[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 8910-8911]
[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. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Biden):
       S. 826. A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act of 
     1994 to provide for transitional housing assistance grants 
     for child victims of domestic violence; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Allen, and Mr. Specter):
       S. 827. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies 
     to States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Allen, 
             and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 828. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a pilot program to make 
     grants to eligible institutions to develop, demonstrate, or 
     disseminate information on practices, methods, or techniques 
     relating to environmental education and training in the 
     Chesapeake Bay watershed; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Allen, 
             Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Specter):
       S. 829. A bill to reauthorize and improve the Chesapeake 
     Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Allen, 
             and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 830. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     establish a program to expand and strengthen cooperative 
     efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake bay 
     watershed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Allen, 
             and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 831. A bill to establish programs to enhance protection 
     of the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 832. A bill to provide that bonuses and other 
     extraordinary or excessive compensation of corporate insiders 
     and wrongdoers may be included in the bankruptcy estate; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 833. A bill to increase the penalties to be imposed for 
     a violation of fire regulations applicable to the public 
     lands, National Parks System lands, or National Forest System 
     lands when the violation results in damage to public or 
     private property, to specify the purpose for which collected 
     fines may be used, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 834. A bill for the relief of Tanya Andrea Goudeau; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 835. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for 
     loan consolidation, to provide notice regarding loan 
     consolidation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 836. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend by five years the period for the provision by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs of noninstitutional extended 
     care services and required nursing home care; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Miller, Mr. 
             Alexander, Mr. Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Graham of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Thomas, and 
             Mr. Bunning):
       S. 837. A bill to establish a commission to conduct a 
     comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to 
     recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, 
     wasteful, or outdated functions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Carper, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 838. A bill to waive the limitation on the use of funds 
     appropriated for the Homeland Security Grant Program; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 839. A bill for the relief of Nancy B. Wilson; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Ensign, and 
             Mr. Hatch):
       S. 840. A bill to establish the Great Basin National 
     Heritage Route in the States of Nevada and Utah; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Feingold, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 841. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on 
     account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 842. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Gregg):
       S. 843. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a 
     national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program 
     for the electric generating sector; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Craig):
       S. 844. A bill to subject the United States to imposition 
     of fees and costs in proceedings relating to State water 
     rights adjudications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of Florida (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Bingaman , 
             Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
             Dodd, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. 
             Nelson of Florida):
       S. 845. A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide States with the option to cover 
     certain legal immigrants under the Medicaid and State 
     children's health insurance programs; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 846. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Corzine, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 847. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage 
     for low income individuals infected with HIV; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 848. A bill for the relief of Daniel King Cairo; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 849. A bill to provide for a land exchange in the State 
     of Arizona between the Secretary of Agriculture and Yavapai 
     Ranch Limited Partnership; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.

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