[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20915]
[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. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Sarbanes, and 
             Mr. Reed):
       S. 1571. A bill to increase the Federal Housing 
     Administration mortgage commitment level to carry out the 
     purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing Act; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. REID (for Mr. Graham of Florida):
       S. 1572. A bill to authorize the expansion of the pilot 
     program of the Department of Veterans Affairs on assisted 
     living for veterans to include three additional health care 
     regions of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BREAUX:
       S. 1573. A bill to redesignate the Tensas River National 
     Wildlife Refuge in the State of Louisiana as the ``Theodore 
     Roosevelt-Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 1574. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     replace the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Federal 
     agency responsible for the administration, protection and 
     preservation of the Midway Atoll within 90 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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