[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 22, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5492]
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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. HELMS:
       S. 1789. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to deny 
     the payment of Social Security and supplemental security 
     income benefits to prisoners, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCONNELL:
       S. 1790. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     increase the penalties for the manufacture, distribution, and 
     possession of marijuana, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller):
       S. 1791. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     1996, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
     service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency 
     and indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Chafee):
       S. 1792. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow companies to donate scientific equipment to 
     elementary and secondary schools for use in their educational 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 1793. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide 
     that the requirements relating to making imported articles 
     and containers apply to fresh cut flowers; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
             Warner, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Smith, and 
             Mr. Bryan):
       S. 1794. A bill to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide for the forfeiture of retirement 
     benefits in the case of any Member of Congress, congressional 
     employee, or Federal justice or judge who is convicted of an 
     offense relating to official duties of that individual, and 
     for the forfeiture of the retirement allowance of the 
     President for such a conviction; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ROTH:
       S. 1795. A bill to restore the American family, enhance 
     support and work opportunities for families with children, 
     reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence 
     by requiring work, meet the health care needs of America's 
     most vulnerable citizens, control welfare and medicaid 
     spending, and increase State flexibility; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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