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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S9122-S9123 on Sept. 5, 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 on Tuesday, September 5, 2001:
By Mr. ENSIGN:
S. 1394. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ENSIGN;
S. 1395. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Hutchinson):
S. 1396. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Feingold):
S. 1397. A bill to ensure availability of the mail to transmit shipments of day-old poultry; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. DORGAN:
S. 1398. An original bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Shelby, Mr.
Corzine, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Grassley):
S. 1399. A bill to prevent identity theft, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
S. 1400. A bill to amend the illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the deadline for aliens to present a border crossing card that contains a biometric identifier matching the appropriate biometric characteristic of the alien; to the Committee on the Judiciary
By Mr. BIDEN:
S. 1401. An original bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and for United States international broadcasting activities for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Foreign Relations; placed on the calendar.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 1402. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to fully integrate the beneficiaries of the Individual Case Management Program into the TRICARE program, to provide long-term health care benefits under the TRICARE program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Ms. CANTWELL:
S. 1403. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to promote energy independence and diversity by providing for the use of net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BREAUX:
S. 1404. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the small refiner exception to the oil depletion deduction; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BREAUX:
S. 1405. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain coins to be acquired by individual retirement accounts and other individually directed pension plan accounts; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DURBIN:
S. 1406. A bill for the relief of Tanian Unzueta; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DOMENICI:
S. 1407. A bill to establish a national competence for critical infrastructure protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
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