[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 19, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5586-S5587]
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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. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. 
             Sarbanes):
       S. 1074. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to waive 
     the 24-month waiting period for medicare coverage of 
     individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and to 
     provide medicare coverage of drugs and biologicals used for 
     the treatment of ALS or for the alleviation of symptoms 
     relating to ALS; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 1075. A bill to promote research to identify and 
     evaluate the health effects of silicone breast implants, and 
     to insure that women and their doctors receive accurate 
     information about such implants; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 1076. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation 
     paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities, to 
     enhance programs providing health care, education, and other 
     benefits for veterans, to authorize major medical facility 
     projects, to reform eligibility for burial in Arlington 
     National Cemetery, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Inouye, Mr. Roth, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. levin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mr. Kerry, Mr. Reid, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Robb, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Torricelli, and 
             Mr. Bayh:
       S. 1077. A bill to dedicate the new Amtrak station in New 
     York, New York, to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HELMS:
       S. 1078. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth Eka Bassey 
     and her children, Emmanuel O. Paul Bassey, Jocob Paul Bassey, 
     and Mary Idongesit Paul Bassey; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1079. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the deductibility of business meal expenses for 
     individuals subject to Federal hours of service; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 1080. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit gunrunning, and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
     for crimes related to gunrunning; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 1081. A bill to amend section 842 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to explosive materials; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 1082. A bill to amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide 
     assistance for unincorporated neighborhood watch programs; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 1083. A bill to expedite State review of criminal 
     records of applicants for bail enforcement officer 
     employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Bryan, and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1084. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     protect consumers from the unauthorized switching of their 
     long-distance service; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.

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           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 1085. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable 
     resources on land subject to conservation easement; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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