[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 19404-19405]
[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. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 1480. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to assure access of medicare beneficiaries to 
     prescription drug coverage through the SPICE drug benefit 
     program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Helms, Mr. Bunning, 
             Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Robb, and Mr. 
             Warner):
       S. 1481. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
     1938 to release and protect the release of tobacco production 
     and marketing information; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Hollings, and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 1482. A bill to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Daschle, and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 1483. A bill to amend the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 with respect to export controls on 
     high performance computers; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 1484. A bill entitled ``Blind Justice Act of 1999''; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU (for Mr. Nickles (for himself, Ms. 
             Landrieu, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Bond, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Chafee, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Craig, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lott, Mr. Rockefeller, and 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon)):
       S. 1485. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to confer United States citizenship automatically and 
     retroactively on certain foreign-born children adopted by 
     citizens of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GORTON:
       S. 1486. A bill to establish a Take Pride in America 
     Program; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Murray, 
             Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Kerrey):
       S. 1487. A bill to provide for excellence in economic 
     education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GORTON:
       S. 1488. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for recommendations of the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services regarding the placement of automatic external 
     defibrillators in Federal buildings in order to improve 
     survival rates of individuals who experience cardiac arrest 
     in such buildings, and to establish protections from civil 
     liability arising from the emergency use of the devices; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 1489. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the payment to States of pilot allowances for 
     certain veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery 
     who are buried in cemeteries of such States; to the Committee 
     on Veterans Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself and Mr. Frist):
       S. 1490. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu 
     of State and local income taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAMS (for himself and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 1491. A bill to authorize a comprehensive program of 
     support for victims of torture abroad; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Bennett, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Helms, and Mr. 
             Shelby):
       S. 1492. A bill to require the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System to focus on price stability in 
     establishing monetary policy to ensure the stable, long-term 
     purchasing power of the currency, to repeal the Full 
     Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Santorum):
       S. 1493. A bill to establish a John Heinz Senate Fellowship 
     Program to advance the development of public policy with 
     respect to issues affecting senior citizens; to the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. 
             Snowe, and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 1494. A bill to ensure that small businesses throughout 
     the United States participate fully in the unfolding 
     electronic commerce revolution through the establishment of 
     an electronic commerce extension program at the National 
     Institutes of Standards and Technology; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DeWINE:
       S. 1495. A bill to establish, wherever feasible, 
     guidelines, recommendations, and regulations that promote the 
     regulatory acceptance of new and revised toxicological tests

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     that protect human and animal health and the environment 
     while reducing, refining, or replacing animal tests and 
     ensuring human safety and product effectiveness; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (by request):
       S. 1496. A bill to authorize activities under the Federal 
     railroad safety laws for fiscal years 2000 through 2003, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and 
             Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 1497. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     to take steps to control the growing international problem of 
     tuberculosis; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. BURNS:
       S. 1498. A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to authorize equal overtime pay provisions for 
     all Federal employees engaged in wildland fire suppression 
     operations; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

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