Volume 149, No. 35 covering the 1st Session of the 108th Congress (2003 - 2004) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S3162-S3163 on March 5, 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 Mr. BUNNING:
S. 514. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Allard,
Mr. Thomas, Mr. Specter, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. Grassley):
S. 515. A bill to provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BUNNING (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Inhofe,
Mr. Craig, Mr. Allen, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Burns, Mr.
Brownback, Mr. Thomas, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Miller, Mr.
Campbell, and Mr. Sessions):
S. 516. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. MURRAY:
S. 517. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Breaux, and Mr. Miller):
S. 518. A bill to increase the supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, to provide better coordination of Federal efforts and information on islet cell transplantation, and to collect the data necessary to move islet cell transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. CAMPBELL:
S. 519. A bill to establish a Native American-owned financial entity to provide financial services to Indian tribes, Native American organizations, and Native Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Craig):
S. 520. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District in the State of Idaho; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CAMPBELL:
S. 521. A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to extend the terms of leases of certain restricted Indian land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
S. 522. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to assist Indian tribes in developing energy resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. CAMPBELL:
S. 523. A bill to make technical corrections to law relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. BUNNING:
S. 524. A bill to expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands associated with the campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. DeWine, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Reed, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Voinovich, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Jeffords, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Durbin, and
Mr. Bayh):
S. 525. A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to reauthorize and improve that Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Allard, and
Mr. Dayton):
S. 526. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs medicare beneficiaries by allowing plans to target enrollment to special needs beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MILLER:
S. 527. A bill to establish the Southern Regional Commission for the purpose of breading the cycle of persistent poverty among the southeastern States; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Bennett):
S. 528. A bill to reauthorize funding for maintenance of public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. Smith, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Hagel, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Chambliss):
S. 529. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established in the Public Health Service Act; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KERRY:
S. 530. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
S. 531. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Missouri River Monitoring and Research Program, to authorize the establishment of the Missouri River Basin Stakeholder Committee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Domenici, Mr.
Bingaman, and Mr. McCain):
S. 532. A bill to enhance the capacity of organizations working in the United States-Mexico border region to develop affordable housing and infrastructure and to foster economic opportunity in the colonias; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Santorum, and Mrs. Clinton):
S. 533. A bill to provide for a medal of appropriate design to be awarded by the President to the next of kin or other representative of those individuals killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. ALLEN:
S. 534. A bill to provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers who are killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. CAMPBELL:
S. 535. A bill to provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Collins, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Voinovich, and Ms. Stabenow):
S. 536. A bill to establish the National Invasive Species Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Craig):
S. 537. A bill to ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Warner, Ms. Mikulski,
Ms. Snowe, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Murray, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Smith):
S. 538. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Kyl, Mrs.
Feinstein, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Burns, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
McCain, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Coleman, and Mr.
Bingaman):
S. 539. A bill to authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. INHOFE:
S. 540. A bill to authorize the presentation of gold medals on behalf of Congress to Native Americans who served as Code Talkers during foreign conflicts in which the United States was involved during the 20th Century in recognition of the service of those Native Americans to the United States; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. KYL:
S. 541. A bill for the relief of Ilko Vasilev Ivanov, Anelia Marinova Peneva, Marina Ilkova Ivanova, and Julie Ilkova Ivanova; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Dorgan,
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Johnson):
S. 542. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that section 1927 of that Act does not prohibit a State from entering into drug rebate agreements in order to make outpatient prescription drugs accessible and affordable for residents of the State who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under the medicaid program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Biden,
Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine,
Mr. Dayton, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr.
Feingold, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr.
Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr.
Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Wyden):
S. 543. A bill to designate a portion of the Artic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Hollings, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Clinton, Mr.
Sarbanes, and Ms. Landrieu):
S. 544. A bill to establish a SAFER Firefighter Grant Program; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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