[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 354-355]
[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 Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 106. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase and modify the exclusion relating to qualified 
     small business stock, to reduce the depreciation recovery 
     period for certain restaurant buildings, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 107. A bill to prohibit the exportation of natural gas 
     from the United States to Mexico for use in electric energy 
     generation units near the United States border that do not 
     comply with air quality control requirements that provide air 
     quality protection that is at least equivalent to the 
     protection provided by requirements applicable in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska:
       S. 108. A bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to 
     agricultural producers; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. NELSON of Nebraska:
       S. 109. A bill to convert the temporary judgeship for the 
     district of Nebraska to a permanent judgeship, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina:
       S. 110. A bill to increase the amount of student loan 
     forgiveness and loan cancellation available to qualified 
     teachers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of Florida (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Florida):
       S. 111. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a special resource study to determine the national 
     significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida 
     as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion 
     in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National 
     Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS:
       S. 112. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a value added tax and to use the receipts from the 
     tax to fund America's war effort; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 113. A bill to exclude United States persons from the 
     definition of ``foreign power'' under the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to 
     international terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COCHRAN:
       S. 114. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to remove the 20 percent inpatient limitation under the 
     medicare program on the proportion of hospice care that 
     certain rural hospice programs may provide; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. COCHRAN:
       S. 115. A bill for the relief of Richi James Lesley; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of Florida:
       S. 116. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     sell or exchange certain land in the State of Florida, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of Florida:
       S. 117. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     sell or exchange certain land in the State of Florida, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.

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           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Hollings):
       S. 118. A bill to develop and coordinate a national 
     emergency warning system; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Warner, 
             and Mrs. Dole):
       S. 119. A bill to provide special minimum funding 
     requirements for certain pension plans maintained pursuant to 
     collective bargaining agreements; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Burns, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. 
             Cornyn, and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 120. A bill to eliminate the marriage tax penalty 
     permanently in 2003; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Hatch, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Miller, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Feingold, 
             Mr. Biden, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Bennett, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Sessions, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Allard, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Harkin, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 121. A bill to enhance the operation of the AMBER Alert 
     communications network in order to facilitate the recovery of 
     abducted children, to provide for enhanced notification on 
     highways of alerts and information on such children, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Bond, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Reed, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Miller, Ms. Stabenow, and 
             Mr. Corzine):
       S. 122. A bill to extend the national flood insurance 
     program; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KYL:
       S. 123. A bill to exclude United States persons from the 
     definition of ``foreign power'' under the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to 
     international terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 124. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     suspend the requirement that rental payments under the 
     conservation reserve program be reduced by reason of 
     harvesting or grazing conducted in response to a drought or 
     other emergency; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 125. A bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to 
     agricultural producers; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Chafee):
       S. 126. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to suspend future reductions of the highest income tax rate 
     if there exists a Federal on-budget deficit; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 127. A bill to allow a custodial parent a bad debt 
     deduction for unpaid child support payments, and to require a 
     parent who is chronically delinquent in child support to 
     include the amount of the unpaid obligation in gross income; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 128. A bill to assist in the conservation of cranes by 
     supporting and providing, through projects of persons and 
     organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial 
     resources for the conservation programs of countries the 
     activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH:
       S. 129. A bill to provide for reform relating to Federal 
     employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Hollings, 
             Mr. Kerry, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 130. A bill to amend the labeling requirements of the 
     Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Jeffords, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Edwards):
       S. 131. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and 
     the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to strengthen security 
     at sensitive nuclear facilities; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Corzine, 
             and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 132. A bill to place a moratorium on executions by the 
     Federal Government and urge the States to do the same, while 
     a National Commission on the Death Penalty reviews the 
     fairness of the imposition of the death penalty; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAYTON:
       S. 133. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act to fully fund 40 percent of the average per 
     pupil expenditure for programs under part B of such Act; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DAYTON:
       S. 134. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     (Public Law 107-296) to provide that waivers of certain 
     prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates shall 
     apply only if the waiver is required in the interest of 
     national security; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DAYTON:
       S. 135. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the 10 percent tax bracket, to freeze the rate of 
     the top tax brackets, to provide an immediate $4,000,000 
     estate tax exemption and complete estate tax exclusion for 
     family-owned businesses while eliminating the repeal of the 
     estate tax, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mr. Hollings):
       S. 136. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide 
     for an expedited antidumping investigation when imports 
     increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping 
     order has been issued, and to amend the provision relating to 
     adjustments to export price and constructed export price; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 137. A bill to improve the administration of the Animal 
     and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of 
     Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, and Mr. Graham of Florida):
       S. 138. A bill to temporarily increase the Federal medical 
     assistance percentage for the medicaid program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 139. A bill to provide for a program of scientific 
     research on abrupt climate change, to accelerate the 
     reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by 
     establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas 
     tradeable allowances that could be used interchangably with 
     passenger vehicle fuel economy standard credits, to limit 
     greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and reduce 
     dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers 
     from the trading in such allowances; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.

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