[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2234-2235]
[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. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Levin, 
             and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 248. A bill to expand the boundaries of the Ottawa 
     National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the Detroit River 
     International Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 249. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased 
     veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of 
     dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to 
     that surviving spouse; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 250. A bill to address the international HIV/AIDS 
     pandemic; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 251. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the 4.3-cent motor fuel excise taxes on railroads 
     and inland waterway transportation which remain in the 
     general fund of the Treasury; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Roberts, and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 252. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide special rules relating to the replacement of 
     livestock sold on account of weather-related conditions; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Reid, Mr. Graham of South Carolina, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Baucus, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Warner, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Burns, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Craig, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dayton, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Santorum, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Inhofe, and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 253. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers 
     from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
     handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 254. A bill to revise the boundary of the Kaloko-
     Honokohau National Historical Park in the State of Hawaii, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, 
             Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Schumer, and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 255. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require phased increases in the fuel efficiency standards 
     applicable to light trucks; to require fuel economy standards 
     for automobiles up to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight; to 
     increase the fuel economy of the Federal fleet of vehicles, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Santorum, 
             and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 256. A bill to provide incentives for charitable 
     contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the 
     public disclosure of activities of exempt organizations, and 
     to enhance the ability of low-income Americans to gain 
     financial security by building assets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Inouye, Mr. Levin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Sessions, and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska):
       S. 257. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the applicability of the prohibition on assignment of 
     veterans benefits to agreements regarding future receipt of 
     compensation, pension, or dependency and indemnity 
     compensation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 258. A bill to amend the definition of low-income 
     families for purposes of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 259. A bill to expand the eligibility for membership in 
     veterans organizations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow):
       S. 260. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prevent the continued use of renouncing United States 
     citizenship as a device for avoiding United States taxes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Daschle, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Levin, Mr. Corzine, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Dodd, 
             Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 261. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to exclude child care from the determination of 
     the 5-year limit on assistance under the temporary assistance 
     to needy families program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 262. A bill to amend the temporary assistance to needy 
     families program under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the provision of education and job 
     training under that program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 263. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to require a comprehensive strategic plan for 
     the State temporary assistance to needy families program and 
     to give States the flexibility to implement innovative 
     welfare programs that have been effective in other States; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 264. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the availability of allotments to States for 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2000, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. 
             Clinton):
       S. 265. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to include sports utility vehicles in the limitation on the 
     depreciation of certain luxury automobiles; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 266. A bill to provide for the access and handling by 
     personnel of State and local governments of classified 
     information to facilitate preparation and response to 
     terrorist attacks, and for other purposes; to the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 267. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for a deferral of tax on gain from the sale of 
     telecommunications businesses in specific circumstances or a 
     tax credit and other incentives to promote diversity of 
     ownership in telecommunications businesses; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 268. A bill to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance 
     Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of 
     Columbia and its environs to honor members of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States who have lost their lives during 
     peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, training, 
     terrorist attacks, or covert operations; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Levin, and Mr. Smith):

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       S. 269. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to 
     further the conservation of certain wildlife species; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Daschle, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. 
             Cantwell, and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 270. A bill to provide for additional weeks of temporary 
     extended unemployment compensation, to provide for a program 
     of temporary enhanced unemployment benefits, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 271. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow an additional advance refunding of bonds originally 
     issued to finance governmental facilities used for essential 
     governmental functions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Smith, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Talent, Mr. Lugar, 
             Mr. Frist, and Mr. Miller):
       S. 272. A bill to provide incentives for charitable 
     contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the 
     public disclosure of activities of exempt organizations, and 
     to enhance the ability of low income Americans to gain 
     financial security by building assets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

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