[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2332-2333]
[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. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 273. A bill to provide for the expeditious completion of 
     the acquisition of land owned by the State of Wyoming within 
     the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Carper, Mr. Specter, Mr. Miller, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. 
             Lugar):
       S. 274. A bill to amend the procedures that apply to 
     consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer 
     outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 275. A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act 
     of 1996, and to establish the United States Boxing 
     Administration; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Graham of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 276. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing the Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage 
     Area in the State of South Carolina, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BENNETT:
       S. 277. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to construct an education and administrative center at the 
     Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Box Elder County, Utah; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BENNETT:
       S. 278. A bill to make certain adjustments to the 
     boundaries of the Mount Naomi Wilderness Area, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COCHRAN:
       S. 279. A bill for the relief of the heirs of Clark M. 
     Beggerly, Sr., of Jackson County, Mississippi; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COCHRAN:
       S. 280. A bill to address claims relating to Horn Island, 
     Mississippi; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 281. A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century to make certain amendments with respect to 
     Indian tribes, to provide for training and technical 
     assistance to Native Americans who are interested in 
     commercial vehicle driving careers, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 282. A bill to amend the Education Sciences Reform Act 
     of 2002 to require the Statistics Commissioner to collect 
     information from coeducational secondary schools on such 
     schools' athletic programs; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Kerry, and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 283. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement 
     accounts for charitable purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 284. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a special rule for members of the uniformed 
     services and the Foreign Service in determining the exclusion 
     of gain from the sale of a principal residence; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 285. A bill to authorize the integration and 
     consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and 
     services provided by Indian tribal governments, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Frist, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 286. A bill to revise and extend the Birth Defects 
     Prevention Act of 1998; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mr. Cochran, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Graham of 
             Florida, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, 
             Mr. Warner, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, 
             and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 287. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall 
     be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, 
     artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 288. A bill to encourage contracting by Indians and 
     Indian tribes for the management of Federal land, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Conrad, Mr. DeWine, 
             Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. Smith, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Allard, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Warner, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 289. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax equity for military personnel, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 290. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to identify a route 
     that passes through the States of Texas, New Mexico, 
     Oklahoma, and Kansas as a high priority corridor on the 
     National Highway System; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina:
       S. 291. A bill to increase the amount of student loans that 
     may be forgiven for teachers in mathematics, science, and 
     special education; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina:
       S. 292. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors and licensed 
     embalmers from the minimum wage and overtime compensation 
     requirements of that Act; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 293. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a charitable deduction for certain expenses 
     incurred in support of Native Alaskan subsistence whaling; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 294. A bill to eliminate the sunset for the 
     determination of the Federal medical assistance percentage 
     for Alaska under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits 
     Improvement and Protection Act of 2000; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 295. A bill to amend the Denali Commission Act of 1998 
     to establish the Denali transportation system in the State of 
     Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 296. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     report to Congress regarding the requirements applicable to 
     the inscription of veterans' names on the memorial wall of 
     the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 297. A bill to provide reforms and resources to the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs to improve the Federal 
     acknowledgement process, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 298. A bill to provide tax relief and assistance for the 
     families of the heroes of the Space Shuttle Columbia, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 299. A bill to modify the boundaries for a certain 
     empowerment zone designation; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Daschle, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 300. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Jackie Robinson (posthumously), in recognition of his many 
     contributions to the Nation, and to express the sense of 
     Congress that there should be a national day in recognition 
     of Jackie Robinson; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.

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