[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 28520]
[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 Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1845. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     provide financial assistance to State and local governments 
     that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a 
     reserve component of the uniformed services; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1846. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a presumption of service-connection for certain 
     veterans with hepatitis C, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CORZINE:
       S. 1847. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a comprehensive program for testing and treatment 
     of veterans for Hepatitis C virus; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 1848. A bill to amend the Bend Pine Nursery Land 
     Conveyance Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to sell 
     the, Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in the State of 
     Oregon; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1849. A bill to amend section 203 of the National 
     Housing Act to provide for 1 percent downpayments for FHA 
     mortgage loans for teachers and public safety officers to buy 
     homes within the jurisdictions of their employing agencies; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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