[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 30602]
[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. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inouye, 
             Mr. Reid, and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 1955. A bill to allow patients access to drugs and 
     medical devices recommended and provided by health care 
     practitioners that are not approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1956. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance the assurance of efficiency, quality, and patient 
     satisfaction in the furnishing of health care to veterans by 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Robb, and Ms. 
             Mikulski):
       S. 1957. A bill to provide for the payment of compensation 
     to the families of the Federal employees who were killed in 
     the crash of a United States Air Force CT-43A aircraft on 
     April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia, carrying Secretary of 
     Commerce Ronald H. Brown and 34 others; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 1958. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to 
     authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for 
     startup costs of school breakfast programs; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 1959. A bill to provide for the fiscal responsibility of 
     the Federal Government; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 1960. A bill to provide for the appointment of 1 
     additional Federal district judge for the eastern district of 
     Wisconsin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Kerrey, and Mr. 
             Wellstone):
       S. 1961. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     expand the number of acres authorized for inclusion in the 
     conservation reserve; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT:
       S. 1962. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses 
     through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms; 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. McCAIN:
       S. 1963. A bill to authorize a study of alternatives to the 
     current management of certain Federal lands in Arizona; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1964. A bill to designate the United States Post Office 
     located at 14071 Peyton Drive in Chino Hills, California, as 
     the Joseph Ileto Post Office; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1965. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on 
     the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in the State of New Mexico, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HAGEL (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 1966. A bill to provide for the immediate review by the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service of new employees hired 
     by employers subject to Operation Vanguard or similar 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Lott):
       S. 1967. A bill to make technical corrections to the status 
     of certain land held in trust for the Mississippi Band of 
     Choctaw Indians, to take certain land into trust for that 
     Band, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 1968. A bill to amend the Federal securities laws to 
     enhance oversight over certain derivatives dealers and hedge 
     funds, reduce the potential for such entities to increase 
     systemic risk in the financial markets, enhance investor 
     protections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. 
             Thomas):
       S. 1969. A bill to provide for improved management of, and 
     increases accountability for, outfitted activities by which 
     the public gains access to and occupancy and use of Federal 
     land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 1970. A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United 
     States Code, with respect to the liability of the United 
     States for claims of military personnel for damages for 
     certain injuries; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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