[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 10 (Thursday, January 25, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S568]
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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. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             Mr. Inouye, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Kohl, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Reed, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. 
             Daschle):
       S. 177. A bill to amend the provisions of title 19, 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. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 178. A bill to permanently reenact chapter 12 of title 
     11, United States Code, relating to family farmers; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 179. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to phase in a full estate tax deduction for family-owned 
     business interests and to increase the unified credit 
     exemption; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Cleland, 
             and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 180. A bill to facilitate famine relief efforts and a 
     comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S. 181. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to phase out the taxation of social security benefits; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 182. A bill to amend the Small Business Act with respect 
     to the microloan program; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 183. A bill to enhance Department of Education efforts 
     to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in 
     State and local initiatives to improve education; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 184. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     eliminate good time credits for prisoners serving a sentence 
     for a crime of violence, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Craig):
       S. 185. A bill to provide incentives to encourage stronger 
     truth in sentencing of violent offenders, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON:
       S. 186. A bill to provide access and choice for use of 
     generic drugs instead of nongeneric drugs under Federal 
     health care programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 187. A bill to establish the position of Assistant 
     United States Trade Representative for Small Business, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget and the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs, jointly, pursuant to the 
     order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one 
     Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to 
     report or be discharged.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 188. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the tax credit for electricity produced from 
     certain renewable resources; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 189. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FRIST:
       S. 190. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to grant the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services the authority to regulate tobacco products, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 191. A bill to abolish the death penalty under Federal 
     Law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 192. A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, with 
     respect to consumer credit transactions; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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