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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 S1062-S1063 on Feb. 6, 2001.
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 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire:
S. 245. A bill to make permanent the moratorium on the Federal imposition of taxes on the Internet; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire:
S. 246. A bill to extend the moratorium on the imposition of taxes on the Internet for an additional 5 years; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Bingaman, and Mr. Johnson):
S. 247. A bill to provide for the protection of children from tobacco; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Warner):
S. 248. A bill to amend the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, to adjust a condition on the payment of arrearages to the United Nations that sets the maximum share of any United Nations peacekeeping operation's budget that may be assessed of any country; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. REID:
S. 249. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Lott,
Mr. Daschle, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Baucus, Mrs. Boxer , Mr.
Breaux, Mr. Burns, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Carper, Mr. Chafee,
Mr. Cleland, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins,
Mr. Corzine, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Dorgan, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein,
Mr. Graham, Mr. Helms, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inouye, Mr.
Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kohl, Ms.
Landrieu, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs.
Lincoln, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Miller, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Reid, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes,
Mr. Schumer, Ms. Snowe , Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow,
Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Wellstone):
S. 250. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Smith of New Hampshire):
S. 251. A bill to require the Food and Drug Administration to establish restrictions regarding the qualifications of physicians to prescribe the abortion drug commonly known as RU-486; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. VOINOVICH:
S. 252. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Gregg, Mr.
Burns, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Allard, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Thomas, and Mr.
Johnson):
S. 253. A bill to reauthorize the Rural Education Initiative in subpart 2 of part J of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
S. 254. A bill to provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mrs. Murray, and Mr.
Johnson):
S. 255. A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. SNOWE:
S. 256. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. SNOWE:
S. 257. A bill to permit individuals to continue health plan coverage of services while participating in approved clinical studies; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mrs. Lincoln):
S. 258. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the medicare program of annual screening pap smear and screening pelvic exams; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Domenici, and Mrs.
Murray):
S. 259. A bill to authorize funding the Department of Energy to enhance its mission areas through Technology Transfer and Partnerships for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Dodd):
S. 260. A bill to authorize the President to provide international disaster assistance for the construction or reconstruction of permanent single family housing for those who are homeless as a result of the effects of the earthquake in El Salvador on January 13, 2001; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Ms. SNOWE:
S. 261. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide, with respect to research on breast cancer, for the increased involvement of advocates in decisionmaking at the National Cancer Institute; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CLELAND (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
S. 262. A bill to provide for teaching excellence in America's classrooms and homerooms; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Torricelli):
S. 263. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that coverage of bone mass measurements is provided under the health benefits program for Federal employees; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Torricelli):
S. 264. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of bone mass measurements under part B of the medicare program to all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Mr. Bayh, Mr.
Brownback, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Durbin):
S. 265. A bill to prohibit the use of, and provide for remediation of water contaminated by, methyl tertiary butyl ether; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
S. 266. A bill regarding the use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Torricelli, Mrs.
Boxer, and Mr. Smith of New Hampshire):
S. 267. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, to make it unlawful for any stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer to transfer or market nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Breaux,
Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Bayh):
S. 268. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow nonrefundable personal credits, the standard deduction, and personal exemptions in computing alternative minimum tax liability, to increase the amount of the individual exemption from such tax, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
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