[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11670]
[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. DURBIN:
       S. 2759. A bill to amend the Illinois Land Conservation Act 
     of 1995 to provide for the use of certain fees and receipts 
     collected under that Act for public schools and public roads 
     in the vicinity of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 
     Illinois; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 2760. A bill to clarify the authority of the Secretary 
     of Agriculture to establish performance standards for the 
     reduction of microbiological pathogens in meat and poultry; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 2761. A bill to fund task forces to locate and apprehend 
     fugitives in Federal, State, and local felony criminal cases 
     and to provide administrative subpoena authority; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DODD:
       S. 2762. A bill to establish SHARE Net grants to support 
     the development of a comprehensive, accessible, high-
     technology infrastructure of educational and cultural 
     resources for nonprofit institutions, individuals, and others 
     for educational purposes through a systematic effort to 
     coordinate, link and enhance, through technology, existing 
     specialized resources and expertise in public and private 
     cultural and educational institutions; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 2763. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     permit owners and operators to use certain practices to meet 
     the requirement for establishing approved vegetative cover on 
     highly erodible cropland subject to conservation reserve 
     contracts; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
             DeWine, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Bingaman, Mr. L. Chafee, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Jeffords, 
             Mrs. Murray, Ms. Collins, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Burns, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Voinovich, 
             Mr. Cleland, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Baucus, Mrs. Boxer, 
             Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Breaux):
       S. 2764. A bill to amend the National and Community Service 
     Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to 
     extend the authorizations of appropriations for the programs 
     carried out under such Acts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       S. 2765. A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for 
     regulatory parity for single stock futures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.

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