[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 14771-14772]
[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

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and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Sununu, 
             Mr. Coleman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Allard, and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 1245. A bill to provide for homeland security grant 
     coordination and simplification, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       S. 1246. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bond, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Burns, Mr. Levin, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Kohl, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Corzine, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Coleman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Dayton, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 1247. A bill to increase the amount to be reserved 
     during fiscal year 2003 for sustainability grants under 
     section 29(1) of the Small Business Act; considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1248. A bill to reauthorize the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 1249. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to waive the part B late enrollment penalty for military 
     retirees who enroll December 31, 2004, and to provide a 
     special part B enrollment period for such retirees; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 1250. A bill to improve, enhance, and promote the 
     Nation's homeland security, public safety, and citizen 
     activated emergency response capabilities through the use of 
     enhanced 911 services, to further upgrade Public Safety 
     Answering Point capabilities and related functions in 
     receiving E-911 calls, and to support the construction and 
     operation of a ubiquitous and reliable citizen activated 
     system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CHAFEE:
       S. 1251. A bill to deauthorize portions of a Federal 
     channel in Pawtuxet Cove, Rhode Island; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DAYTON (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mrs. Clinton, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1252. A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of 
     Federal employees; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1253. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a minimum credit of $200 per month for stay-at-
     home parents, to allow the dependent care credit to be taken 
     against the minimum tax, and to allow a carryforward of any 
     unused dependent care credit; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 1254. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to direct 
     the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
     establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship 
     development program; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Jeffords, 
             Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Miller, 
             Mr. Craig, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 1255. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to direct 
     the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
     establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance 
     assistance to small business concerns, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 1256. A bill to protect the critical aquifers and 
     watersheds that serve as a principal water supply for Puerto 
     Rico, to protect the tropical forests of the Karst Region, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       S. 1257. A bill to conduct statewide demonstration projects 
     to improve health care quality and to reduce costs under the 
     medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     and to conduct a study on payment incentives and performance 
     under the Medicare+Choice program under such title; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAYH:
       S. 1258. A bill to improve United States litigation efforts 
     at the WTO, establish a WTO Dispute Settlement Review 
     Commission, promote reform of the WTO dispute settlement 
     process, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

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