[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 1703-1705]
[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. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. DeWine, 
             Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Boxer, and 
             Mr. Sarbanes):
       S. 333. A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
     and Reform Act of 1996 to improve the farmland protection 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 334. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to remove the 
     jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to 
     license projects on fresh waters in the State of Hawaii; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Burns):
       S. 335. A bill to amend chapter 30 of title 39, United 
     States Code, to provide for the nonmailability of certain 
     deceptive matter relating to games of chance, administrative 
     procedures, orders, and civil penalties relating to such 
     matter, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. 
             Collins):
       S. 336. A bill to curb deceptive and misleading games of 
     chance mailings, to provide Federal agencies with additional 
     investigative tools to police such mailings, to establish 
     additional penalties for such mailings, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Nickles, 
             Mr. Mack, Mr. Craig, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Hatch, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Bunning, Mr. 
             Ashcroft, Mr. Helms, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Bond, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Frist, Mr. 
             Thurmond, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Allard, Mr. Grams, Mr. Kyl, 
             Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Shelby):
       S. 337. A bill to preserve the balance of rights between 
     employers, employees, and

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     labor organizations which is fundamental to our system of 
     collective bargaining while preserving the rights of workers 
     to organize, or otherwise engage in concerted activities 
     protected under the National Labor Relations Act; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 338. A bill to provide for the collection of fees for 
     the making of motion pictures, television productions, and 
     sound tracks in units of the Department of the Interior, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 339. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 340. A bill to amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor 
     Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 341. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the amount allowable for qualified adoption 
     expenses, to permanently extend the credit for adoption 
     expenses, and to adjust the limitations on such credit for 
     inflation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Burns):
       S. 342. A bill to authorize appropriations for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 
     2001, and 2002, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Burns, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Craig, 
             Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Helms, Ms. Collins, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Hutchinson):
       S. 343. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for 100 percent of the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Nickles, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Coverdell, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 344. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a safe harbor for determining that certain 
     individuals are not employees; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 345. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to remove 
     the limitation that permits interstate movement of live 
     birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal 
     fighting is lawful; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Voinovich, Mr. Abraham, Mr. McConnell, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Lott, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Gorton, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Allard, Mr. Burns, Mr. Frist, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Craig, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lugar, 
             Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Mack, Mrs. Lincoln, 
             Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Gramm, 
             and Mr. Thompson):
       S. 346. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit the recoupment of funds recovered by States 
     from one or more tobacco manufacturers; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 347. A bill to redesignate the Boundary Waters Canoe 
     Area Wilderness, Minnesota, as the ``Hubert H. Humphrey 
     Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness''; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Gorton, 
             and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 348. A bill to authorize and facilitate a program to 
     enhance training, research and development, energy 
     conservation and efficiency, and consumer education in the 
     oilheat industry for the benefit of oilheat consumers and the 
     public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself and Mr. Reed):
       S. 349. A bill to allow depository institutions to offer 
     negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to all businesses, to 
     repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand 
     deposits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Allard, and Mr. 
             Hagel):
       S. 350. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the health care benefits under the TRICARE program 
     and otherwise improve that program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GRAMS (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Sessions, 
             and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 351. A bill to provide that certain Federal property 
     shall be made available to States for State and local 
     organization use before being made available to other 
     entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
             Helms, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Grams, and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 352. A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 to require that Federal agencies consult with 
     State agencies and county and local governments on 
     environmental impact statements; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. 
             Thurmond):
       S. 353. A bill to provide for class action reform, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
             Smith of Oregon, and Mr. Robb):
       S. 354. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory trade status to the products of Mongolia; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 355. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the provision that prevents sampling from being 
     used in determining the population for purposes of the 
     apportionment of Representatives in Congress among the 
     several States; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 356. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila 
     Project, and designated lands within or adjacent to the Gila 
     Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage 
     District, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 357. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to 
     establish a pilot program in certain States to provide 
     improved crop insurance options for producers; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       S. 358. A bill to freeze Federal discretionary spending at 
     fiscal year 2000 levels, to extend the discretionary budget 
     caps until the year 2010, and to require a two-thirds vote of 
     the Senate to breach caps; to the Committee on the Budget and 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs, jointly, pursuant to 
     the order of August 4, 1977 with instructions that if one 
     Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to 
     report or be discharged.
           By Mr. GRAMS (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 359. A bill to establish procedures to provide for a 
     taxpayer protection lock-box and related downward adjustment 
     of discretionary spending limits, to provide for additional 
     deficit reduction with funds resulting from the stimulative 
     effect of revenue reductions, and to provide for the 
     retirement security of current and future retirees through 
     reforms of the Old Age Survivor and Disability Insurance Act; 
     to the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs, jointly, pursuant to the order of 
     August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee 
     reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be 
     discharged.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 360. A bill to control emergency spending by limiting 
     such spending to natural disasters; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 361. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     transfer to John R. and Margaret J. Lowe of Big Horn County, 
     Wyoming, certain land so as to correct an error in the patent 
     issued to their predecessors in interest.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 362. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coastal 
     Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 363. A bill to establish a program for training 
     residents of low-income rural areas for, and employing the 
     residents in, new telecommunications industry jobs located in 
     rural areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. 
             Lieberman):
       S. 364. A bill to improve certain loan programs of the 
     Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. GORTON (for himself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 365. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to allow States to use the funds available under the 
     State children's health insurance program for an enhanced 
     matching rate for coverage of additional children under the 
     medicaid program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, and Mr. 
             Frist):
       S.J. Res. 8. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Wesley S. Williams, Jr., as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to 
     the Committee on Rules and Administration.
       S.J. Res. 9. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Dr. Hanna H. Gray as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.

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       S.J. Res. 10. A joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Barber B. Conable, Jr., as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to 
     the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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