[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 20194-20195]
[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. HAGEL:
       S. 2867. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of the military death gratuity from 
     $12,000 to $50,000; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mrs. 
             Clinton, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mrs. Boxer, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 2868. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to extend certain consumer protections to international 
     remittance transfers of funds originating in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       S. 2869. A bill to respond to the illegal production, 
     distribution, and use of methamphetamines in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 2870. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue certificates of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsements

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     for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessels LOBSTAR 
     and SARA BELLE; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Cornyn):
       S. 2871. A bill to provide for enhanced criminal penalties 
     for crimes related to slavery and alien smuggling; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
             Nebraska):
       S. 2872. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit to certain agriculture-related businesses 
     for the cost of protecting certain chemicals; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 2873. A bill to extend the authority of the United 
     States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa to 
     hold court in Rock Island, Illinois; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 2874. A bill to authorize appropriations for 
     international broadcasting operations and capital 
     improvements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 2875. A bill to extend trade benefits to certain tents 
     imported into the United States; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 2876. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate reductions in payments to hospitals for the 
     indirect costs of medical education; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Graham of 
             South Carolina):
       S. 2877. A bill to reduce the special allowance for loans 
     from the proceeds of tax exempt issues, and to provide 
     additional loan forgiveness for teachers who teach 
     mathematics, science, or special education; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 2878. A bill to amend the Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act to 
     provide for the acquisition of land for the Yurok Reservation 
     and an increase in economic development beneficial to the 
     Hoopa Valley Tribe and the Yurok Tribe, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 2879. A bill to restore recognition to the Winnemem 
     Wintu Indian Tribe of California; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.

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