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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S6601-S6602 on June 21, 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. GRASSLEY:
S. 1076. A bill to provide for the review of agriculture mergers and acquisitions by the Department of Agriculture and to outlaw unfair practices in the agriculture industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BYRD:
S. 1077. An original bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Baucus,
Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Reid, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Corzine, and Mr. Dayton):
S. 1078. A bill to promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low-income and moderate-income neighborhoods; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Baucus,
Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Reid, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Dayton):
S. 1079. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide assistance to communities for the redevelopment of brownfield sites; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CLELAND:
S. 1080. A bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that employees who retire as registered nurses under the Federal Employees Retirement System shall have unused sick leave used in the computation of annuities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Dayton):
S. 1081. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a business credit for the development of low-to-moderate income housing for home ownership, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Dayton):
S. 1082. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the expensing of environmental remediation costs; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs.
Murray, and Mr. Inouye):
S. 1083. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. DeWine, and Mr.
Feingold):
S. 1084. A bill to prohibit the importation into the United States of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place a system of controls on rough diamonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WELLSTONE:
S. 1085. A bill to provide for the revitalization of Olympic sports in the United States; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CORZINE (for himself and Mr. Torricelli):
S. 1086. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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