[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15229-15230]
[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. HOLLINGS:
       S. 1312. A bill to ensure full and expeditious enforcement 
     of the provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 that seek 
     to bring about competition in local telecommunications 
     markets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 1313. A bill to enable the State of Rhode Island to meet 
     the criteria for recommendation as an Area of Application to 
     the Boston-Worcester-Lawrence; Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 
     Maine, and Connecticut Federal locality pay area; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Robb):
       S. 1314. A bill to establish a grant program to assist 
     State and local law enforcement in deterring, investigating, 
     and prosecuting computer crimes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1315. A bill to permit the leasing of oil and gas rights 
     on certain lands held in trust for the Navajo Nation or 
     allotted to a member of the Navajo Nation, in any case in 
     which there is consent from a specified percentage interest 
     in the parcel of land under consideration for lease; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 1316. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that any amount allowable as a child tax credit 
     under section 24 or an earned income credit under section 32 
     shall not be treated as income for purposes of any means-
     tested Federal program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Wellstone, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. 
             Lautenberg):
       S. 1317. A bill to reauthorize the Welfare-To-Work program 
     to provide additional resources and flexibility to improve 
     the administration of the program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Grams, Mr. 
             Sarbanes, and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 1318. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to award grants to States to supplement 
     State and local assistance for the preservation and promotion 
     of affordable housing opportunities for low-income families; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 1319. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to renew project-based contracts for 
     assistance under secion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 at up to market rent levels, in order to preserve these 
     projects as affordable low-income housing, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 1320. A bill to provide to the Federal land management 
     agencies the authority and capability to manage effectively 
     the Federal lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1321. A bill to amend title III of the Family Violence 
     Prevention and Services Act and title IV of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to limit the effects of 
     domestic violence on the lives of children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Dodd, and 
             Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1322. A bill to prohibit health insurance and employment 
     discrimination against individuals and their family members 
     on the basis of predictive genetic information or genetic 
     services; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Bunning):
       S. 1323. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure 
     that certain Federal power customers are provided protection 
     by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 1324. A bill to expand the boundaries of the Gettysburg 
     National Military Park to include Wills House, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FRIST:
       S. 1325. A bill to amend the Applachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 to add Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, 
     Perry, and Wayne Counties, Tennessee, to the Appalachian 
     region; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works..
       S. 1326. A bill to eliminate certain benefits for Members 
     of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Bond, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Breaux, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Kerrey, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 1327. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide States with more funding and greater 
     flexibility in carrying out programs designed to help 
     children make the transition from foster care to self-
     sufficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance..
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Baucus, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Cleland, and Mr. Burns):
       S. 1328. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit the disclosure of certain tax information by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to facilitate combined Federal

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     and State employment tax reporting, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 1329. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain land to Nye County, Nevada, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       S. 1330. A bill to give the city of Mesquite, Nevada, the 
     right to purchase at fair market value certain parcels of 
     public land in the city; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       S. 1331. A bill to give Lincoln County, Nevada, the right 
     to purchase at fair market value certain public land in the 
     county; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BAYH (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Rockefeller, 
             Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Stevens, 
             Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Kerrey, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 1332. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of Congress to Father Theodore M. Hesburg, in 
     recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions to 
     civil rights, higher education, the Catholic Church, the 
     Nation, and the global community; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 1333. A bill to expand homeownership in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Frist, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1334. A bill to amend chapter 63 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to increase the amount of leave time available 
     to a Federal employee in any year in connection with serving 
     as an organ donor, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT:
       S. 1335. A bill entitled the ``Military Retiree Health Care 
     Act of 1999''; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Edwards):
       S. 1336. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit to promote home ownership among low-
     income individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. 
             Kyl):
       S. 1337. A bill to provide for the placement of anti-drug 
     messages on appropriate Internet sites controlled by NASA; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (by request):
       S. 1338. A bill entitled the ``Military Lands Withdrawal 
     Act of 1999''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1339. A bill to provide for the debarment or suspension 
     from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of 
     persons that violate certain labor and safety laws; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       S. 1340. A bill to redesignate the ``Stuttgart National 
     Aquaculture Research Center'' as the ``Harry K. Dupree 
     Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center''; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
             Nickles, Mr. Reid, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Conrad, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Hagel, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Craig, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Mack, Mr. 
             Domenici, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 1341. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the applicability of section 179 which permits the 
     expensing of certain depreciable assets; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 1342. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes 
     and the tax on generation-skipping transfers; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 1343. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey certain National Forest land to Elko County, Nevada, 
     for continued use as a cemetery; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.

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