[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 156 (Tuesday, October 10, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S14883]
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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. BINGAMAN:
       S. 1298. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Shooter, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. PRYOR:
       S. 1299. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to bring opportunity to small business and taxpayers; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BREAUX:
       S. 1300. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to simplify the method of payment of taxes on distilled 
     spirits; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 1301. A bill to amend the Goals 2000: Educate America 
     Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and 
     Improvement Council and requirements concerning opportunity-
     to-learn standards, to limit the authority of the Secretary 
     of Education to review and approve State plans, to permit 
     certain local educational agencies to receive funding 
     directly from the Secretary of Education, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI:
       S. 1302. A bill to restore competitiveness to the sugar 
     industry by reforming the Federal Sugar Program and thereby 
     ensuring that consumers have an uninterupted supply of sugar 
     at reasonable prices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mr. Campbell, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Stevens, and 
             Mr. Thomas):
       S. 1303. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bingaman, 
             Mr. Domenici, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
             Kyl, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 1304. A bill to provide for the treatment of Indian 
     tribal governments under section 403(b) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Domenici, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Stevens, and 
             Mr. Thomas):
       S. 1305. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat for unemployment compensation purposes Indian tribal 
     governments the same as State or local units of government or 
     nonprofit organizations; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Domenici, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 1306. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian 
     tribal governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Domenici, 
             and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1307. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt from income taxation income derived by a member of 
     an Indian tribe directly or through a qualified Indian entity 
     derived from natural resources activities; to the Committee 
     on Finance.

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