[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17652]
[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. ROTH:
       S. 1429. An original bill to provide for reconciliation 
     pursuant to section 104 of the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 2000; from the Committee on Finance; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       S. 1430. A bill to set forth the policy of the United 
     States with respect to Macau, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 1431. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures 
     of sennosides; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1432. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dark 
     couverture chocolate; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS:
       S. 1433. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose a retail excise tax on merchandise sold via the 
     Internet, through catalogs, or sold other than through local 
     merchants in other to supplement the funding for elementary 
     and secondary school teacher salaries; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. 
             Cleland):
       S. 1434. A bill to amend the National Historic Preservation 
     Act to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 1435. A bill to amend section 9 of the Small Business 
     Act to provide for the establishment of volunteer mentoring 
     programs; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. CONRAD:
       S. 1436. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing 
     Transition Act to provide support for United States 
     agricultural producers that is equal to the support provided 
     agricultural producers by the European Union, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN:
       S. 1437. A bill to protect researchers from compelled 
     disclosure of research in Federal courts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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