[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 136 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S11339]
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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. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Glenn):
       S. 2541. A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     outpatient clinic located at 543 Taylor Avenue, Columbus, 
     Ohio, as the ``Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient 
     Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
           By Mr. CHAFEE:
       S. 2542. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the tax on commercial aviation to and from airports 
     located on sparsely populated islands; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Grassley, 
             Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Kerrey, and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 2543. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose an excise tax on persons who acquire structured 
     settlement payments in factoring transactions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FAIRCLOTH:
       S. 2544. A bill to enhance homeownership through community 
     development financial institutions; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 2545. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to prevent sudden disruption of medicare beneficiary 
     enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 2546. A bill to establish legal standards and procedures 
     for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution 
     of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROBB:
       S. 2547. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the memorialization at the columbarium at Arlington 
     National Cemetery of veterans who have donated their remains 
     to science, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

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