[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 34 (Thursday, March 4, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2273-S2274]
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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. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
             Burns, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Conrad, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Harkin, and 
             Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 529. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to 
     improve crop insurance coverage, to make structural changes 
     to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and the Risk 
     Management Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. GORTON (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       S. 530. A bill to amend the Act commonly known as the 
     ``Export Apple and Pear Act'' to limit the applicability of 
     that Act to apples; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 531. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition 
     of her contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 532. A bill to provide increased funding for the Land 
     and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation 
     Recovery Programs, to resume the funding of the State grants 
     program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and to 
     provide for the acquisition and development of conservation 
     and recreation facilities and programs in urban areas, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROBB (for himself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 533. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     authorize local governments and Governors to restrict receipt 
     of out-of-State municipal solid waste, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 534. A bill to expand the powers of the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale 
     of firearms and ammunition, and to expand the jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary to include firearm products and nonpowder 
     firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Robb):
       S. 535. A bill to amend section 49106(c)(6) of title 49, 
     United States Code, to remove a limitation on certain 
     funding; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 536. A bill entitled the ``Wendell H. Ford National Air 
     Transportation System Improvement Act of 1999''; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 537. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to adjust the exemption

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     amounts used to calculate the individual alternative minimum 
     tax for inflation since 1993; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT:
       S. 538. A bill to provide for violent and repeat juvenile 
     offender accountability, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK:
       S. 539. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the maximum taxable income for the 15 percent 
     rate bracket, to replace the Consumer Price Index with the 
     national average wage index for purposes of cost-of-living 
     adjustments, to lessen the impact of the noncorporate 
     alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Conrad, 
             Mr. Kerry, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Wellstone, 
             Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dorgan, 
             Mr. Reid, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bryan, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 540. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that housing assistance provided under the Native 
     American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
     1996 be treated for purposes of the low-income housing credit 
     in the same manner as comparable assistance; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. 
             Roberts):
       S. 541. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to make certain changes related to payments for graduate 
     medical education under the medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Kerrey, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Allard, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Burns, and Mr. 
             McConnell):
       S. 542. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the deduction for computer donations to schools and 
     allow a tax credit for donated computers; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
             Hagel, Ms. Collins, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Hutchinson):
       S. 543. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of 
     genetic information with respect to health insurance; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. STEVENS:
       S. 544. An original bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations and rescissions for recovery from natural 
     disasters, and foreign assistance, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller) (by 
             request):
       S. 545. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 
     and 2004, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 546. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for 100 percent of the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Mr. Warner, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Reid, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Biden, Ms. Collins, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. 
             Voinovich):
       S. 547. A bill to authorize the President to enter into 
     agreements to provide regulatory credit for voluntary early 
     action to mitigate potential environmental impacts from 
     greenhouse gas emissions; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. DeWINE:
       S. 548. A bill to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield 
     and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in the State of 
     Ohio; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 549. A bill to redesignate the Coronado National Forest 
     in honor of Morris K. Udall, a former Member of the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GORTON:
       S. 550. A bill to provide for the collection of certain 
     State taxes from an individual who is who is not a member of 
     an Indian tribe; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 551. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage school construction and rehabilitation through 
     the creation of a new class of bond, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.

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