[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 2, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S2095]
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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. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 491. A bill to enable America's schools to use their 
     computer hardware to increase student achievement and prepare 
     students for the 21st century workplace; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Robb, and Mr. Santorum):
       S. 492. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Act to 
     assist in the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. 
             Edwards):
       S. 493. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army, acting 
     through the Chief of Engineers, to evaluate, develop, and 
     implement pilot projects in Maryland, Virginia, and North 
     Carolina to address problems associated with toxic 
     microorganisms in tidal and non-tidal wetlands and waters; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
             Moynihan, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Mack, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Kerrey, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bryan, Mr. 
             Hollings, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Robb, 
             and Mr. Murkowski):
       S. 494. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of 
     nursing facilities as a result of a voluntary withdrawal from 
     participation in the medicaid program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, and Mr. 
             Inhofe):
       S. 495. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the 
     highway sanctions; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 496. A bill to provide for the establishment of an 
     assistance program for health insurance consumers; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN:
       S. 497. A bill to designate Great Kills Park in the Gateway 
     National Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans Park at 
     Great Kills"; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 498. A bill to require vessels entering the United 
     States waters to provide earlier notice of the entry, to 
     clarify the requirements for those vessels and the authority 
     of the Coast Guard over those vessels, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Dorgan, 
             Mr. Levin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Murkowski, 
             Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 499. A bill to establish a congressional commemorative 
     medal for organ donors and their families; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. 
             Jeffords, and Mr. Helms):
       S. 500. A bill to amend section 991(a) of title 28, United 
     States Code, to require certain members of the United States 
     Sentencing Commission to be selected from among individuals 
     who are victims of a crime of violence; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 501. A bill to address resource management issues in 
     Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 502. A bill to protect social security; 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. ALLARD:
       S. 503. A bill designating certain land in the San Isabel 
     National Forest in the State of Colorado as the ``Spanish 
     Peaks Wilderness''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CLELAND:
       S. 504. A bill to reform Federal election campaigns; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 505. A bill to give gifted and talented students the 
     opportunity to develop their capabilities; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Breaux, 
             Mr. Kerrey, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 506. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the provisions which allow 
     nonrefundable personal credits to be fully allowed against 
     regular tax liability; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Voinovich, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Bennett, and Mrs. 
             Boxer):
       S. 507. A bill to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
     improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. Allard):
       S. 508. A bill to prohibit implementation of ``Know Your 
     Customer'' regulations by the Federal banking agencies; read 
     the first time.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Coverdell):
       S. 509. A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry 
     out that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Gorton, and Mr. Grams):
       S. 510. A bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United 
     States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the 
     United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private 
     property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public 
     lands and acquired lands; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 511. A bill to amend the Voting Accessibility for the 
     Elderly and Handicapped Act to ensure the equal right of 
     individuals with disabilities to vote, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. GORTON (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. 
             Edwards):
       S. 512. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination 
     of the activities of the Department of Health and Human 
     Services with respect to research on autism; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.




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