[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 63 (Wednesday, May 8, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S4851]
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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. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Pell) (by request):
       S. 1732. A bill to implement the obligations of the United 
     States under the Convention on the Prohibition of the 
     Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical 
     Weapons and on Their Destruction, known as ``the Chemical 
     Weapons Convention'' and opened for signature and signed by 
     the United States on January 13, 1993; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Lott, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Faircloth):
       S. 1733. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide enhanced penalties for 
     crimes against elderly and child victims, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Stevens, 
             Mr. Nunn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
             Leahy, and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 1734. A bill to prohibit false statements to Congress, 
     to clarify congressional authority to obtain truthful 
     testimony, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Warner, 
             Mr. Burns, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Akaka, 
             Mr. Johnston, and Mr. Coverdell):
       S. 1735. A bill to establish the United States Tourism 
     Organization as a nongovernmental entity for the purpose of 
     promoting tourism in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. STEVENS:
       S. 1736. A bill for the relief of Staff Sergeant Charles 
     Raymond Stewart and Cynthia M. Stewart of Anchorage, Alaska, 
     and their minor son, Jeff Christopher Stewart; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUMPERS:
       S. 1737. A bill to protect Yellowstone National Park, the 
     Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone National Wild and Scenic River 
     and the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRAMS:
       S. 1738. A bill to provide for improved access to and use 
     of the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Roth, Mr. Gramm, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
             Bennett, Mr. Bond, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Grams, Mr. 
             Gregg, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lott, Mr. Mack, 
             Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thurmond, and 
             Mr. Warner):
       S. 1739. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the 4.3-cent increase in the transportation motor 
     fuels excise tax rates enacted by the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 and dedicated to the general fund 
     of the Treasury; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NICKLES (for himself and Mr. Dole): S. 1740. A 
             bill to define and protect the institution of 
             marriage; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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