[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Pages 28421-28422]
[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. CAMPBELL:
       S. 1851. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to ensure that seniors are given an 
     opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for 
     certain programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BENNETT:
       S. 1852. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water 
     Conservancy District, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project 
     facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of 
     nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and 
     other beneficial purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1853. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel FRITHA; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 1854. A bill to reform the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust 
     Improvements Act of 1976; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1855. A bill to establish age limitations for airmen; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 1856. A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code 
     to authorize Federal district courts to hear civil actions to 
     recover damages or secure relief for certain injuries to 
     persons and property under or resulting from the Nazi 
     government of Germany; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 1857. A bill to provide for conveyance of certain Navajo 
     Nation lands located in northwestern New Mexico and to 
     resolve conflicts among the members of such Nation who hold 
     interests in allotments on such lands; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. BREAUX:
       S. 1858. A bill to revitalize the international 
     competitiveness of the United States-flag maritime industry 
     through tax relief; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 1859. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to taxpayers investing in 
     economically distressed rural communities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 1860. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand income averaging to small agriculture-related 
     businesses; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1861. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide comprehensive tax relief for small family farmers, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS:
       S. 1862. A bill entitled ``Vermont Infrastructure Bank 
     Program''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 1863. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an incentive to small businesses to establish and 
     maintain qualified pension plans by allowing a credit against 
     income taxes for contributions to, and start-up costs of, the 
     plan; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BURNS:
       S. 1864. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to primary health providers who 
     establish practices in health professional shortage areas; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DEWINE (for himself and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 1865. A bill to provide grants to establish 
     demonstration mental health courts; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Baucus, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. Reid, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
             Daschle, Mr. Warner, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Bond, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Bennett, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Moynihan, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lieberman, 
             Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. Gregg):
       S. 1866. A bill to redesignate the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System as the ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System''; considered and passed.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire:
       S.J. Res. 37. A joint resolution urging the President to 
     negotiate a new base rights agreement with the Government of 
     Panama in order for United States Armed Forces to be 
     stationed in Panama after December 31, 1999; read the first 
     time.

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