[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20060]
[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. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 3128. A bill to establish the Dairy Farmer Viability 
     Commission; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. HELMS:
       S. 3129. An original bill to provide for international debt 
     forgiveness and the strengthening of anticorruption measures 
     and accountability at international financial institutions; 
     from the Committee on Foreign Relations; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
             Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. 
             Kyl, Mr. Abraham, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith 
             of New Hampshire, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Collins, 
             Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Helms, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Hagel, 
             Mr. Shelby, Mr. Warner, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Grams, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Frist):
       S. 3130. A bill to provide for post-conviction DNA testing, 
     to facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA 
     identification information relating to felony offenders, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Abraham):
       S. 3131. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure that the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     provides appropriate guidance to physicians and other health 
     care providers that are attempting to properly submit claims 
     under the medicare program and to ensure that the Secretary 
     targets truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of medicare 
     billing regulations, rather than inadvertent billing errors; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 3132. A bill to expand the boundary of the George 
     Washington Birthplace National Monument, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Burns):
       S. 3133. A bill to provide compensation to producers for 
     underestimation of wheat protein content; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 3134. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an income tax credit for certain charitable 
     conservation contributions of land by small farmers and 
     ranchers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CLELAND (for himself and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 3135. A bill to direct the American Folklife Center at 
     the Library of Congress to establish a program to collect 
     video and audio recordings of personal histories and 
     testimonials of American war veterans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 3136. A bill for the relief of Edwardo Reyes, Dianelita 
     Reyes, and their children, Susy Damaris Reyes, Danny Daniel 
     Reyes, and Brandon Neil Reyes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Thurmond, 
             Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Warner, Mr. Robb, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Lott, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Biden, Mr. Helms, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Smith of New 
             Hampshire, Mr. Graham, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Voinovich, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Miller, Mr. 
             Ashcroft, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Allard, Mr. Cleland, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Mack, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Kyl, 
             Mr. Feingold, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Domenici):
       S. 3137. A bill to establish a commission to commemorate 
     the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Madison; read the 
     first time.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 3138. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the amount and availability of the child tax 
     credit and make the credit refundable; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. 
             Kennedy):
       S. 3139. A bill to ensure that no alien is removed, denied 
     a benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act, or 
     otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept 
     secret from the alien; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Bunning):
       S. 3140. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over land of the Tennessee Valley Authority within the Daniel 
     Boone National Forest to the Secretary of Agriculture and 
     compensate the Authority for the transfer; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Leahy, and 
             Ms. Mikulski):
       S.J. Res. 54. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     the Congress with respect to the peace process in Northern 
     Ireland; read the first time.

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