[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 140 (Friday, September 30, 1994)]
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              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. FORD:
       S. 2481. A bill to provide for the appointment of one 
     additional Federal district judge for the western district of 
     Kentucky, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WOFFORD:
       S. 2482. A bill to provide for the restoration of 
     Washington Square in Philadelphia, PA, and for the inclusion 
     of Washington Square within Independence National Historical 
     Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Heflin):
       S. 2483. A bill to amend the Small Business Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. ROBB:
       S. 2484. A bill to authorize the award of the Purple Heart 
     to persons who were prisoners of war on or before April 25, 
     1962; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 2485. A bill to amend the Federal Aviation 
     Administration Authorization Act of 1994 to delay the 
     effective date of trucking deregulation for 1 year; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Chafee):
       S. 2486. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the deduction for health insurance costs of self-
     employed individuals, to increase the taxes on tobacco 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. 
             McCain) (by request):
       S. 2487. A bill to improve the economic conditions and 
     supply of housing in Native American communities by creating 
     the Native American Financial Services Organization, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. DeCONCINI:
       S. 2488. To amend chapter 11 of title 35, United States 
     Code, to provide for early publication of patent 
     applications, to amend chapter 14 of such title to provide 
     provisional rights for the period of time between early 
     publication and patent grant, and to amend chapter 10 of such 
     title to provide a prior art effect for published 
     applications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
             Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bradley, Mr. 
             Breaux, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Chafee, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Daschle, Mr. DeConcini, Mr. 
             Dodd, Mr. Durenberger, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Glenn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. 
             Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Mack, Mr. Metzenbaum, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Mitchell, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. 
             Moynihan, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Packwood, Mr. Pell, Mr. 
             Pryor, Mr. Reid, Mr. Riegle, Mr. Robb, Mr. Sarbanes, 
             Mr. Simon, Mr. Specter, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. 
             Wofford):
       S. 2489. A bill to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act of 
     1990, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources.
           By Mr. PRESSLER:
       S. 2490. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish a comprehensive program for 
     conserving and managing wetlands and waters of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 2491. A bill to amend the Defense Authorization 
     Amendments and Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act and 
     the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to 
     improve the base closure process, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Feingold, 
             Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Dorgan):
       S.J. Res. 226. A joint resolution providing for the 
     temporary extension of the application of the final paragraph 
     of section 10 of the Railway Labor Act with respect to the 
     dispute between the Soo Line Railroad Company and certain of 
     its employees; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. FORD (for himself and Mr. Stevens):
       S.J. Res. 227. A joint resolution to approve the location 
     of a Thomas Paine Memorial; considered and passed.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself and Mr. Bryan):
       S.J. Res. 228. A joint resolution designating October 29, 
     1994, as ``National Firefighters Day''; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

            SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS

  The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were 
read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated:

           By Mr. SIMON:
       S. Con. Res. 75. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the commonwealth option 
     presented in the Puerto Rican plebecite of November 14, 1993; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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