employ residents of certain 
     other renewal communities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2838. A bill to provide for the conveyance of Forest 
     Service facilities and lands comprising the Five Mile 
     Regional Learning Center in the State of California to the 
     Clovis Unified School District, to authorize a new special 
     use permit regarding the continued use of unconveyed lands 
     comprising the Center, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CLELAND:
       S. 2839. A bill to enhance the protection of privacy of 
     children who use school or library computers employing 
     Internet content management services, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 2840. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 120 North Main Street in 
     Fallon, Nevada, as the ``Rollan D. Melton Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Allard):
       S. 2841. A bill to adjust the indexing of multifamily 
     mortgage limits, and for other

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     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. CARNAHAN:
       S. 2842. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     authorize appropriations for demonstration projects to 
     provide supportive services to older individuals who reside 
     in naturally occurring retirement communities; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2843. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to promulgate a rule that requires manufacturers 
     of certain consumer products to establish and maintain a 
     system for providing notification of recalls of such products 
     to consumers who first purchase such a product; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 2844. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax incentive to individuals teaching in 
     elementary and secondary schools located in rural or high 
     unemployment areas and to individuals who achieve 
     certification from the National Board for Professional 
     Teaching Standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 2845. A bill to extend for one year procedural relief 
     provided under the USA PATRIOT Act for individuals who were 
     or are victims or survivors of victims of a terrorist attack 
     on the United States on September 11, 2001; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2846. A bill to establish a commission to evaluate 
     investigative and surveillance technologies to meet law 
     enforcement and national security needs in the manner that 
     best preserves the personal dignity, liberty, and privacy of 
     individuals within the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 2847. A bill to assist in the conservation of cranes by 
     supporting and providing, through projects of persons and 
     organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial 
     resources for the conservation programs of countries the 
     activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Cleland, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Miller):
       S. 2848. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for a clarification of the definition of 
     homebound for purposes of determining eligibility for home 
     health services under the medicare program; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 2849. A bill to increase the supply of pancreatic islet 
     cells for research, to provide better coordination of Federal 
     efforts and information on islet cell transplantation, and to 
     collect the data necessary to move islet cell transplantation 
     from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2850. A bill to create a penalty for automobile 
     insurance fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 2851. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the deduction for qualified higher education 
     expenses to $10,000, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 2852. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for employee benefits for work site employees of 
     certain corporations operating on a cooperative basis; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 2853. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish the Missouri River Monitoring and Research Program, 
     to authorize the establishment of the Missouri River Basin 
     Stakeholder Committee, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. 
             Enzi):
       S. 2854. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve disproportionate share medicare payments to 
     hospitals serving vulnerable populations; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       S. 2855. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the qualified medicare beneficiary (QMB) and 
     special low-income medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs 
     within the medicaid program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Chafee):
       S. 2856. A bill to designate Colombia under section 244 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to make 
     nationals of Colombia eligible for temporary protected status 
     under such section; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 2857. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the requirements regarding advance 
     directives in order to ensure that an individual's health 
     care decisions are complied with, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2858. A bill to modify the project for navigation, Union 
     River, Maine; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2859. A bill to deauthorize the project for navigation, 
     Northeast harbor, Maine; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
             Kennedy, and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2860. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to modify the rules for redistribution and extended 
     availability of fiscal year 2000 and subsequent fiscal year 
     allotments under the State children's health insurance 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 2861. A bill to empower States with authority for most 
     taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Ms. Cantwell, 
             and Mr. Biden):
       S. 2862. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards, 
     improve coordination among Federal, State, and local fire 
     officials in training for and responding to terrorist attacks 
     and other national emergencies, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 2863. A bill to provide for deregulation of consumer 
     broadband services; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       S. 2864. A bill to modify the full payment amount available 
     to States under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
     Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 2865. A bill to establish Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie 
     National Historical Park in the State of South Carolina, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Craig, 
             and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 2866. A bill to provide scholarships for District of 
     Columbia elementary and secondary students, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 2867. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
     1946 to increase competition and transparency among packers 
     that purchase livestock from producers; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. 
             Allard):
       S. 2868. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out a research and demonstration program concerning 
     control of salt cedar and other nonnative phreatophytes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 2869. A bill to facilitate the ability of certain 
     spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures 
     required in the public interest to meet the needs of wireless 
     telecommunications consumers; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 2870. A bill to amend titles 10 and 14, United States 
     Code, to provide for the use of gold in the metal content of 
     the Medal of Honor; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Cleland, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2871. A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen 
     the protection of native biodiversity and ban clearcutting on 
     Federal land, and to designate certain Federal land as 
     ancient forests, roadless areas, watershed protection areas, 
     special areas, and Federal boundary areas where logging and 
     other intrusive activities are prohibited; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FITZGERALD:
       S. 2872. A bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for 
     commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in 
     the State of Illinois; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 2873. A bill to improve the provision of health care in 
     all areas of the United States; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DAYTON (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Inouye, 
             and Mr. Wellstone):

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       S. 2874. A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of 
     Federal employees; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mr. Dayton, and Ms. 
             Mikulski):
       S. 2875. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to increase the maximum levels of 
     guaranteed single-employer plan benefits, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 2876. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to promote secure and healthy families under the 
     temporary assistance to needy families program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 2877. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to ensure that stock options of public companies are granted 
     to rank and file employees as well as officers and directors, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 2878. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure fair treatment and due process 
     protections under the temporary assistance to needy families 
     program, to facilitate enhanced data collection and reporting 
     requirements under that program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Breaux, and Mr. 
             Rockefeller):
       S. 2879. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIV of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the availability of accurate nursing 
     facility staffing information, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 2880. A bill to designate Fort Bayard Historic District 
     in the State of New Mexico as a National Historic Landmark, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 2881. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from income amounts received by an employee from 
     an employer as assistance towards the purchase of a principal 
     residence; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. 
             Rockefeller):
       S. 2882. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the tax credit for holders of qualified zone 
     academy bonds; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 2883. A bill to allow States to design a program to 
     increase parental choice in special education, to fully fund 
     the Federal share of part B of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act, to help States reduce paperwork 
     requirements under part B of such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Craig, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Conrad, Mr. 
             Bingaman, and Mr. Allard):
       S. 2884. A bill to improve transit service to rural areas, 
     including for elderly and disabled; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 2885. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to require additional disclosures relating to exchange rates 
     in transfers involving international transactions; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Helms, 
             and Mr. Hutchinson):
       S. 2886. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to ensure the religious free exercise and free speech rights 
     of churches and other houses of worship to engage in an 
     insubstantial amount of political activities; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2887. A bill to provide for the sharing of homeland 
     security information by Federal intelligence and law 
     enforcement agencies with State and local entities; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 2888. A bill to direct the Administrator of General 
     Services to convey to Fresno County, California, the existing 
     Federal courthouse in that county; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       S. 2889. 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; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 2890. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish grant programs to provide for education and 
     outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care 
     once newborn screening has been conducted, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 2891. A bill to create a 4-year pilot program that makes 
     small, non-profit child care businesses eligible for SBA 504 
     loans; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. 
             Rockefeller):
       S. 2892. A bill to provide economic security for America's 
     workers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 2893. A bill to provide that certain Bureau of Land 
     Management land shall be held in trust for the Pueblo of 
     Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in the State of 
     New Mexico; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCONNELL:
       S. 2894. A bill to provide for the protection of the flag 
     of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kyl, Mrs. Hutchison, 
     and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 2895. A bill to enhance the security of the United 
     States by protecting seaports, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       By Mr. LOTT:
       S.J. Res. 43. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to guarantee the right 
     to use and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and 
     the national motto; read the first time.

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