[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 27, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1345-S1346]
From the Congressional Record Online through the 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 time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 1574. A bill to provide Federal contracting 
     opportunities for small business concerns located in 
     historically underutilized business zones, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 1575. A bill to improve rail transportation safety, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Sarbanes):
       S. 1576. A bill to provide that Federal employees who are 
     furloughed or are not paid for performing essential services 
     during a period of a lapse in appropriations, may receive a 
     loan, paid at their standard rate of compensation, from the 
     Thrift Savings Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HATFIELD (for himself and Mr. Sarbanes):
       S. 1577. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Historical Publications and Records Commission for 
     fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 1578. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 
     1997 through 2002, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. GLENN (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. 
             Brown):
       S. 1579. A bill to streamline and improve the effectiveness 
     of chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code (commonly 
     referred to as the ``Single Audit Act''); to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr. 

[[Page S1346]]
           Faircloth, Mr. Grams, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Lott, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Pressler, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Smith, 
             Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Thompson):
       S.J. Res. 49. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to require two-thirds 
     majorities for bills increasing taxes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

                          ____________________