[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 25471]
[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. JEFFORDS:
       S. 1725. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to modernize medicare supplemental policies so that 
     outpatient prescription drugs are affordable and accessible 
     for medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. 
             Inouye):
       S. 1726. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat for unemployment compensation purposes Indian tribal 
     governments the same as State or local units of government or 
     as nonprofit organizations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 1727. A bill to authorize funding for the expansion 
     annex of the historic Palace of the Governors, a public 
     history museum located, and relating to the history of 
     Hispanic and Native American culture, in the Southwest and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 1728. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to remove the limit on amount of medicaid 
     disproportionate share hospital payment for hospitals in 
     Ohio; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Allard):
       S. 1729. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from 
     willing sellers for the majority of the trails, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CHAFEE:
       S. 1730. An original bill to amend the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act to provide that certain environmental 
     reports shall continue to be required to be submitted; from 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works; placed on the 
     calendar.
       S. 1731. An original bill to amend the Clean Air Act to 
     provide that certain environmental reports shall continue to 
     be required to be submitted; from the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Grassley, 
             Mr. Kerrey, and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1732. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held 
     by an employee stock ownership plan; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lugar, 
             Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Craig):
       S. 1733. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     provide for a national standard of interoperability and 
     portability applicable to electronic food stamp benefit 
     transactions; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Fitzgerald):
       S. 1734. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to contribute funds for the establishment of an 
     interpretative center on the life and contributions of 
     President Abraham Lincoln; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.

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