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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S14407 on Nov. 9, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Mr. ROBB (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, and Ms.
Mikulski):
S. 1885. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for more equitable policies relating to overtime pay for Federal employees, limitations on premium pay, and the accumulation and use of credit hours; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr.
Smith of New Hampshire):
S. 1886. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the Governor of a State to waive the 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, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. ENZI:
S. 1887. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the minimum wage and protect the rights of States that have adopted State minimum wage laws; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Graham):
S. 1888. A bill to support the protection of coral reefs and other resources in units of the National Park System and other agencies under the administration of the Secretary of the Interior; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. GRAMS:
S. 1889. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for joint resolutions on the budget, reserve funds for emergency spending, strengthened enforcement of budgetary decisions, increased accountability for Federal spending; accrual budgeting for Federal insurance programs, mitigation of the bias in the budget process toward higher spending, modifications in paygo requirements when there is an on- budget surplus, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Governmental Affairs, jointly, pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. Specter):
S. 1890. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that geographic reclassifications of hospitals from one urban area to another urban area do not result in lower wage indexes in the urban area in which the hospital was originally classified; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CHAFEE:
S. 1891. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve literacy through family literacy projects; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 1892. A bill to authorize the acquisition of the Valles Caldera, to provide for an effective land and wildlife management program for this resource within the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BOND:
S. 1893. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from taking land into trust for Indian tribes for gaming purposes under certain conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
S. 1894. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain land to Park County, Wyoming; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BREAUX (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Kerrey, and
Mr. Hagel):
S. 1895. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to preserve and improve the medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
S. 1896. A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to give first priority to the location of Federal facilities in central business areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works..
By Mr. BIDEN:
S. 1897. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Autoimmune Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, and Mr.
Leahy):
S. 1898. A bill to provide protection against the risks to the public that are inherent in the interstate transportation of violent prisoners; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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