[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5028]
[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. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. 
             Lieberman):
       S. 503. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow increase the minimum tax credit where stock acquired 
     pursuant to an incentive stock option is sold or exchanged at 
     a loss; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
             Santorum, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Frist, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. 
             Cornyn):
       S. 504. A bill to establish academics for teachers and 
     students of American history and civics and a national 
     alliance of teachers of American history and civics, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Dorgan, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Chafee):
       S. 505. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail 
     sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered 
     by fuel cell technology, hybrid technology, battery electric 
     technology, alternative fuels, or other advanced motor 
     vehicle technologies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Kennedy, 
             and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 506. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to ensure the safety of meals served under 
     the school lunch program and the school breakfast program; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Kerry, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 507. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives to introduce new technologies to reduce 
     energy consumption in buildings; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Hollings):
       S. 508. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1830 South Lake Drive in 
     Lexington, South Carolina, as the ``Floyd Spence Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. 
             Lugar, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 509. A bill to modify the authority of the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission to conduct investigations, to 
     increase the penalties for violations of the Federal Power 
     Act and Natural Gas Act, to authorize the Chairman of the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to contract for 
     consultant services, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 510. A bill to establish a commercial truck highway 
     safety demonstration program in the State of Maine, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Leahy, 
             and Mr. Reid):
       S. 511. A bill to provide permanent funding for the Payment 
     In Lieu of Taxes program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 512. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of 
     Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment 
     programs; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAYH:
       S. 513. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for the 
     treatment of corporate expatriation transactions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.

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