[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 69 (Thursday, May 13, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5264-S5265]
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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. HATCH:
       S. 1028. A bill to simplify and expedite access to the 
     Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and 
     privileges, secured by the United States Constitution, have 
     been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies, or other 
     government officials or entities acting under color of State 
     law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Levin, 
             and Mr. Voinovich):
       S. 1029. A bill to amend title III of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for digital 
     education partnerships; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 1030. A bill to provide that the conveyance by the 
     Bureau of Land Management of the surface estate to certain 
     land in the State of Wyoming in exchange for certain private 
     land will not result in the removal of the land from 
     operation of the mining laws; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1031. A bill to amend the National Forest Management Act 
     of 1976 to prohibit below-cost timber sales in the Shawnee 
     National Forest; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Helms, Mr. Burns, 
             Mr. Roberts, Mr. Fitzgerald, and Mr. Lugar):
       S. 1032. A bill to permit ships built in foreign countries 
     to engage in coastwise trade in the transport of certain 
     products; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1033. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to coordinate the penalty for the failure of a State to 
     operate a State child support disbursement unit with the 
     alternative penalty procedure for failures to meet data 
     processing requirements; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Murray, and 
             Ms. Collins):
       S. 1034. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the amount of payment under the medicare 
     program for pap smear laboratory tests; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1035. A bill to establish a program to provide grants to 
     expand the availability of public health dentistry programs 
     in medically underserved areas, health professional shortage 
     areas, and other Federally-defined areas that lack primary 
     dental services; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. 
             Rockefeller):
       S. 1036. A bill to amend parts A and D of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act to give States the option to pass through 
     directly to a family receiving assistance under the temporary 
     assistance to needy families program all child support 
     collected by the State and the option to disregard any child 
     support that the family receives in determining a family's 
     eligibility for, or amount of, assistance under that program; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1037. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to provide for a gradual reduction in the use of methyl 
     tertiary butyl ether, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Conrad, 
             and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 1038. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State 
     volume cap; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NICKLES:
       S. 1039. A bill for the relief of Renato Rosetti; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 1040. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic 
     opportunity for families by reducing the power and reach of 
     the Federal establishment; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FRIST:
       S. 1041. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     permit certain members of the Armed Forces not currently 
     participating in the Montgomery GI Bill educational 
     assistance program to participate in that program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. 
             Domenici, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Lott, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Gramm):
       S. 1042. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage domestic oil and gas production, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 1043. A bill to provide freedom from regulation by the 
     Federal Communications Commission for the Internet; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 1044. A bill to require coverage for colorectal cancer 
     screenings; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Kerrey, and Mr. 
             Robb):
       S. 1045. 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. REED:
       S. 1046. A bill to amend title V of the Public Health 
     Service Act to revise and extend

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     certain programs under the authority of the Substance Abuse 
     and Mental Health Services Administration, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) (by 
             request):
       S. 1047. A bill to provide for a more competitive electric 
     power industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
       S. 1048. A bill to provide for a more competitive electric 
     power industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1049. A bill to improve the administration of oil and 
     gas leases on Federal land, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       S. 1050. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives for gas and oil producers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) (by 
             request):
       S. 1051. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act to manage the Strategic Petroleum Reserve more 
     effectively, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 1052. A bill to implement further the Act (Public Law 
     94-241) approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the 
     United States of America, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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