[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21028]
[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. REED (for himself and Mr. Fitzgerald):
       S. 3127. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     provide assistance to States to support testing of private 
     wells in areas of suspected contamination to limit or prevent 
     human exposure to contaminated groundwater; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 3128. A bill to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance 
     Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of 
     Columbia and its environs to honor members of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States who have lost their lives during 
     peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, training, 
     terrorist attacks, or covert operations; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       S. 3129. A bill to permit the Secretary of the Interior to 
     enter certain leases for fire capitalization improvements; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Gregg):
       S. 3130. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to add requirements regarding device 
     reprocessing and reuse; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 3131. A bill to balance the budget and protect the 
     Social Security Trust Fund surpluses; to the Committee on the 
     Budget and the Committee on Governmental Affairs, jointly, 
     pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions 
     that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have 
     thirty days to report or be discharged.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Craig):
       S. 3132. A bill to improve the economy and the quality of 
     life for all citizens by authorizing funds for Federal-aid 
     highways, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Craig):
       S. 3133. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make funding available to carry out the Maximum Economic 
     Growth for America Through Highway Funding Act; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Craig):
       S. 3134. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, to encourage economic growth in the United States by 
     increasing transportation investments in rural areas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Breaux, and 
             Mr. Baucus):
       S. 3135. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a 
     national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program 
     for the electric generating sector; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 3136. A bill to establish a trust fund for the purpose 
     of making medical benefit payments to current and former 
     residents of Libby, Montana; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 3137. A bill to provide remedies for retaliation against 
     whistleblowers making congressional disclosures; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 3138. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
     in cooperation with the University of New Mexico, to 
     construct and occupy a portion of the Hibben Center for 
     Archaeological Research at the University of New Mexico, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 3139. A bill to provide a right to be heard for 
     participants and beneficiaries of an employee pension benefit 
     plan of a debtor in order to protect pensions of those 
     employees and retirees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 3140. A bill to assist law enforcement in their efforts 
     to recover missing children and to clarify the standards for 
     State sex offender registration programs; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 3141. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to expand the scope of the Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Mrs. 
             Lincoln):
       S. 3142. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State 
     prescription drug discount programs as a condition of 
     participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient 
     prescription drugs under the medicaid program, to provide 
     increased rebate payments to State medicaid programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 3143. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Consumer and Shareholder Protection Association, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 3144. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial 
     arrangements are not to be considered available resources 
     under the supplemental security income program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 3145. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish a scholarship program to encourage and support 
     students who have contributed substantial public services; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mrs. Carnahan):
       S. 3146. A bill to reauthorize funding for the National 
     Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Grassley, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 3147. A bill to foster local collaborations which will 
     ensure that resources are effectively and efficiently used 
     within the criminal and juvenile justice systems; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 3148. A bill to provide incentives to increase research 
     by private sector entities to develop antivirals, antibiotics 
     and other drugs, vaccines, microbicides, and diagnostic 
     technologies to prevent and treat illnesses associated with a 
     biological, chemical, or radiological weapons attack; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 3149. A bill to provide authority for the Smithsonian 
     Institution to use voluntary separation incentives for 
     personnel flexibility, and for other purposes; considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S.J. Res. 50. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     the Senate with respect to human rights in Central Asia; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S.J. Res. 51. A resolution to recognize the rights of 
     consumers to use copyright protected works, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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