[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 23]
[Senate]
[Page 31267]
[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. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Dole, and 
             Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1936. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from unrelated business taxable income the gain or 
     loss on the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Daschle, 
             Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Graham of Florida):
       S. 1937. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to curtail the use of tax shelters, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 1938. A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen 
     the protection of native biodiversity and ban clearcutting on 
     Federal land, and to designate certain Federal land as 
     Ancient forests, roadless areas, watershed protection areas, 
     and special areas where logging and other intrusive 
     activities are prohibited; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 1939. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to ensure that the public is provided adequate 
     notice and education on the effects of exposure to mercury 
     through the development of health advisories and by requiring 
     that such appropriate advisories be posted, or made readily 
     available, at all businesses that sell fresh, frozen, and 
     canned fish and seafood where the potential for mercury 
     exposure exists; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 1940. An original bill to reauthorize the Head Start 
     Act, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1941. A bill to establish the Abraham Lincoln National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CORZINE:
       S. 1942. A bill to require the President to submit to 
     Congress a quarterly report on the projected total cost of 
     United States operations in Iraq, including military 
     operations and reconstruction efforts, through fiscal year 
     2008; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 1943. A bill to provide extended unemployment benefits 
     to displaced workers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. 
             Coleman, Mr. Graham of South Carolina, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Reid, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Allard, Mr. Smith, 
             Mr. Allen, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1944. A bill to enhance peace between the Israelis and 
     Palestinians; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 1945. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     protect consumers in managed care plans and other health 
     coverage; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CORZINE:
       S. 1946. A bill to establish an independent national 
     commission to examine and evaluate the collection, analysis, 
     reporting, use, and dissemination of intelligence related to 
     Iraq and Operation Iraqi Freedom; to the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1947. A bill to prohibit the offer of credit by a 
     financial institution to a financial institution examiner, 
     and for other purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 1948. A bill to provide that service of the members of 
     the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps 
     during World War II constituted active military service for 
     purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 1949. A bill to establish The Return of Talent Program 
     to allow aliens who are legally present in the United States 
     to return temporarily to the country of citizenship of the 
     alien if that country is engaged in post-conflict 
     reconstruction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1950. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription 
     drug prices under the medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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