[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16239]
[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 Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 2689. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to replace the recapture bond provisions of the low income 
     housing tax credit program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 2690. A bill to provide that no funds may be used to 
     provide assistance under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, to certain students at institutions of 
     higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Dodd, 
             and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2691. A bill to establish the Long Island Sound 
     Stewardship Initiative; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 2692. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to 
     States for affordable housing for low-income persons, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Clinton):
       S. 2693. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1475 Western Avenue, Suite 
     45, in Albany, New York, as the ``Lieutenant John F. Finn 
     Post Office''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 2694. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the automatic enrollment of medicaid 
     beneficiaries for prescription drug benefits under part D of 
     such title, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 2695. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of firefighter 
     to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or 
     duty limitations; read the first time.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2696. A bill to establish the United States Homeland 
     Security Signal Corps to ensure proper communications between 
     law enforcement agencies; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 2697. A bill to authorize the President to posthumously 
     award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to the seven 
     members of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia in 
     recognition of their outstanding and enduring contributions 
     to the Nation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 2698. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to revoke the unique ability of the Joint Commission for 
     the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations to deem 
     hospitals to meet certain requirements under the medicare 
     program and to provide for greater accountability of the 
     Joint Commission to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 2699. A bill to deauthorize a certain portion of the 
     project for navigation, Rockland Harbor, Maine; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 2700. A bill to provide an additional temporary 
     extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through September 17, 
     2004, and for other purposes; considered and passed.

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