[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18225]
[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. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Inouye, 
             Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 1447. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
     nondiscriminatory coverage for substance abuse treatment 
     service under private group and individual health coverage; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             DeWine, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Frist, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Moynihan, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mrs. 
             Boxer):
       S. 1448. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     authorize the annual enrollment of land in the wetlands 
     reserve program, to extend the program through 2005, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Robb, Mr. 
             Inouye, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 1449. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the payment amount for renal dialysis 
     services furnished under the medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1450. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to convey a National Defense Reserve Fleet 
     vessel to the Glacier Society, Inc., of Bridgeport, 
     Connecticut; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Biden, 
             and Mr. Graham):
       S. 1451. A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve efforts to combat medicare fraud, 
     waste, and abuse; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bryan, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1452. A bill to modernize the requirements under the 
     National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety 
     Standards of 1974 and to establish a balanced consensus 
     process for the development, revision, and interpretation of 
     Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured 
     homes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Brownback, 
             and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1453. A bill to facilitate relief efforts and a 
     comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. ROBB (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Conrad, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Reid, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Johnson, 
             Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kerrey, and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 1454. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation 
     of public schools and to provide tax incentives for 
     corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with 
     public schools in distressed areas; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 1455. A bill to enhance protections against fraud in the 
     offering of financial assistance for college education, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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