[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2239]
[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 time and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as 
indicated:

           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bennett, 
             Mr. Bond, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Domenici, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
             Hatch, Mr. Helms, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Inouye, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lott, Mr. McConnell, 
             Mr. Nickles, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Stevens, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Abraham, and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 2214. A bill to establish and implement a competitive 
     oil and gas leasing program that will result in an 
     environmentally sound and job creating program for the 
     exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas 
     resources of the Coastal Plain, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       S. 2215. A bill to clarify the treatment of nonprofit 
     entities as noncommercial educational or public broadcast 
     stations under the Communications Act of 1934; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 2216. A bill to direct the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to require, as a condition of any 
     financial assistance provided by the Agency on a nonemergency 
     basis for a construction project, that products used in the 
     project be produced in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. 
             Lott):
       S. 2217. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the 
     American Indian of the Smithsonian Institution, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CLELAND (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Warner, Mr. Sarbanes, and 
             Mr. Robb):
       S. 2218. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of a program under which long-
     term care insurance is made available to Federal employees 
     and annuitants and members of the uniformed services, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 2219. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide for community learning and 
     successful schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 2220. A bill to protect Social Security and provide for 
     repayment of the Federal debt; 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. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Wellstone, 
             Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Santorum):
       S. 2221. A bill to continue for 2000 the Department of 
     Agriculture program to provide emergency assistance to dairy 
     producers; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 2222. A bill to provide for the liquidation or 
     reliquidation of certain color television receiver entries to 
     correct an error that was made in connection with the 
     original liquidation; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Hollings, and Mr. 
             Inouye):
       S. 2223. A bill to establish a fund for the restoration of 
     ocean and coastal resources, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 2224. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act to encourage summer fill and fuel budgeting programs for 
     propane, kerosene, and heating oil; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.

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