[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10662-10663]
[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. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 2631. A bill to amend the temporary assistance to needy 
     families program under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide grants for transitional jobs 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 2632. A bill to provide an equitable formula for 
     computing the annuities of surviving spouses of members of 
     the uniformed services who died entitled to retired or 
     retainer pay but before the Survivor Benefit Plan existed or 
     applied to the members, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2633. A bill to prohibit an individual from knowingly 
     opening, maintaining, managing, controlling, renting, 
     leasing, making available for use, or profiting from any 
     place for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing, or 
     using any controlled substance, and for other purpose; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 2634. A bill to establish within the National Park 
     Service the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution 
     Commemorative Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 2635. A bill to establish the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 
     Commemoration Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Hollings, and Mr. 
             Corzine):
       S. 2636. A bill to ensure that the Secretary of the Army 
     treats recreation benefits the same as hurricane and storm 
     damage reduction benefits and environmental protection and 
     restoration; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Allen, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2637. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to 
     protect the health benefits of retired miners and to restore 
     stability and equity to the financing of the United Mine 
     Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund and 1992 Benefit 
     Plan by providing additional sources of revenue to the Fund 
     and Plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 2638. A bill to encourage health care facilities, group 
     health plans, and health insurance issuers to reduce 
     administrative costs, and to improve access, convenience, 
     quality, and safety, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 2639. A bill to provide health benefits for workers and 
     their families; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2640. A bill to provide for adequate school facilities 
     in Yosemite National Park, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Baucus, Ms. Cantwell, 
             Mr. Dayton, and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 2641. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing 
     products; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mr. Bayh):
       S. 2642. A bill to require background checks of alien 
     flight school applicants without regard to the maximum 
     certificated weight of the aircraft for which they seek 
     training, and to require a report on the effectiveness of the 
     requirement; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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