[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4245]
[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. AKAKA:
       S. 427. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to assist States and communities in preparing for and 
     responding to threats to the agriculture of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 428. A bill to provide for the distribution of judgment 
     funds to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck 
     Reservation; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Durbin, and 
             Mr. Levin):
       S. 429. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to regulate certain 50 caliber sniper weapons in the same 
     manner as machine guns and other firearms, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 430. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to enhance agricultural biosecurity in the United States 
     through increased prevention, preparation, and response 
     planning; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH:
       S. 431. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     impose certain limits on the receipt of out-of-State 
     municipal solid waste; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 432. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct and support 
     research into alternative treatments for timber produced from 
     public lands and lands withdrawn from the public domain for 
     the National Forest System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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