[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 50 (Thursday, April 18, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S3626]
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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. SARBANES:
       S. 1682. 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 Liberty, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 1683. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to require States to regard adult relatives who 
     meet State child protection standards as the preferred 
     placement option for children, and to provide for 
     demonstration projects to test the feasibility of 
     establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care 
     for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide safe 
     and appropriate care for the child; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 1684. A bill to require that applications for passports 
     for minors have parental signatures; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 1685. A bill to provide income and economic security to 
     the American family, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Lugar, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, and Mr. McConnell):
       S. 1686. A bill to provide for early deferred annuities 
     under chapter 83 of Title 5, United States Code, for certain 
     former Department of Defense employees who are separated from 
     service by reason of certain defense base closures, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 1687. A bill to provide for annual payments from the 
     surplus funds of the Federal Reserve System to cover the 
     interest on obligations issued by the Financing Corporation; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Abraham, Ms. 
             Moseley-Braun, Mr. Murkowski, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
             Helms, Mr. Roth, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. Lugar):
       S.J. Res. 51. A joint resolution saluting and 
     congratulating Polish people around the world as, on May 3, 
     1996, they commemorate the 205th anniversary of the adoption 
     of Poland's first constitution; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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