[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 46 (Wednesday, April 12, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2616]
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              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. BAYH (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Edwards, and Mrs. 
             Murray):
       S. 2403. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     reduce the marriage penalty by providing a nonrefundable 
     marriage credit and adjustment to the earned income credit; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 2404. A bill to amend chapter 75 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that any Federal law enforcement 
     officer who is convicted of a felony shall be terminated from 
     employment; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2405. A bill to prohibit predatory lending practices 
     with respect to home loans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. DeWine, 
             and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2406. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide permanent authority for entry into the United 
     States of certain religious workers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2407. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to the record of admission for permanent 
     residence in the case of certain aliens; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 2408. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to the Navajo Code Talkers in 
     recognition of their contributions to the Nation; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Sarbanes) (by 
             request):
       S. 2409. A bill to provide for enhanced safety and 
     environmental protection in pipeline transportation, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (by request):
       S. 2410. A bill to increase the authorization of 
     appropriations for the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 
     1978, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Conrad, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Kohl, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Wellstone, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 2411. A bill to enhance competition in the agricultural 
     sector and to protect family farms and ranches and rural 
     communities from unfair, unjustly discriminatory, or 
     deceptive practices by agribusinesses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 2412. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize appropriations for the National Transportation 
     Safety Board for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Thurmond, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Robb, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Reed, and 
             Mr. Reid):
       S. 2413. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to clarify the procedures and conditions 
     for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor 
     vests; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 2414. A bill to combat trafficking of persons, 
     especially into the sex trade, slavery, and slavery-like 
     conditions, in the United States and countries around the 
     world through prevention, through prosecution and enforcement 
     against traffickers, and through protection and assistance to 
     victims of trafficking; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Mr . Kerry):
       S. 2415. A bill to amend the Home Ownership and Equity 
     Protection Act of 1994 and other sections of the Truth in 
     Lending Act to protect consumers against predatory practices 
     in connection with high cost mortgage transactions, to 
     strengthen the civil remedies available to consumers under 
     existing law, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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