[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 8, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S9973]
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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. SPECTER:
       S. 2440. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2441. A bill to amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and 
     Central American Relief Act to provide to nationals of El 
     Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti an opportunity to 
     apply for adjustment of status under that Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself and Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 2442. A bill to repeal the limitation on the use of 
     foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for Ms. Moseley-Braun):
       S. 2443. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the 
     public safety and community policing program and to encourage 
     the use of school resource officers under that program; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 2444. A bill to redesignate the Federal building located 
     at 10301 South Compton Avenue, in Los Angeles, California, 
     and known as the Watts Finance Office, as the ``Augustus F. 
     Hawkins Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Craig, 
             Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Coverdell, and Mr. 
             Kempthorne):
       S. 2445. A bill to provide that the formulation and 
     implementation of policies by Federal departments and 
     agencies shall follow the principles of federalism, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COVERDELL:
       S. 2446. A bill to stop illegal drugs from entering the 
     United States, to provide additional resources to combat 
     illegal drugs, and to establish disincentives for teenagers 
     to use illegal drugs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 2447. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture, in 
     consultation with the heads of other agencies, to conduct a 
     feasibility and cost-benefit study of options for the design, 
     development, implementation, and operation of a national 
     database to track participation in Federal means-tested 
     public assistance programs; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Harkin, 
             and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 2448. A bill to amend title V of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, relating to public policy goals and 
     real estate appraisals, to amend section 7(a) of the Small 
     Business Act, relating to interest rates and real estate 
     appraisals, and to amend section 7(m) of the Small Business 
     Act with respect to the loan loss reserve requirements for 
     intermediaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. CLELAND:
       S. 2449. A bill to amend the Controlled Substance Act 
     relating to the forfeiture of currency in connection with 
     illegal drug offenses, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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