[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Pages 29429-29430]
[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. 1899. A bill to redesignate the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency as the ``Federal Fire and Emergency 
     Management Agency'', and to amend the Federal Fire Prevention 
     and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Director of the 
     Federal Fire and Emergency Management Agency to make grants 
     to local fire departments for the purpose of protecting the 
     public and firefighting personnel against fire and fire-
     related hazards; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
             Moynihan, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Biden, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Specter, Mr. Robb, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. DeWine, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. L. 
             Chafee, Mr. Graham, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. 
             Snowe, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Levin, and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 1900. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by 
     Amtrak, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 1901. A bill to establish the Privacy Protection Study 
     commission to evaluate the efficacy of the Freedom of 
     Information Act and the Electronic Freedom of Information Act 
     Amendments of 1996, to determine whether new laws are 
     necessary, and to provide advice and recommendations; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 1902. A bill to require disclosure under the Freedom of 
     Information Act regarding certain persons and records of the 
     Japanese Imperial Army in a manner that does not impair any 
     investigation or prosecution conducted by the Department of 
     Justice or certain intelligence matters, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. Bryan):
       S. 1903. A bill to amend the privacy provisions of the 
     Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 1904. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for an election for special tax treatment of 
     certain S corporation conversions; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Torricelli, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 1905. A bill to establish a program to provide for a 
     reduction in the incidence and prevalence of Lyme disease; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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           By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Allard, and Mr. 
             Craig):
       S. 1906. A bill to amend Public Law 104-307 to extend the 
     expiration date of the authority to sell certain aircraft for 
     use in wildfire suppression, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) (by request):
       S. 1907. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination 
     against parents and those with parental responsibilities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 1908. A bill to protect students from commercial 
     exploitation; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 1909. A bill to provide for the preparation of a 
     Governmental report detailing injustices suffered by Italian 
     Americans during World War II, and a formal acknowledgement 
     of such injustices by the President; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1910. A bill to amend the Act establishing Women's 
     Rights National Historical Park to permit the Secretary of 
     the Interior to acquire title in fee simple to the Hunt House 
     located in Waterloo, New York; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Hollings, 
             Mr. Shelby, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Sessions, and Ms. 
             Landrieu):
       S. 1911. A bill to conserve Atlantic highly migratory 
     species of fish, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. 
             Bingaman):
       S. 1912. A bill to facilitate the growth of electronic 
     commerce and enable the electronic commerce market to 
     continue its current growth rate and realize its full 
     potential, to signal strong support of the electronic 
     commerce market by promoting its use within Federal 
     government agencies and small and medium-sized businesses, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. LOTT (for Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Kyl)):
       S. 1913. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An act relating 
     to the water rights of the Ak-Chin Indian Community'' to 
     clarify certain provisions concerning the leasing of such 
     water rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 1914. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds by 
     property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of 
     policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic 
     events; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Murkowski, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Burns, and 
             Mr. Reid):
       S. 1915. A bill to enhance the services provided by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to small communities that are 
     attempting to comply with national, State, and local 
     environmental regulations; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. LOTT (for Mr. McCain):
       S. 1916. A bill to extend certain expiring Federal Aviation 
     Administration authorizations for a 6-month period, and for 
     other purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 1917. A bill to abolish the death penalty under Federal 
     law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1918. A bill to waive the 24-month waiting period for 
     disabled individuals to qualify for medicare benefits in the 
     case of individuals suffering from terminal illness with not 
     more than 2 years to live; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 1919. A bill to permit travel to or from Cuba by United 
     Staes citizens and lawful resident aliens of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Specter):
       S. 1920. A bill to combat money laundering and protect the 
     United States financial system by addressing the 
     vulnerabilities of private banking to money laundering, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.

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