[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 70 (Thursday, June 8, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S4820]
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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. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mrs. Stevens):
       S. 2693. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide a more equitable Federal medical assistance 
     percentage for Alaska; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2694. A bill to amend section 313 of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 to make certain products eligible for drawback and to 
     simplify and clarify certain drawback provisions; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 2695. A bill to convert a temporary Federal judgeship in 
     the eastern district of Missouri to a permanent judgeship, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Robb):
       S. 2696. A bill to prevent evasion of United States excise 
     taxes on cigarettes, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Gramm, and Mr. 
             Fitzgerald):
       S. 2697. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Commodity 
     Exchange Act to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, 
     and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-
     counter derivatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Allard, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Bunning, Mr. 
             Burns, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Hollings, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
             Robb, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 2698. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an incentive to ensure that all Americans gain 
     timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and 
     future generations of broadband capability; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2699. A bill to strengthen the authority of the Federal 
     Government to protect individuals from certain acts and 
     practices in the sale and purchase of social security numbers 
     and social security account numbers, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. L. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Smith of New Hampshire, and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 2700. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to promote 
     the cleanup and reuse of brownfields, to provide financial 
     assistance for brownfields revitalization, to enhance State 
     response programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. 
             Rockefeller):
       S. 2701. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a tax credit for donations of computers to senior 
     centers, to require a pilot program to enhance the 
     availability of Internet access for older Americans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BENNETT (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2702. A bill to require reports on the progress of the 
     Federal Government in implementing Presidential Decision 
     Directive No. 63 (PDD-63); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 2703. A bill to amend the provisions of title 39, United 
     States Code, relating to the manner in which pay policies and 
     schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters are 
     established; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KERREY (for himself, Mr Bond, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 2704. A bill to provide additional authority to the Army 
     Corps of Engineers to protect, enhance, and restore fish and 
     wildlife habitat on the Missouri River and to improve the 
     environmental quality and public use and appreciation of the 
     Missouri River; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Akaka, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
             Voinovich):
       S. 2705. A bill to provide for the training of individuals, 
     during a Presidential transition, who the President intends 
     to appoint to certain key positions, to provide for a study 
     and report on improving the financial disclosure process for 
     certain Presidential nominees, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 2706. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition 
     Act to establish a program to provide dairy farmers a price 
     safety net for small- and medium-sized dairy producers; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Burns):
       S. 2707. A bill to help ensure general aviation aircraft 
     access to Federal land and the airspace over that land; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT:
       S. 2708. A bill to establish a Patients Before Paperwork 
     Medicare Red Tape Reduction Commission to study the 
     proliferation of paperwork under the Medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Dorgan, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Kerrey):
       S. 2709. To establish a Beef Industry Compensation Trust 
     Fund with the duties imposed on products of countries that 
     fail to comply with certain WTO dispute resolution decisions; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Lautenberg, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Graham, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Feingold):
       S.J. Res. 48. A joint resolution calling upon the President 
     to issue a proclamation recognizing the 25th anniversary of 
     the Helsinki Final Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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