[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6079-6080]
[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. COVERDELL:
       S. 2475. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their 
     charitable contributions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Wyden, and 
             Mr. Baucus):
       S. 2476. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 in 
     order to prohibit any regulatory impediments to completely 
     and accurately fulfilling the sufficiency of support mandates 
     of the national statutory policy of universal service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee of Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 2477. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide 
     additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative 
     payees under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 
     program or the Supplemental Security Income program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 2478. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a theme study on the peopling of America, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. LANDRIEU:
       S. 2479. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a refundable credit against income tax to certain 
     elementary and secondary school teachers who receive advanced 
     certification and to exclude from gross income certain 
     amounts received by such teachers; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Abraham, 
             Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 2480. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of perishable product 
     whose import is regulated by the Commissioner of Food and 
     Drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Levin) (by request):
       S. 2481. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe

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     military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2001, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg):
       S. 2482. A bill to assist States and units of local 
     government in carrying out Safe Homes-Safe Streets programs; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Warner):
       S. 2483. A bill to provide for the eligibility of small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by women for 
     assistance under the mentor-protege program of the Department 
     of Defense; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CLELAND (for himself and Mr. Coverdell):
       S. 2484. A bill to ensure that immigrant students and their 
     families receive the services that the students and families 
     need to successfully participate in elementary schools, 
     secondary schools, and communities, in the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 2485. A bill to direct the Secretary of the interior to 
     provide assistance in planning and constructing a regional 
     heritage center in Calais, Maine; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.

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