[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 21496-21497]
[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. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 1593. A bill to amend the Head Start Act to improve 
     provisions relating to updating population data; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Dodd, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, and 
             Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1594. A bill to require a report on reconstruction 
     efforts in Iraq; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 1595. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow small business employers a credit against income tax 
     with respect to employees who participate in the military 
     reserve components and are called to active duty and with 
     respect to replacement employees and to allow a comparable

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     credit for activated military reservists who are self-
     employed individuals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MILLER (for himself and Mr. Chambliss):
       S. 1596. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 255 North Main Street in 
     Jonesboro, Georgia, as the ``S. Truett Cathy Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Edwards, 
             Mrs. Dole, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Graham of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Chambliss, and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1597. A bill to provide mortgage payment assistance for 
     employees who are separated from employment; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1598. A bill to require the Comptroller General to carry 
     out a study to determine the feasibility of undertaking 
     passenger rail transportation security programs that are 
     similar to those of foreign countries; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1599. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to conduct a study of the feasibility of 
     implementing a program for the full screening of passengers, 
     baggage, and cargo on Amtrak trains, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1600. A bill to provide for periodic Indian needs 
     assessments, to require Federal Indian program evaluations, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1601. A bill to amend the Indian Child Protection and 
     Family Violence Prevention Act to provide for the reporting 
     and reduction of child abuse and family violence incidences 
     on Indian reservations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, and 
             Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 1602. A bill to amend the September 11th Victim 
     Compensation Fund of 2001 to extend the deadline for filing a 
     claim to December 31, 2004; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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