[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 13296-13297]
[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, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Grassley):
       S. 1231. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to establish additional provisions to combat waste, 
     fraud, and abuse within the Medicare program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 1232. A bill to provide for the correction of retirement 
     coverage errors under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. COCHRAN:
       S. 1233. An original bill making appropriations for 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and for other purposes; from the 
     Committee on Appropriations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. McCONNELL:
       S. 1234. An original bill making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
             DeWine, and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 1235. A bill to amend part G of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow railroad 
     police officers to attend the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     National Academy for law enforcement training; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 1236. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for commencement of the construction of the 
     Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in the State of Idaho; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       S. 1237. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a 
     service-connected disability to receive military retired pay 
     concurrently with veterans' disability compensation; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 1238. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the payment of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation to

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     the surviving spouses of certain former prisoners of war 
     dying with a service-connected disability related totally 
     disabling at the time of death; to the Committee on Veterans 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Inouye, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Burns, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Craig, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1239. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat spaceports like airports under the exempt facility 
     bond rules; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Gorton, 
             Mr. Cochran, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Collins, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Grams, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 1240. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a partial inflation adjustment for capital gains 
     from the sale or exchange of timber; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Abraham, Mr. Allard, Mr. Bond, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Cochran, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
             Domenici, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Frist, Mr. Gramm, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Helms, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lott, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Smith of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Shelby):
       S. 1241. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide private sector employees the same 
     opportunities for time-and-a-half compensatory time off and 
     biweekly work programs as Federal employees currently enjoy 
     to help balance the demands and needs of work and family, to 
     clarify the provisions relating to exemptions of certain 
     professionals from minimum wage and overtime requirements of 
     the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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