[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7655-S7656]
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              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bill was introduced, read the first and second times by

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unanimous consent, and referred as indicated on July 24, 2000.

           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mrs. 
             Lincoln):
       S. 2910. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit the expansion of medical residency training 
     programs in geriatric medicine; to the Committee on Finance.

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated 
on July 26, 2000:
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 2922. A bill to create a Pension Reform and 
     Simplification Commission to evaluate and suggest ways to 
     enhance access to the private pension plan system; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Daschle, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Reed, Mr. L. Chafee, Ms. 
             Collins, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Breaux, Mr. 
             Conrad, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Robb, 
             Mr. Inouye, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2923. A bill to amend title XIX and XXI of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for Family Care coverage for parents 
     of enrolled children, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Durbin, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 2924. A bill to strengthen the enforcement of Federal 
     statutes relating to false identification, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 2925. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish an Office of Men's Health; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 2926. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any 
     benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or 
     her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement 
     to benefits for that month) and that such individual's 
     benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent 
     proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding 
     the date of such individual's death; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 2927. A bill to ensure that the incarceration of inmates 
     is not provided by private contractors or vendors and that 
     persons charged or convicted of an offense against the United 
     States shall be housed in facilities managed and maintained 
     by Federal, State, or local governments; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Abraham, and 
             Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 2928. A bill to protect the privacy of consumers who use 
     the Internet; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. 
             Inouye, and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 2929. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     increase teacher salaries and employee benefits for teachers 
     who enter into contracts with local educational agencies to 
     serve as master teachers; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 2930. A bill to guarantee the right of individuals to 
     receive social security benefits under title II of the Social 
     Security Act in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living 
     adjustment; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 2931. A bill to make improvements to the Arctic Research 
     and Policy Act of 1984; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 2932. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide for the issuance of a semipostal stamp in order to 
     afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding 
     for the establishment of the World War II Memorial; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. NICKLES:
       S. 2933. A bill to amend provisions of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 1992 relating to remedial action of uranium and 
     thorium processing sites; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 2934. A bill to provide for the assessment of an 
     increased civil penalty in a case in which a person or entity 
     that is the subject of a civil environmental enforcement 
     action has previously violated an environmental law or in a 
     case in which a violation of an environmental law results in 
     a catastrophic event; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Mikulski 
             , Mr. Bayh, Mr. Breaux, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 2935. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and 
     the Public Health Service Act to increase Americans' access 
     to long term health care, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROBB (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Johnson, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Reid, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. 
             Bayh):
       S. 2936. A bill to provide incentives for new markets and 
     community development, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Grassley, 
             and Mr. Kerrey):
       S. 2937. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve access to Medicare+Choice plans through an 
     increase in the annual Medicare+Choice capitation rates and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 2938. A bill to prohibit United States assistance to the 
     Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared 
     unilaterally, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Jeffords, and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 2939. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit against tax for energy efficient 
     appliances; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 2940. A bill to authorize additional assistance for 
     international malaria control, and to provide for 
     coordination and consultation in providing assistance under 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to malaria, 
     HIV, and tuberculosis; read the first time.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Abraham, Mr 
             . Breaux, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Gorton, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 2941. A bill to amend the Federal Campaign Act of 1971 
     to provide meaningful campaign finance reform through 
     requiring better reporting, decreasing the role of soft 
     money, and increasing individual contribution limits, and for 
     other purposes; read the first time.

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