[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17115]
[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. SCHUMER:
       S. 1370. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by 
     creditors and consumer reporting agencies; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 1371. A bill to permit a special amortization deduction 
     for intangible assets acquired from eligible small businesses 
     to take account of the actual economic useful life of such 
     assets and to encourage growth in industries for which 
     intangible assets are an important source of revenue; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 1372. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to specify the purposes for which funds 
     provided under subpart 1 of part A of title I may be used; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS:
       S. 1373. A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
     Commerce, through an independent commission within the 
     Department of Commerce, to protect consumers by regulating 
     the interstate sale of insurance, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Graham of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 1374. A bill to provide health care professionals with 
     immediate relief from increased medical malpractice insurance 
     costs and to deal with the root causes of the current medical 
     malpractice insurance crisis; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 1375. A bill to provide for the reauthorization of 
     programs administered by the Small Business Administration, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business 
     and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 1376. A bill to include the Department of Energy and the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission as employers for the purposes 
     of whistleblower protection; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 1377. A bill to authorize a Native American language 
     demonstration program at the University of New Mexico at 
     Albuquerque, in consortium with the Linguistic Institute for 
     Native Americans; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 1378. A bill to transfer to the Secretary of the 
     Interior authority to revise the Missouri River Master Water 
     Control Manual; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.

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