[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16328]
[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. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2913. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide health insurance 
     protections for individuals who are living organ donors; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 2914. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for appropriate incentive payments under the 
     medicare program for physicians' services furnished in 
     underserved areas; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. 
             Torricelli, and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 2915. A bill to provide for cancellation of student loan 
     indebtedness for spouses, surviving joint debtors, and 
     parents of individuals who died or became permanently and 
     totally disabled due to injuries suffered in the terrorist 
     attack on September 11, 2001; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 2916. A bill to put a college education within reach, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

            SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS

  The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were 
read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated:

           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mr. Lugar, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Allard, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Bayh, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Carnahan, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             DeWine, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Breaux):
       S. Res. 324. A resolution congratulating the National 
     Farmers Union for 100 years of service to family farmers, 
     ranchers, and rural communities; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. Con. Res. 138. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health And Human 
     Services should conduct or support research on certain tests 
     to screen for ovarian cancer, and Federal health care 
     programs and group and individual health plans should cover 
     the tests if demonstrated to be effective, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.

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