[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6232]
[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. VOINOVICH:
       S. 610. A bill to amend the provisions of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide for workforce flexibilities and 
     certain Federal personnel provisions relating to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Miller, and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 611. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat gold, silver, and platinum, in either coin or bar 
     form, in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of 
     the maximum capital gains rate for individuals; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNETT:
       S. 612. A bill to revise the boundary of the Glen Canyon 
     National Recreation Area in the States of Utah and Arizona; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Allard):
       S. 613. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to construct, lease, or modify major medical 
     facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical 
     Center, Aurora, Colorado; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. DeWine, 
             Mr. Dodd, Ms. Collins, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 614. A bill to amend part B of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to create a grant program to promote joint 
     activities among Federal, State, and local public child 
     welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment 
     agencies; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 615. A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     outpatient clinic in Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the ``Victor 
     J. Saracini Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
     Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Chafee, 
             Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Reed, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 616. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     reduce the quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting 
     the use of mercury fever thermometers and improving the 
     collection and proper management of mercury, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Daschle, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 617. A bill to provide for full voting representation in 
     Congress for the citizens of the District of Columbia, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       S. 618. A bill to provide for the use and distribution of 
     the funds awarded to the Western Shoshone identifiable group 
     under Indian Claims Commission Docket Numbers 326-A-1, 326-A-
     3, 326-K, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 619. A bill to provide for the transfer to the Secretary 
     of Energy of title to, and full responsibility for the 
     possession, transportation, and disposal of, radioactive 
     waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration project, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. 
             Levin):
       S. 620. A bill to amend title VII of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 to provide for fire sprinkler systems, or other 
     fire suppression or prevention technologies, in public and 
     private college and university housing and dormitories, 
     including fraternity and sorority housing and dormitories; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Leahy, and Ms. Cantwell):
       S. 621. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to allow qualifying States to use allotments under the 
     State children's health insurance program for expenditures 
     under the medicaid program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Baucus, 
             Ms. Snowe, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Smith, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Domenici, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Hollings, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Bennett, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Warner, Mr. Reid, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
             Reed, Ms. Collins, Mr. Miller, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
             Graham of South Carolina, Mr. Edwards, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Dayton, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Biden, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
             Levin, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. 
             Akaka):
       S. 622. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide families of disabled children with the 
     opportunity to purchase coverage under the medicaid program 
     for such children, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 623. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health 
     insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction 
     for TRICARE supplemental premiums; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       S. 624. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of the Russian Federation, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 625. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     conduct certain feasibility studies in the Tualatin River 
     Basin in Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. Miller):
       S. 626. A bill to reduce the amount of paperwork for 
     special education teachers, to make mediation mandatory for 
     all legal disputes related to individualized education 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Shelby, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 627. A bill to prevent the use of certain payments 
     instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful 
     Internet gambling, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bond, 
             and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 628. A bill to require the construction at Arlington 
     National Cemetery of a memorial to the crew of the Columbia 
     Orbiter; ordered held at the desk.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S.J. Res. 9. A joint resolution requiring the President to 
     report to Congress specific information relating to certain 
     possible consequences of the use of United States Armed 
     Forces against Iraq; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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