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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S3851-S3852 on April 24, 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. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr.
Breaux, and Mr. DeWine):
S. 758. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the annual enrollment of land in the wetlands reserve program, to extend the wetlands reserve program through 2005, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire:
S. 759. A bill to amend title 4 of the United States Code to prohibit a State from imposing a discriminatory tax on income earned within such State by nonresidents of such State; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr.
Jeffords, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Chafee, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
S. 760. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by fuel cell technology, hybrid technology, battery electric technology, alternative fuels, or other advanced motor vehicle technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Bingaman,
Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Inouye):
S. 761. A bill to provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Reid, Mr.
DeWine, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Johnson):
S. 762. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for information technology training expenses and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY:
S. 763. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Smith of Oregon,
Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr.
Lieberman):
S. 764. A bill to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to impose just and reasonable load-differentiated demand rates or cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Lugar, and
Mr. DeWine):
S. 765. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a carbon sequestration investment tax credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
S. 766. A bill to impose notification and reporting requirements in connection with grants of waivers of the limitation on certain procurements of the Department of Defense that is known as the Berry amendment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Kennedy,
Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Levin,
Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Chafee, Mrs. Boxer,
Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Inouye, Mr. Carper, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr.
Akaka, and Mr. Hollings):
S. 767. A bill to extend the Brady background checks to gun shows, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WARNER:
S. 768. A bill to amend section 8339(p) of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the method for computing certain annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System which are based (in whole or in part) on part-time service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Lugar, and
Mr. DeWine):
S. 769. A bill to establish a carbon sequestration program and an implementing panel within the Department of Commerce to enhance international conservation, to promote the role of carbon sequestration as a means of slowing the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and to reward and encourage voluntary, pro-active environmental efforts on the issue of global climate change; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Jeffords):
S. 770. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow up to 24 months of vocational educational training to be counted as a work activity under the temporary assistance to needy families program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Allen):
S. J. Res. 13. A joint resolution conferring honorary citizenship of the United States on Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, also known as the Marquis de Lafayette; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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