[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S633-S634]
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 Mrs. HUTCHISON:
       S. 179. A bill to reform the financing of Federal 
     elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration.
       S. 180. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow married individuals to contribute to an IRA even if 
     their spouse is a participant in a pension plan; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Gorton, 
             Mr. Baucus, Mr. Lott, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Gramm, Mr. 
             Hatch, Mr. Breaux, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Conrad, Mr. 
             Kerrey, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. McCain, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Harkin, Mr. Craig, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Lugar, Mr. Coats, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
             Abraham, Mr. Grams, Mr. Bond, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Burns, 
             Mr. Helms, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
             Inhofe, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Warner, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Kohl, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Robb, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
             Ashcroft, and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 181. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that installment sales of certain farmers not be 
     treated as a preference item for purposes of the alternative 
     minimum tax; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BYRD:
       S. 182. A bill to make available for obligation such sums 
     as are necessary to pay the Federal share of completion of 
     construction of the Appalachian development highway system, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Kennedy, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 183. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
     1993 to apply the Act to a greater percentage of the United 
     States work force, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. D'AMATO:
       S. 184. A bill to provide for adherence with the MacBride 
     Principles of Economic Justice by United States persons doing 
     business in Northern Ireland, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HELMS:
       S. 185. A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal funds 
     to any State or local educational agency that denies or 
     prevents participation in constitutional prayer in 
     schools; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 186. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act with respect to purchases from the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve by entities in the insular areas of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HELMS:
       S. 187. A bill to amend title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act to permit family planning projects to offer 
     adoption services; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources.
       S. 188. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to 
     make preferential treatment an unlawful employment practice, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources.
       S. 189. A bill to prohibit the executive branch of the 
     Federal Government from establishing an additional class of 
     individuals that is protected against discrimination in 
     Federal employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
       S. 190. A bill to protect the lives of unborn human beings; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Nickles, Mr. Abraham, and Mr. Faircloth):
       S. 191. A bill to throttle criminal use of guns; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HELMS:
       S. 192. A bill to make it a violation of a right secured by 
     the Constitution and laws of the United States to perform an 
     abortion with the knowledge that the abortion is being 
     performed solely because of the gender of the fetus; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GLENN:
       S. 193. A bill to provide protections to individuals who 
     are the human subject of research; to the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Abraham, 
             and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 194. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the section 170(e)(5) rules pertaining to 
     gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HELMS:
       S. 195. A bill to abolish the National Endowment for the 
     Arts and the National Council on the Arts; to the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 196. A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to 
     require the Administrator of General Services to prioritize 
     construction and alteration projects in accordance with 
     merit-based needs criteria, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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           By Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Breaux, Mr. 
             Grassley, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Abraham, 
             Mr. Kyl, Mr. Helms, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Craig, Mrs. 
             Hutchison, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
             DeWine, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Roberts, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Smith, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
             Kempthorne, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Burns, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Dodd, 
             Ms. Collins, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Grams, Mr. Bond, and Mr. 
             Kohl):
       S. 197. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage savings and investment through individual 
     retirement accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 198. A bill to prohibit campaign expenditures for 
     services of lobbyists, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
       S. 199. A bill to require industry cost-sharing for the 
     construction of certain new federally funded research 
     facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S.J. Res. 10. A joint resolution to consent to certain 
     amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii 
     to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.

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