[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5569]
[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. CORZINE (for himself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 574. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to toll the 5-year limit for assistance under 
     the temporary assistance to needy families program for 
     recipients who live in a State that is experiencing 
     significant increases in unemployment; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 575. A bill to amend the Native American Languages Act 
     to provide for the support of Native American language 
     survival schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Breaux, 
             Mr. Hatch, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Kyl, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Cochran, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Clinton, 
             Mr. Reid, and Mr. Sununu):
       S. 576. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of 
     certain leasehold improvements; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Gregg, and 
             Mr. Sununu):
       S. 577. A bill to establish the Freedom's Way National 
     Heritage Area in the States of Massachusetts and New 
     Hampshire, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Akaka, 
             and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 578. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     to include Indian tribes among the entities consulted with 
     respect to activities carried out by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 579. A bill to reauthorize the National Transportation 
     Safety Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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