[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 39 (Thursday, March 11, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2575-S2576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              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 Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 585. A bill to require health insurance coverage for 
     certain reconstructive surgery; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 586. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     limit the value of certain real property that a debtor may 
     elect to exempt under State or local law, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT:
       S. 587. A bill to provide for the mandatory suspension of 
     Federal benefits to convicted drug traffickers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUNNING:
       S. 588. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to provide for retirement security amounts funded by employee 
     social security payroll deductions, to establish the Protect 
     Social Security Account into which the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall deposit budget surpluses until a reform 
     measure is enacted to ensure the long-term solvency of the 
     OASDI trust funds, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 589. A bill to require the National Park Service to 
     undertake a study of the Loess Hills area in western Iowa to 
     review options for the protection and interpretation of the 
     area's natural, cultural, and historical resources; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 590. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the percentage depletion allowance for certain 
     hardrock mines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 591. A bill to authorize a feasibility study for the 
     preservation of the Loess Hills in western Iowa; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 592. A bill to improve the health of children; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. 
             Abraham):
       S. 593. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase maximum taxable income for the 15 percent rate 
     bracket, to provide a partial exclusion from gross income for 
     dividends and interest received by individuals, to provide a 
     long-term capital gains deduction for individuals, to 
     increase the traditional IRA contribution limit, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 594. A bill to ban the importation of large capacity 
     ammunition feeding devices; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 595. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish a graduated response to shrinking domestic oil 
     and gas production and surging foreign oil imports, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Gramm):
       S. 596. A bill to provide that the annual drug 
     certification procedures under the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 not apply to certain countries with which the United 
     States has bilateral agreements and other plans relating to 
     counterdrug activities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Burns, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Murkowski):
       S. 597. A bill to amend section 922 of chapter 44 of title 
     28, United States Code, to protect the right of citizens 
     under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the

[[Page S2576]]

     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANTORUM;
       S, 598. A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
     and Reform Act of 1996 to improve the farmland protection 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Cochran, Ms. 
             Snowe, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Specter, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 599. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide additional tax relief to families to increase the 
     affordability of child care, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 600. A bill to combat the crime of international 
     trafficking and to protect the rights of victims; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. COCHRAN:
       S. 601. A bill to improve the foreign language assistance 
     program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Coverdell, 
             Mr. Hagel, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Burns, Mr. Gramm, Mr. 
             Ashcroft, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Helms, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Grams, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Hutchinson, and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 602. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
     Code, to provide for congressional review of any rule 
     promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service that increases 
     Federal Revenue, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S. 603. A bill to promote competition and greater 
     efficiency of airlines to ensure the rights of airline 
     passengers, to provide for full disclosure to those 
     passengers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

                          ____________________