[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17634]
[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 times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 3026. A bill to establish a hospice demonstration and 
     grant program for beneficiaries under the Medicare program 
     under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. Hollings):
       S. 3027. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to purchase and transfer certain land; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Jeffords, and Mr. Levin):
       S. 3028. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide a transitional adjustment for certain sole 
     community hospitals in order to limit any decline in payment 
     under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient 
     department services; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 3029. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII to stabilize 
     the Medicare+Choice program by improving the methodology for 
     the calculation of Medicare+Choice payment rates, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 3030. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for executive agencies to conduct annual recovery 
     audits and recovery activities, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 3031. A bill to make certain technical corrections in 
     laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Warner, 
             and Mr. L. Chafee):
       S. 3032. A bill to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp 
     Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 3033. A bill to delegate the Primary Responsibility for 
     the Preservation and Expansion of Affordable Low-Income 
     Housing to States and Localities; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 3034. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act with respect to payments made under the prospective 
     payment system for home health services furnished under the 
     Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Jeffords, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Hatch):
       S. 3035. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to create an independent and nonpartisan commission to 
     assess the health care needs of the uninsured and to monitor 
     the financial stability of the Nation's health care safety 
     net; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 3036. A bill to assure that recreation and other 
     economic benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane 
     and storm damage reduction benefits as well as environmental 
     restoration benefits; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 3037. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to increase payments under the Medicare program to Puerto 
     Rico hospitals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
             Bryan, and Mr. Thompson):
       S. 3038. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to update the renal dialysis composite rate; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 3039. To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell 
     a Forest Service administrative site occupied by the Rocky 
     Mountain Research Station located in Boise, Idaho, and use 
     the proceeds derived from the sale to purchase interests in a 
     multiagency research and education facility to be constructed 
     by the University of Idaho, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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