[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8812-8813]
[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 Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 2602. A bill to provide for the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to fund, on a 1-year emergency basis, 
     certain requests for grant renewal under the programs for 
     permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for 
     homeless persons; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BENNETT:
       S. 2603. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2001, and for other purposes; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 2604. A bill to amend title 19, United States Code, to 
     provide that rail agreements and transactions subject to 
     approval by the

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     Surface Transportation Board are no longer exempt from the 
     application of the antitrust laws, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. COLLINS:
       S. 2605. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand income averaging to include the trade or business 
     of fishing and to provide a business credit against income 
     for the purchase of fishing safety equipment; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Bryan, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Byrd):
       S. 2606. A bill to protect the privacy of American 
     consumers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 2607. A bill to promote pain management and palliative 
     care without permitting assisted suicide euthanasia, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Roth):
       S. 2608. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the treatment of certain expenses of rural 
     letter carriers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
       S. 2609. A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish 
     Restoration Act to enhance the funds available for grants to 
     States for fish and wildlife conservation projects, and to 
     increase opportunities for recreational hunting, bow hunting, 
     trapping, archery, and fishing, by eliminating chances for 
     waste, fraud, abuse, maladministration, and unauthorized 
     expenditures for administration and implementation of those 
     Acts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Craig, and 
             Mr. Feingold):
       S. 2610. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the provision of items and services provided 
     to medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 2611. A bill to provide trade adjustment assistance for 
     certain workers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. Biden, and Mr. Bayh):
       S. 2612. A bill to combat Ecstasy trafficking, 
     distribution, and abuse in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 2613. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to permit 
     duty drawbacks for certain jewelry exported to the United 
     States Virgin Islands; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. Hollings):
       S. 2614. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States to provide for duty-free treatment on 
     certain manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison):
       S. 2615. A bill to establish a program to promote child 
     literacy by making books available through early learning and 
     other child care programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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