[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13245-13246]
[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, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Ms. Collins, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 1142. A bill to provide disadvantaged children with 
     access to dental services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Biden, Mr. Smith, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 1143. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, 
     research, and medical management referral program for 
     hepatitis C virus infection; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. 
             Murray, and Mr. Bunning):
       S. 1144. A bill to name the health care facility of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen 
     Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department 
     of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1145. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 120 Baldwin Avenue in Paia, 
     Maui, Hawaii, as the ``Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 1146. A bill to implement the recommendations of the 
     Garrison Unit Tribal Advisory Committee by providing 
     authorization for the construction of a rural health care 
     facility on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North 
     Dakota; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1147. A bill to protect United States ports, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Feingold, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1148. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the establishment of medicare 
     demonstration programs to improve health care quality; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 1149. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to provide energy tax incentives, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Finance; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1150. A bill to establish the Bob Hope American Patriot 
     Award; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 1151. A bill to rescind the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs memorandum of July 18, 2002, in which Directors of 
     health service networks in the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll 
     new veterans occur within their networks; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Hollings):
       S. 1152. A bill to reauthorize the United States Fire 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Bond):
       S. 1153. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     permit medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient 
     medication benefit, to provide that certain veterans who 
     receive such benefit are not otherwise eligible for medical 
     care and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Burns):
       S. 1154. A bill to provide for the reauthorization of 
     programs administered by the Small Business Administration 
     that assist small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     women, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 1155. A bill to repeal section 801 of the Revenue Act of 
     1916; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 1156. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve and enhance the provision of long-term health care 
     for veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to 
     enhance and improve authorities relating to the 
     administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Stevens, 
             Mr. Akaka, Mr. Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Biden, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chafee, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
             DeWine, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Frist, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. Graham of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hollings, Mrs. Hutchison, 
             Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Lott, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Miller, Mr. 
             Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Pryor, 
             Mr. Reid, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Smith, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 1157. A bill to establish within the Smithsonian 
     Institution the National Museum of African American History 
     and Culture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1158. A bill to exempt bookstores and libraries from 
     orders requiring the production of tangible things for 
     foreign intelligence investigations, and to exempt libraries 
     from counterintelligence access to certain records, ensuring 
     that libraries and bookstores are subjected to the regular 
     system of court-ordered warrants; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mrs. Boxer, 
             and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 1159. A bill to provide for programs and activities to 
     improve the health of Hispanic individuals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

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