[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21991]
[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 Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 1614. A bill to designate a portion of White Salmon 
     River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
     System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1615. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the rates of hostile fire and imminent danger 
     special pay and family separation allowance for members of 
     the uniformed services as increased by the Emergency Wartime 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 1616. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to prevent the preemption of State 
     community property law as it relates to nonforfeitable 
     accrued retirement benefits; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1617. A bill to amend the employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     provide comprehensive pension protection for women; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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