[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Pages 28885-28886]
[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. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Levin):
       S. 1850. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study of maritime sites in the State of Michigan; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1851. A bill to raise the minimum state allocation under 
     section 217(b)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Santorum):
       S. 1852. A bill to provide financial assistance for the 
     rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the development of an exhibit 
     to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin 
     Franklin; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Daschle, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 1853. A bill to provide extended unemployment benefits 
     to displaced workers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1854. A bill entitled the ``Digital Opportunity 
     Investment Trust Act''; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 1855. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish an 
     awards program in honor of Charles ``Pete'' Conrad, astronaut 
     and space scientist, for recognizing the discoveries made by 
     amateur astronomers of asteroids with near-Earth orbit 
     trajectories; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. CLINTON:
       S. 1856. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic in Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as 
     the ``Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Outpatient Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 1857. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide procedural fairness in the application of the 
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     group provisions to employers who contribute to multiemployer 
     pension plans and who engage in bona fide corporate 
     transactions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Coleman, 
             Mr. Allard, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1858. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to conduct a loan repayment program to encourage the 
     provision of veterinary services in shortage and emergency 
     situations; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1859. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     revise the age and service requirements for eligibility to 
     receive retired pay for non-regular service; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Biden, and Mr. 
             Grassley):
       S. 1860. A bill to reauthorize the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 1861. A bill to provide a framework for consideration by 
     the legislative and executive branches of proposed unilateral 
     economic sanctions in order to ensure coordination of United 
     States policy with respect to trade, security, and human 
     rights; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 1862. A bill to provide certain exceptions from 
     requirements for bilateral agreements with Australia and the 
     United Kingdom for exemptions from the International Traffic 
     in Arms Regulations; read the first time.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Biden):
       S. 1863. A bill to authorize the transfer of certain naval 
     vessels; read the first time.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Biden):
       S. 1864. A bill to enhance the security of the United 
     States and United States allies; read the first time.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Biden):
       S. 1865. A bill to enhance the security of the United 
     States and United States allies; read the first time.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Biden):
       S. 1866. A bill to enhance the security of the United 
     States and United States allies; read the first time.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Lieberman, and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 1867. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     encourage greater recycling of certain beverage containers 
     through the use of deposit refund incentives; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Smith, 
             and Mr. Santorum):
       S.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution providing for the 
     recognition of Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel 
     before the United States recognizes a Palestinian state, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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