[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3379]
[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. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Lott):
       S. 2025. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the rate of special pension for recipients of the 
     Medal of Honor and to make that special pension effective 
     from the date of the act for which the recipient is awarded 
     the Medal of Honor and to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     to increase the criminal penalties associated with misuse or 
     fraud relating to the Medal of Honor; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 2026. A bill to authorize the use of Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction funds for projects and activities to address 
     proliferation threats outside the states of the former Soviet 
     Union, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. 
             Feingold):
       S. 2027. A bill to implement effective measures to stop 
     trade in conflict diamonds, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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