[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 78 (Thursday, May 27, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6284-S6286]
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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 Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Hollings, 
             Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. 
             Wellstone):
       S. 1142. A bill to protect the right of a member of a 
     health maintenance organization to receive continuing care at 
     a facility selected by that member, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S. 1143. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of Transportation and related agencies for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Hutchison, 
             Mr. Reid, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 1144. A bill to provide increased flexibility in use of 
     highway funding, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, and Mr. Edwards):
       S. 1145. A bill to provide for the appointment of 
     additional Federal circuit and district judges, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1146. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
     Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities; to the 
     Committee on Veterans Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kohl, and 
             Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 1147. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit against tax employers who provide child 
     care assistance for dependents of their employees, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Kerrey):
       S. 1148. A bill to provide for the Yankton Sioux Tribe and 
     the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska certain benefits of the 
     Missouri River Basin Pick-Sloan project, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 1149. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     increase consumer confidence in safe drinking water and 
     source water assessments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Kyl, Mr. Robb, and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1150. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to more accurately codify the depreciable life of 
     semiconductor manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Warner, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 1151. A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act to streamline the application of cost accounting 
     standards; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1152. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     ensure that coverage of bone mass measurements is provided 
     under the health benefits program for Federal employees; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Dorgan, 
             Mr. Baucus, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mr. Wyden, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Rockefeller, and 
             Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1153. A bill to establish the Office of Rural Advocacy 
     in the Federal Communications Commission, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bayh, 
             Mr. Cochran, and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 1154. A bill to enable States to use Federal funds more 
     effectively on behalf of young children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Harkin, 
             Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Johnson, 
             and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 1155. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for uniform food safety warning 
     notification requirements, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 1156. A bill to amend provisions of law enacted by the 
     Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to 
     ensure full analysis of potential impacts on small entities 
     of rules proposed by certain agencies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, 
             Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Helms, and Mr. 
             Cochran):
       S. 1157. A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act and the 
     Copeland Act; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       S. 1158. A bill to allow the recovery of attorney's fees 
     and costs by certain employers and labor organizations who 
     are prevailing parties in proceedings brought against them by 
     the National Labor Relations Board or by the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Administration; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Inouye, 
             Mr. Hagel, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Dodd, and Mr. Thurmond):
       S. 1159. A bill to provide grants and contracts to local 
     educational agencies to initiate, expand, and improve 
     physical education programs for all kindergarten through 12th 
     grade students; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1160. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to encourage 
     health coverage, and increased child care assistance, to 
     extend certain expiring tax provisions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 1161. A bill to establish procedures for the 
     consideration and enactment of unilateral economic sanctions 
     legislation and for the use of authority to impose sanctions 
     under law; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 1162. A bill to provide supplemental foods and nutrition 
     education to low-income pregnant, postpartum, and 
     breastfeeding women, infants, and children of military 
     families stationed outside the United States that are similar 
     to supplemental foods and nutrition education provided in the 
     United States under special supplemental nutrition program 
     for women, infants, and children; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. BENNETT (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 1163. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for research and services with respect to lupus; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Mack):
       S. 1164. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to simplify certain rules relating to the taxation of United 
     States business operating abroad, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Murkowski, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Robb, Mr. 
             Chafee, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Grams, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Helms, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 1165. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts 
     attributable to military property which may be treated as 
     exempt foreign trade income; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NICKLES:
       S. 1166. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that natural gas gathering lines are 7-year 
     property for purposes of depreciation; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GORTON (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and 
             Mr. Craig):
       S. 1167. A bill to amend the Pacific Northwest Electric 
     Power Planning and Conservation Act to provide for expanding 
     the scope of the Independent Scientific Review Panel; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 1168. A bill to eliminate the social security earnings 
     test for individuals who have attained retirement age, to 
     protect and preserve the social security trust funds, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. 
             Burns):
       S. 1169. A bill to require that certain multilateral 
     development banks and other lending institutions implement 
     independent third party procurement monitoring, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 1170. A bill to provide demonstration grants to local 
     educational agencies to enable the agencies to extend the 
     length of the school year; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             DeWine, Mr. Helms, Mr. Lott, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
             Craig, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1171. A bill to block assets of narcotics traffickers 
     who pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national 
     security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 1172. A bill to provide a patent term restoration review 
     procedure for certain drug products; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       S. 1173. A bill to provide for a teacher quality 
     enhancement and incentive program; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 1174. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 1175. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require that fuel economy labels for new automobiles include 
     air pollution information that consumers can use to help 
     communities meet Federal air quality standards; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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           By Mr. ROBB (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. 
             Sarbanes):
       S. 1176. A bill to provide for greater access to child care 
     services for Federal employees; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Kerrey, and Mr. 
             Grassley):
       S. 1177. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     permit the harvesting of crops on land subject to 
     conservation reserve contracts for recovery of biomass used 
     in energy production; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. DASCHLE:
       S. 1178. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain parcels of land acquired for the Blunt 
     Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation 
     Project, South Dakota, to the Commission of Schools and 
     Public Lands of the State of South Dakota for the purpose of 
     mitigating lost wildlife habitat, on the condition that the 
     current preferential leaseholders shall have an option to 
     purchase the parcels from the Commission, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1179. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the sale, delivery, or other transfer of any type of 
     firearm to a juvenile, with certain exceptions; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Daschle, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 1180. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, to reauthorize and make improvements 
     to that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 1181. A bill to appropriate funds to carry out the 
     commodity supplemental food program and the emergency food 
     assistance program during fiscal year 2000; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 1182. A bill to authorize the use of flat grave markers 
     to extend the useful life of the Santa Fe National Cemetery, 
     New Mexico, and to allow more veterans the honor and choice 
     of being buried in the cemetery; to the Committee on Veterans 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. NICKLES:
       S. 1183. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to convey 
     to the city of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the former site of the 
     NIPER facility of the Department of Energy; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 1184. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to dispose of land for recreation or other public purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Hatch, 
             Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Lott, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
             Ashcroft, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Gorton, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Burns, 
             Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Helms, Mr. Allard, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Mack, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
             Craig, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 1185. A bill to provide small business certain 
     protections from litigation excesses and to limit the product 
     liability of non-manufacturer product sellers; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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