[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 25, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5953-S5954]
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 Mr. ASHCROFT:
       S. 1113. A bill to amend title XXIV of the Revised 
     Statutes, relating to civil rights, to prohibit 
     discrimination against nongovernmental organizations and 
     certain individuals on the basis of religion in the 
     distribution of government funds to provide government 
     assistance and the distribution of the assistance, to allow 
     the organizations to accept the funds to provide the 
     assistance to the individuals without impairing the religious 
     character of the organizations or the religious freedom of 
     the individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 1114. A bill to amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
     Act of 1977 to establish a more cooperative and effective 
     method for rulemaking that takes into account the special 
     needs and concerns of smaller miners; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 1115. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area; to the Committee on Veterans 
     Affairs.

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           By Mr. NICKLES:
       S. 1116. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude income from the transportation of oil and gas by 
     pipeline from subpart F income; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Robb, and 
             Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 1117. A bill to establish the Corinth Unit of Shiloh 
     National Military Park, in the vicinity of the city of 
     Corinth, Mississippi, and in the State of Tennessee, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Chafee, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 118. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition 
     Act to convert the price support program for sugarcane and 
     sugar beets into a system of solely recourse loans to provide 
     for the gradual elimination of the program; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BREAUX:
       S. 1119. A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1950, to 
     continue funding of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection 
     and Restoration Act; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Bryan, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Dodd, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Biden, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 1120 A bill to ensure that children enrolled in medicaid 
     and other Federal means-tested programs at highest risk for 
     lead poisoning are identified and treated, and for other 
     purposes; to the committee on Finance.
           Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 1121. A bill to amend the Clayton Act to enhance the 
     authority of the Attorney General to prevent certain mergers 
     and acquisitions that would unreasonably limit competition; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEVENS:
       S. 1122. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 2000, and for other purposes; from the Committee on 
     Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Abraham, 
             Ms. Snowe, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. Coverdell):
       S. 1123. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Frist, 
             Mr. Bond, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Robb, Mr. hagel, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Helms, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Durbin, and Mr. Edwards):
       S.J. Res. 25. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress with respect to the court-martial conviction of the 
     late Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay, III, and calling upon 
     the President to award a Presidential Unit Citation to the 
     final crew of the U.S.S. Indianapolis; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Frist, 
             Mr. Bond, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Robb, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr.. Torricelli, Mr. Helms, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Inouye):
       S.J. Res. 26. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress with respect to the courtmartial conviction of the 
     late Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay, III, and calling upon 
     the President to award a Presidential Unit Citation to the 
     final crew of the U.S.S. Indianapolis; read the first time.

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