[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17471]
[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 Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Smith 
             of Oregon):
       S. 1412. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to limit the reporting requirements regarding higher 
     education tuition and related expenses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Dorgan):
       S. 1413. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the deduction from the estate tax for family-
     owned business interest; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MACK:
       S. 1414. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to restore access to home health services covered under 
     the Medicare program, and to protect the Medicare program 
     from financial loss while preserving the due process rights 
     of home health agencies; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1415. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 1416. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing 
     Agreement of 1937 to allow a modified bloc voting by 
     cooperative associations of milk producers in connection with 
     the scheduled August referendum on Federal Milk Marketing 
     Order reform; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 1417. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the authority of State Medicaid fraud control 
     units to investigate and prosecute fraud in connection with 
     Federal health care programs and abuse of residents of board 
     and care facilities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COCHRAN:
       S. 1418. A bill to provide for the holding of court at 
     Natchez, Mississippi in the same manner as court is held at 
     Vicksburg, Mississippi, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 1419. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     designate May as ``National Military Appreciation Month''; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Breaux, 
             Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 1420. A bill to establish a fund for the restoration and 
     protection of ocean and coastal resources, to amend and 
     reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1421. A bill to impose restrictions on the sale of 
     cigars; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 1422. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve the quality of education and 
     raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, 
     raising standards for teachers, rewarding success, and 
     providing better information to parents; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       S. 1423. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from income $40,000 of the salary of certain 
     teachers who teach high-poverty schools; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 1424. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide the same tax treatment for special pay as for 
     combat pay; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 1425. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a 10 percent biotechnology investment tax credit and 
     to reauthorize the Research and Development tax credit for 
     ten years; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
             Kerrey, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 1426. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     promote the conservation of soil and related resources, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 1427. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to 
     appoint a special counsel to investigate or prosecute a 
     person for a possible violation of criminal law when the 
     Attorney General determines that the appointment of a special 
     counsel is in the public interest; read the first time.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. DeWine, 
             Mr. Biden, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Bond, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, Mr. Helms, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Bryan):
       S. 1428. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and 
     the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act relating to 
     the manufacture, traffic, import, and export of amphetamine 
     and methamphetamine, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.

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