[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 1223-1224]
[From the U.S. 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 time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 269. A bill to state the policy of the United States 
     regarding the deployment of a missile defense system capable 
     of defending the territory of the United States against 
     limited ballistic missile attack; read the first time.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Snowe, 
             Mr. Roberts, Mr. Allard, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. Lott):
       S. 270. A bill to improve pay and retirement equity for 
     members of the Armed Forces; and for other purposes; read the 
     first time.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
             Brownback, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. DeWine, 
             Mr. Gorton, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Kerrey, Mr. Levin, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
             Murkowski, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. 
             Voinovich):
       S. 271. A bill to provide for education flexibility 
     partnerships; read the first time.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 272. A bill to designate the Federal building located at 
     1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald V. 
     Dellums Federal Building''; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 273. A bill for the relief of Oleg Rasulyevich Rafikova, 
     Alfia Fanilevna Rafikova, Evgenia Olegovna Rafikova, and 
     Ruslan Khamitovich Yagudin; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. 
             Torricelli):
       S. 274. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the maximum taxable income for the 15 percent 
     rate bracket; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 275. A bill for the relief of Suchada Kwong; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 276. A bill for the relief of Sergio Lozano, Faurico 
     Lozano and Ana Lozano; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
             Mack, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 277. A bill to improve elementary and secondary 
     education; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 278. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain lands to the county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Helms):
       S. 279. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have 
     attained retirement age; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Hutchison, 
             Mr. Gorton, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
             Abraham, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Gregg, 
             Mr. Thompson, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Bennett, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Kerrey, Mr. Bayh, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Breaux, and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 280. A bill to provide for education flexibility 
     partnerships; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 281. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify 
     that forced or indentured

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     labor includes forced or indentured child labor; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 282. A bill to provide that no electric utility shall be 
     required to enter into a new contract or obligation to 
     purchase or to sell electricity or capacity under section 210 
     of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 283. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a partial exclusion from gross income for 
     individuals and interest received by individuals; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       S. 284. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the marriage penalty by increasing the standard 
     deduction for married individuals filing joint returns to 
     twice the standard deduction for unmarried individuals; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Ms. Landrieu, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Wellstone, 
             and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 285. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to restore the link between the maximum amount of earnings by 
     blind individuals permitted without demonstrating ability to 
     engage in substantial gainful activity and the exempt amount 
     permitted in determining excess earnings under the earnings 
     test; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 286. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal 
     the increase in the tax on social security benefits; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROTH (for himself and Mr. Biden):
       S. 287. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require 
     the establishment of a regional or branch office of the Small 
     Business Administration in each State; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kerrey, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 288. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from income certain amounts received under the 
     National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program and F. 
     Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and 
     Financial Assistance Program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 289. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     permit faith-based substance abuse treatment centers to 
     receive Federal assistance, to permit individuals receiving 
     Federal drug treatment assistance to select private and 
     religiously oriented treatment, and to protect the rights of 
     individuals from being required to receive religiously 
     oriented treatment; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 290. A bill to establish an adoption awareness program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 291. A bill to convey certain real property within the 
     Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation 
     District; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       S. 292. A bill to preserve the cultural resources of the 
     Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       S. 293. A bill to direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and 
     the Interior to convey certain lands in San Juan County, New 
     Mexico, to San Juan College; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.

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