[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19379]
[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. ENSIGN:
       S. 1450. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide additional choice regarding unused health benefits 
     in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 1451. A bill to reauthorize programs under the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act and the Missing Children's Assistance 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 1452. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to the H0-1B and L-1 visa programs to 
     prevent unintended United States job losses, to increase the 
     monitoring and enforcement authority of the Secretary of 
     Labor over such programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1453. A bill to expedite procedures for hazardous fuels 
     reduction activities and restoration in wildlife fire prone 
     national forests and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Allard, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Burns, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Smith, Mr. Warner, Mr. Craig, 
             Mr. Hagel, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1454. A bill to establish a National Drought Council 
     within the Department of Agriculture, to improve national 
     drought preparedness, mitigation, and response efforts, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.

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