[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5642-5643]
[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. BREAUX:
       S. 2235. A bill to provide clarity and consistency in 
     certain country-of-origin markings; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 2236. A bill to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to provide coverage for domestic violence 
     screening and treatment, to authorize the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services to make grants to improve the response of 
     health care systems to domestic violence, and train health 
     care providers and federally qualified health centers 
     regarding screening, identification, and treatment for 
     families experiencing domestic violence; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 2237. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance compensation for veterans with hearing loss, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Lieberman 
             , and Mr. McConnell):
       S. 2238. A bill to permit reviews of criminal records of 
     applicants for private security officer employment; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Corzine, Mr. Allard, Mr. Carper, Mr. Bunning, 
             Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. Santorum):
       S. 2239. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage 
     insurance for single family homebuyers; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Torricelli, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Feingold, 
             and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 2240. A bill to combat nursing home fraud and abuse, 
     increase protections for victims of telemarketing fraud, 
     enhance safeguards for pension plans and health care benefit 
     programs, and enhance penalties for crimes against seniors, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 2241. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States to provide duty-free treatment for certain 
     log forwarders used as motor vehicles for the transport of 
     goods, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire:
       S. 2242. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the collection of

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     tolls from vehicles or military equipment under the actual 
     physical control of a uniformed member of the Armed Forces, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       S. 2243. A bill to specify the amount of Federal funds that 
     may be expended for intake facilities for the benefit of 
     Lonoke and White Counties, Arkansas, as part of the project 
     for flood control, Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. Collins, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Levin, 
             and Mr. Dayton):
       S. 2244. A bill to permit commercial importation of 
     prescription drugs from Canada, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 2245. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     enhance competition between and among rail carriers, to 
     provide for expedited alternative dispute resolution of 
     disputes involving rail rates, rail service, or other matters 
     of rail operations through arbitration, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Harkin, and 
             Mr. Bunning):
       S. 2246. A bill to improve access to printed instructional 
     materials used by blind or other persons with print 
     disabilities in elementary and secondary schools, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2247. A bill to provide for the regulation of public 
     accounting firms for purposes of the Federal securities laws, 
     to promote quality and transparency in financial reporting, 
     to improve the quality of independent audits and accounting 
     services through an Independent Public Accounting Oversight 
     Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       S. 2248. A bill to extend the authority of the Export-
     Import Bank until May 31, 2002; considered and passed.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 2249. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a grant program regarding eating disorders, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.

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