[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 31, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S914-S915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              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 Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 222. A bill to provide tax incentives for the 
     construction of seagoing cruise ships in United States 
     shipyards, and to facilitate the development of a United 
     States-flag, United States-built cruise industry, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 223. A bill to terminate the effectiveness of certain 
     drinking water regulations; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 224. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to set aside up to $2 per person from park entrance fees or 
     assess up to $2 per person visiting the Grand Canyon or other 
     national park to secure bonds for capital improvements to 
     those parks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 225. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives to public elementary and secondary 
     school teachers by providing a tax credit for teaching 
     expenses, professional development expenses, and student 
     education loans; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. 
             Voinovich):
       S. 226. A bill to establish a Northern Border States-Canada 
     Trade Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. 
             Feingold):
       S. 227. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     with respect to municipal deposits; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 228. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the Native American veterans housing loan 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

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           By Mr. HAGEL:
       S. 229. A bill to amend Federal banking law to permit the 
     payment of interest on business checking accounts in certain 
     circumstances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 230. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey a former Bureau of Land Management administrative site 
     to the City of Carson City, Nevada, for use as a senior 
     center; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 231. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to ensure that seniors are given an 
     opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for 
     certain programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CLELAND (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Hagel, Mr 
             . Corzine, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 232. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude United States savings bond income from gross 
     income if it is used to pay long-term care expenses; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Wellstone, 
             and Mr. Corzine):
       S. 233. A bill to place a moratorium on executions by the 
     Federal Government and urge the States to do the same, while 
     a National Commission on the Death Penalty reviews the 
     fairness of the imposition of the death penalty; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S.J. Res. 3. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States which requires (except 
     during time of war and subject to suspension by the Congress) 
     that the total amount of money expended by the United States 
     during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain 
     revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year 
     and not exceed 20 per centum of the gross national product of 
     the United States during the previous calendar year; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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