[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 85 (Thursday, June 29, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S6182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 MEASURE READ THE FIRST TIME--H.R. 4680

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I understand H.R. 4680 is at the desk. I 
ask for its first reading.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4680) to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a voluntary program for 
     prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Program, to 
     modernize the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.

  Mr. STEVENS. I now ask for its second reading, and I object to my own 
request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill will receive its second reading on 
the following legislative day.

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