[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 14261-14262]
[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. BINGAMAN:
       S. 1273. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act, to 
     facilitate the transition to more competitive and efficient 
     electric power markets, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRAMS (for himself, Mr. Roth, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
             Ashcroft, Mr. Burns, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Frist, Mr. 
             Gorton, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Nickles, Mr. Mack, Mr. Craig, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. 
             McConnell, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Bunning):
       S. 1274. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the accessibility to and affordability of health 
     care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KYL:
       S. 1275. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to produce and sell products and to sell publications 
     relating to the Hoover Dam, and to deposit revenues generated 
     from the sales into the Colorado River Dam fund; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Wellstone, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Leahy, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Reid, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Robb, Mr. 
             Cleland, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Bryan, Mrs. Feinstein, and 
             Mr. Kohl):
       S. 1276. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     the basis of sexual orientation; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
             Murkowski, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Harkin, 
             and Mr. Robb):
       S. 1277. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a new prospective payment system for 
     Federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FRIST:
       S. 1278. A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act 
     of 1933 to modify provisions relating to the Board of 
     Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KERREY (for himself, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. 
             Johnson):
       S. 1279. A bill to improve the environmental quality and 
     public use and appreciation of the Missouri River and to 
     provide additional authority to the Army Corps of Engineers 
     to protect, enhance, and restore fish and wildlife habitat on 
     the Missouri River; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. BRYAN:
       S. 1280. A bill to terminate the exemption of certain 
     contractors and other entities from civil penalties for 
     violations of nuclear safety requirements under Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Ms. 
             Mikulski, and Mr. Cleland):
       S. 1281. A bill to consolidate in a single independent 
     agency in the executive branch the responsibilities regarding 
     food safety, labeling, and inspection currently divided among 
     several Federal agencies; to the Committee on Government 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 1282. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the 
     Executive Office of the President, and certain independent 
     Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mrs. HUTCHINSON:
       S. 1283. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     government of the District of Columbia and other activities 
     chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said 
     District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. NICKLES:
       S. 1284. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure 
     that no State may establish, maintain, or enforce on behalf 
     of any electric utility an exclusive right to sell electric 
     energy or otherwise unduly discriminate against any consumer 
     who seeks to purchase electric energy in interstate commerce 
     from any suppliers; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. 
             Feingold)
       S. 1285. A bill to amend section 40102(37) of title 49, 
     United States Code, to modify the definition of the term 
     ``public aircraft'' to provide for certain law enforcement 
     and emergency response activities; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1286. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make 
     grants to local educational agencies to carry out school 
     violence prevention and school safety activities in secondary 
     schools; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1287. An original bill to provide for the storage of 
     spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste 
     repository, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources; placed on the calendar.

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