[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 30 (Thursday, February 25, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2007-S2008]
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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. JEFFORDS:
       S. 466. A bill to provide that ``Know Your Customer'' 
     regulations proposed by the Federal banking agencies may not 
     take effect unless such regulations are specifically 
     authorized by a subsequent Act of Congress, to require a 
     comprehensive study and report to the Congress on various 
     economic and privacy issues raised by the proposed 
     regulations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 467. A bill to restate and improve section 7A of the 
     Clayton Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Lieberman, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 468. A bill to improve the effectiveness and performance 
     of Federal financial assistance programs, simplify Federal 
     financial assistance application and reporting requirements, 
     and improve the delivery of services to the public; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Burns, and 
             Mr. Baucus):
       S. 469. A bill to encourage the timely development of a 
     more cost effective United States commercial space 
     transportation industry, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Bond, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Gorton):
       S. 470. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow tax-exempt private activity bonds to be issued for 
     highway infrastructure construction; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Jeffords, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Abraham):
       S. 471. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the 60-month limit on student loan interest 
     deductions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Conrad, Mr. 
             Hollings, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Daschle, and Mr. Dorgan):

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       S. 472. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide certain medicare beneficiaries with an 
     exemption to the financial limitations imposed on physical, 
     speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services 
     under part B of the medicare program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 473. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make higher education more affordable by providing a full 
     tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on 
     student loans; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 474. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a deduction for contributions to education 
     individual retirement accounts, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       S. 475. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     increase the amount of loan forgiveness for teachers; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       S. 476. A bill to enhance and protect retirement savings; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 477. A bill to enhance competition among airlines and 
     reduce airfares, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       S. 478. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit for the purchase of a principle residence 
     within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by a 
     first-time homebuyer; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 479. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act and other laws to assure the rights of enrollees 
     under managed care plans; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       S. 480. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to protect 
     consumers from certain unreasonable practices of creditors 
     which result in higher fees or rates of interest for credit 
     card holders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       S. 481. A bill to increase penalties and strengthen 
     enforcement of environmental crimes, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Ashcroft, 
             Mr. Helms, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Bunning, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
             Cochran, and Mr. Mack):
       S. 482. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the increase in the tax on the social security 
     benefits; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
             Voinovich):
       S. 483. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to limit consideration of 
     nonemergency matters in emergency legislation and permit 
     matter that is extraneous to emergencies to be stricken as 
     provided in the Byrd rule; to the Committee on the Budget and 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs, jointly, pursuant to 
     the order of August 4 1977, with instructions that if one 
     committee reports, the other committee have thirty days to 
     report or be discharged.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 484. A bill to provide for the granting of refugee 
     status in the United States to nationals of certain foreign 
     countries in which American Vietnam War POW/MIAs or American 
     Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, if those nationals assist 
     in the return to the United States of those POW/MIAs alive; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 485. A bill to provide for the disposition of unoccupied 
     and substandard multifamily housing projects owned by the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Bond, and 
             Mr. Enzi):
       S. 486. A bill to provide for the punishment of 
     methamphetamine laboratory operators, provide additional 
     resources to combat methoamphetamine production, trafficking, 
     and abuse in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAMS (for himself and Mr. Ashcroft):
       S. 487. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
     small employers, including self-employed individuals; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 488. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the taxation of social security benefits; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       S. 489. A bill to provide an automatic tax rebate when the 
     Federal tax burden grows faster than the personal income of 
     working Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       S. 490. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the conducting of certain games of chance 
     shall not be treated as an unrelated trade or business; to 
     the Committee on Finance.

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