[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10983]
[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 Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Coverdell):
       S. 1124. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the 2-percent floor on miscellaneous itemized 
     deductions for qualified professional development expenses of 
     elementary and secondary school teachers; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Hatch, 
             and Mr. Mack):
       S. 1125. A bill to restrict the authority of the Federal 
     Communications Commission to review mergers and to impose 
     conditions on licenses and other authorizations assigned or 
     transferred in the course of mergers or other transactions 
     subject to review by the Department of Justice or the Federal 
     Trade Commission; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
             Durbin):
       S. 1126. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
           By Mr. COVERDELL (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 1127. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the 2-percent floor on miscellaneous itemized 
     deductions for reasonable and incidental expenses related to 
     instruction, teaching, or other educational job-related 
     activities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Mack, Mr. Robb, and Mr. Gramm):
       S. 1128. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on 
     generation-skipping transfers, to provide for a carryover 
     basis at death, and to establish a partial capital gains 
     exclusion for inherited assets; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 1129. A bill to facilitate the acquisition of inholdings 
     in Federal land management units and the disposal of surplus 
     public land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
             Burns, Mr. Gorton, and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 1130. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, with 
     respect to liability of motor vehicle rental or leasing 
     companies for the negligent operation of rented or leased 
     motor vehicles; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 1131. A bill to promote research into, and the 
     development of an ultimate cure for, the disease known as 
     Fragile X; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 1132. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the reinvestment of employee stock ownership plan 
     dividends without the loss of any dividend reduction; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 1133. A bill to amend the Poultry Products Inspection 
     Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for 
     use as human food; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. ROTH:
       S. 1134. An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education 
     individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary 
     school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of 
     contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes; from 
     the Committee on Finance; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1135. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     provide that the lowest unit rate for campaign advertising 
     shall not be available for communication in which a candidate 
     attacks an opponent of the candidate unless the candidate 
     does so in person; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 1136. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that an organization shall be exempt from income 
     tax if it is created by a State to provide property and 
     casualty insurance coverage for property for which such 
     coverage is otherwise unavailable; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1137. A bill to amend the Clayton Act to enhance the 
     authority of the Attorney General of the United States to 
     prevent certain mergers and acquisitions that would 
     unreasonably limit competition; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Hatch, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
             Lott, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Frist, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
             Santorum, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1138. A bill to regulate interstate commerce by making 
     provision for dealing with losses arising from Year 2000 
     Problem-related failures that may disrupt communications, 
     intermodal transportation, and other matters affecting 
     interstate commerce; read the first time.
           By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Frist):
       S. 1139. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to civil penalties for unruly passengers of air 
     carriers and to provide for the protection of employees 
     providing air safety information, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1140. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to issue 
     regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of 
     needlestick injury to health care workers; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 1141. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     triethyleneglycol bis(2-ethyl hexanoate); to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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