[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 105 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9425-S9426]
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              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for Mr. Lott (for himself, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
             Craig, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Coverdell, and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 2371. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce individual capital gains tax rates and to provide 
     tax incentives for farmers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 2372. A bill to provide for a pilot loan guarantee 
     program to address Year 2000 problems of small business 
     concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 2373. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with 
     respect to the use of alternative dispute resolution 
     processes in United States district courts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       S. 2374. A bill to provide additional funding for repair of 
     the Korean War Veterans Memorial; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. D'AMATO:
       S. 2375. An original bill to amend the Securities Exchange 
     Act of 1934 and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, to 
     strengthen prohibitions on international bribery and other 
     corrupt practices, and for other purposes; from the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS:
       S. 2376. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax incentives for land sales for conservation 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Jeffords, 
             Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Durbin, Mr. D'Amato, and 
             Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 2377. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit the 
     concentration of sulfur in gasoline used in motor vehicles; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 2378. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the amount of payment under the Medicare 
     program for pap smear laboratory tests; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 2379. A bill to establish a program to establish and 
     sustain viable rural and remote communities; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT:
       S. 2380. A bill to require the written consent of a parent 
     of an unemancipated minor prior to the provision of 
     contraceptive drugs or devices to such a minor, or the 
     referral of such minor for abortion services, under any 
     Federally funded program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 2381. A bill to provide that no electric utility shall 
     be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to 
     purchase or to sell electricity or capacity under section 210 
     of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 2382. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to allow certain community-based organizations and health 
     care providers to determine that a child is presumptively 
     eligible for medical assistance under a State plan under that 
     title; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, and 
             Ms. Moseley-Braun):
       S. 2383. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to reform the provisions relating to child labor; to the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT (for himself and Mr. Faircloth):
       S. 2384. A bill entitled ``Year 2000 Enhance Cooperation 
     Solution''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BENNETT (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 2385. A bill to establish the San Rafael Swell National 
     Heritage Area and the San Rafael National Conservation Area 
     in the State of Utah, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FAIRCLOTH (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2386. A bill to provide that a charitable contribution 
     deduction shall be allowed for that portion of the cost 
     breast cancer research stamp which is in excess of the cost 
     of a regular first-class stamp; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 2387. A bill to confer and confirm Presidential 
     authority to use force abroad, to set forth procedures 
     governing the exercise of that authority, and thereby to 
     facilitate cooperation between the President and Congress in 
     decisions concerning the use or deployment of United States 
     Armed Forces abroad in situations of actual or potential 
     hostilities; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 2388. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland 
     which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 2389. A bill to strengthen the rights of workers to 
     associate, organize and strike, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Helms):
       S. 2390. A bill to permit ships built in foreign countries 
     to engage in coastwise in the transport of certain products; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DASCHLE:
       S. 2391. A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
     Commerce to initiate an investigation under section 702 of 
     the Tariff Act of 1930 of methlyl tertiary butyl ether 
     imported from Saudi Arabia; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNETT (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Moynihan, 
             Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Robb) (by request):
       S. 2392. A bill to encourage the disclosure and exchange of 
     information about computer

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     processing problems and related matters in connection with 
     the transition to the Year 2000; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.I16By Mr. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2393. A bill to protect the sovereign right of the State 
     of Alaska and prevent the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior from assuming management of 
     Alaska's fish and game resources; read the first time.
           By Mr. ROTH (for himself and Mr. Moynihan) (by 
             request):
       S. 2394. A bill to amend section 334 of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act to clarify the rules of origin with respect to 
     certain textile products; to the Committee on Finance. 

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