[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23030]
[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. SCHUMER:
       S. 2969. A bill entitled the ``Fair Gift Card Act''; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 2970. A bill to redesignate the project for navigation, 
     Saco River, Maine, as an anchorage area; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 2971. A bill to permanently increase the maximum annual 
     contribution allowed to be made to Coverdell education 
     savings accounts; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. CANTWELL:
       S. 2972. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently increase the maximum annual contribution 
     allowed to be made to Coverdell education savings accounts, 
     and to provide for a deduction for contributions to education 
     savings accounts; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2973. A bill to clarify the applicability of State law 
     to national banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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            SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS

  The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were 
read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated:

           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. Res. 454. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Senate that the 108th Congress should provide the necessary 
     funds to make disaster assistance available for all 
     customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency 
     spending and not funded by cuts to the farm bill; considered 
     and agreed to.

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