[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 26 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1391-S1392]
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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. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 2225. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care 
     insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria 
     plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for 
     individuals with long-term care needs; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 2226. A bill to establish a Congressional Trade Office; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Craig, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Jeffords, 
             Mr. Robb, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2227. A bill to amend chapter 79 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to allow Federal agencies to reimburse their 
     employees for certain adoption expenses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Gorton):
       S. 2228. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     conduct studies and to carry out ecosystem restoration and 
     other protective measures within Puget Sound, Washington, and 
     adjacent waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Reid, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Cleland, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 2229. A bill to provide for digital empowerment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 2230. A bill to provide tax relief in relation to, and 
     modify the treatment of, members of a reserve component of 
     the Armed

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     Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COVERDELL:
       S. 2231. A bill to provide for the placement at the Lincoln 
     Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin 
     Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I Have A Dream'' speech; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mr. Bryan, Mr. L. Chafee, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             Mr. Moynihan, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Lugar, and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 2232. A bill to promote primary and secondary health 
     promotion and disease prevention services and activities 
     among the elderly, to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to add preventive benefits, and for other 
     purpose; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Abraham, 
             Mr. Kohl, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brownback, 
             and Mr. Grams):
       S. 2233. A bill to prohibit the use of, and provide for 
     remediation of water contaminated by, methyl tertiary butyl 
     ether; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 2234. A bill to designate certain facilities of the 
     United States Postal Service; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Dodd, 
             Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. Hutchinson):
       S. 2235. A bill to amend the Public Health Act to revise 
     the performance standards and certification process for organ 
     procurement organizations; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 2236. A bill to establish programs to improve the health 
     and safety of children receiving child care outside the home, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 2237. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the deductibility of premiums for any medigap 
     insurance policy of Medicare+Choice plan which contains an 
     outpatient prescription drug benefit, and to amend title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide authority to 
     expand existing medigap insurance policies; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 2238. A bill to designate 3 counties in the State of 
     Montana as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and 
     authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hatch, 
             Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 2239. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     provide cost sharing for the endangered fish recovery 
     implementation programs for the Upper Colorado River and San 
     Juan River basins; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BUNNING:
       S. 2240. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     polyamides; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       S. 2241. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items 
     and services furnished in geographically reclassified 
     hospitals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       S. 2242. A bill to amend the Federal Activities Inventory 
     Reform Act of 1998 to improve the process for identifying the 
     functions of the Federal Government that are not inherently 
     governmental functions, for determining the appropriate 
     organizations for the performance of such functions on the 
     basis of competition, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Cleland, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Abraham, and 
             Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 2243. A bill to reauthorize certain programs of the 
     Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 2244. A bill to increase participation in employee stock 
     purchase plans and individual retirement plans so that 
     American workers may share in the growth in the United States 
     economy attributable to international trade agreements; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 2245. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States to modify the article description with 
     respect to certain hand-woven fabrics; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2246. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 
     to clarify that certain small businesses are permitted to use 
     the cash method of accounting even if they use merchandise or 
     inventory; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BYRD:
       S. 2247. A bill to establish the Wheeling National Heritage 
     Area in the State of West Virginia, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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