[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 29145]
[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. ROBB (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, and Ms. 
             Mikulski):
       S. 1885. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for more equitable policies relating to overtime pay 
     for Federal employees, limitations on premium pay, and the 
     accumulation and use of credit hours; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Hampshire):
       S. 1886. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the 
     Governor of a State to waive the oxygen content requirement 
     for reformulated gasoline, to encourage development of 
     voluntary standards to prevent and control releases of methyl 
     tertiary butyl ether from underground storage tanks, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. ENZI:
       S. 1887. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for an increase in the minimum wage and 
     protect the rights of States that have adopted State minimum 
     wage laws; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Graham):
       S. 1888. A bill to support the protection of coral reefs 
     and other resources in units of the National Park System and 
     other agencies under the administration of the Secretary of 
     the Interior; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 1889. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to provide for joint resolutions on the budget, reserve 
     funds for emergency spending, strengthened enforcement of 
     budgetary decisions, increased accountability for Federal 
     spending; accrual budgeting for Federal insurance programs, 
     mitigation of the bias in the budget process toward higher 
     spending, modifications in paygo requirements when there is 
     an on- budget surplus, and for other purposes; 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. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 1890. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that geographic reclassifications of hospitals 
     from one urban area to another urban area do not result in 
     lower wage indexes in the urban area in which the hospital 
     was originally classified; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. L. CHAFEE:
       S. 1891. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve literacy through family 
     literacy projects; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1892. A bill to authorize the acquisition of the Valles 
     Caldera, to provide for an effective land and wildlife 
     management program for this resource within the Department of 
     Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 1893. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from taking land 
     into trust for Indian tribes for gaming purposes under 
     certain conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 1894. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land to Park County, Wyoming; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Kerrey, and 
             Mr. Hagel):
       S. 1895. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     preserve and improve the medicare program; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 1896. A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 
     to give first priority to the location of Federal facilities 
     in central business areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works..
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 1897. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish an Office of Autoimmune Diseases at the National 
     Institutes of Health, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, and Mr. 
             Leahy):
       S. 1898. A bill to provide protection against the risks to 
     the public that are inherent in the interstate transportation 
     of violent prisoners; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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