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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S4275 on March 21, 2003.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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 Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray):
S. 681. A bill to provide for the enhanced protection of electricity consumers under the Federal Power Act; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs.
Murray, and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 682. A bill to authorize funding for Genomes to Life Research and Development at the Department of Energy for fiscal years 2004 through 2008; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. FEINGOLD:
S. 683. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide entitlement to leave to eligible employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation or notified of an impending call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Allard, Mr.
Bayh, Mr. Bond, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Miller, Mr.
Nickles, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Specter):
S. 684. A bill to create an office within the Department of Justice to undertake certain specific steps to ensure that all American citizens harmed by terrorism overseas receive equal treatment by the United States Government regardless of the terrorists' country of origin or residence, and to ensure that all terrorists involved in such attacks are pursued, prosecuted, and punished with equal vigor, regardless of the terrorists' country of origin or residence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
S. 685. A bill to assist low income taxpayers in preparing and filing their tax returns and to protect taxpayers from unscrupulous refund anticipation loan providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Landrieu,
Mr. Breaux, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Inouye):
S. 686. A bill to provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control centers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. BOXER:
S. 687. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the concurrent deployment to combat zones of both military spouses of military families with minor children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. GRAHAM of Florida:
S. 688. A bill to provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity under section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. Feingold):
S. 689. A bill to balance the budget and protect the Social Security Trust Fund surpluses; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Budget, jointly, pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
By Mr. WYDEN:
S. 690. A bill to prevent publicly traded corporations from issuing stock options to top management in a manner that is detrimental to the long-term interests of shareholders; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. HAGEL:
S. 691. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with the Nebraska State Forester to carry out watershed restoration and protection activities on National Forest System land in the State of Nebraska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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