[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8086]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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              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. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. 
             Voinovich):
       S. 2557. A bill to protect the Energy Security of the 
     United States and decrease America's dependency on foreign 
     oil sources to 50 percent by the year 2010 by enhancing the 
     use of renewable energy resources, conserving energy 
     resources, improving energy efficiencies, and increasing 
     domestic energy supplies, mitigating the effect of increases 
     in energy prices on the American consumer, including the poor 
     and the elderly, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 2558. A bill to amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to 
     provide for consistent treatment of survivor benefits for 
     public safety officers killed in the line of duty; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2559. A bill for the relief of Vijai Rajan; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 2560. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on Mesamoll; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 2561. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on Vulkalent 
     E/C; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 2562. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on Baytron 
     M; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 2563. A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on Baytron 
     C-R; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 2564. A bill to provide tax incentives for the 
     construction of seagoing cruise ships in United States 
     shipyards, and to facilitate the development of a United 
     States-flag, United States-built cruise industry, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 2565. A bill to reform the financing of Federal 
     elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 2566. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to grant the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services the authority to regulate tobacco products, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor 
     and Pensions.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 2567. A bill to provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact 
     Assistance to State and local governments, to amend the Land 
     and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and 
     Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal Aid in 
     Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the 
     Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the 
     outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American 
     people, and for other purposes; read the first time.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 2568. A bill to protect the public health by providing 
     the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to 
     regulate tobacco products; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Murkowski, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 2569. A bill to ensure and enhance participation in the 
     HUBZone program by small business concerns in Native America, 
     to expand eligibility for certain small businesses on a trial 
     basis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. 
             Cochran):
       S. 2570. A bill to provide for the fair and equitable 
     treatment of the Tennessee Valley Authority and its 
     ratepayers in the event of restructuring of the electric 
     utility industry; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 2571. A bill to provide for the liquidation or 
     reliquidation of certain entries of athletic shoes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Grams, and Mrs. Lincoln):
       S. 2572. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     promote deployment of advanced services and foster the 
     development of competition for the benefit of consumers in 
     all regions of the Nation by relieving unnecessary burdens on 
     the Nation's two percent local exchange telecommunications 
     carriers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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