[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10459]
[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. HUTCHINSON:
       S. 2713. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     require States to use Federal highway funds for projects in 
     high priority corridors, and for others; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 2714. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to 
     mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 2715. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with 
     respect to ballistic identification of handguns; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 2716. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation 
     and the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier 
     Administration from taking action to finalize, implement, or 
     enforce a rule relating to the hours of service of drivers 
     for motor carriers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2717. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to gradually increase the estate tax deduction for family-
     owned business interests; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire:
       S. 2718. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives to introduce new technologies to reduce 
     energy consumption in buildings; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. 
             Inouye):
       S. 2719. A bill to provide for business development and 
     trade promotion for Native Americans, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S. 2720. An original bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of Transportation and related agencies for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other 
     purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations; placed on the 
     calendar.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
             Breaux, and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 2721. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore the deduction for lobbying expenses in connection 
     with State legislation; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       S. 2722. A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of 
     Honor to Ed W. Freeman, James K. Okubo, and Andrew J. Smith; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. INHOFE:
       S. 2723. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the 
     Governor of a State to waive oxygen content requirement for 
     reformulated gasoline, to encourage development of voluntary 
     standards to prevent and control releases of methyl tertiary 
     butyl ether from underground storage tanks, to establish a 
     program to phase out the use of methyl tertiary butyl ester, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS:
       S. 2724. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out an assessment of State, municipal, and private dams 
     in the State of Vermont and to make appropriate modifications 
     to the dams; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 2725. A bill to provide for a system of sanctuaries for 
     chimpanzees that have been designated as being no longer 
     needed in research conducted or supported by the Public 
     Health Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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