[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12151]
[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. NELSON of Nebraska:
       S. 2518. A bill to amend the Omnibus Low-Level Radioactive 
     Waste Interstate Compact Consent Act to make the consent of 
     Congress to certain compacts contingent on party states 
     sharing the long-term liability for damages caused by 
     radioactive releases from regional facilities; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. 
             Cantwell, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Collins, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Dole, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. Murkowski, 
             Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. Stabenow, and Mrs. 
             Boxer):
       S. 2519. A bill to authorize assistance for education and 
     health care for women and children in Iraq during the 
     reconstruction of Iraq and thereafter, to authorize 
     assistance for the enhancement of political participation, 
     economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security 
     for women in Iraq, to state the sense of Congress on the 
     preservation and protection of the human rights of women and 
     children in Iraq, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. 
             Feingold):
       S. 2520. A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure 
     that Americans can address their own health needs and the 
     health needs of their families; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 2521. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     rayon staple fibers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CORZINE:
       S. 2522. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     increase the maximum amount of home loan guaranty available 
     under the home loan guaranty program of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

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