[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 28, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S725-S726]
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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. INOUYE:
       S. 204. A bill for the relief of Dogan Umut Evans; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Allard):
       S. 205. A bill to eliminate certain benefits for Members of 
     Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 206. A bill to prohibit the application of the Religious 
     Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, or any amendment made by 
     such act, to an individual who is incarcerated in a Federal, 
     State, or local correctional, detention, or penal facility, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Kerry, 
             Mr. Feingold, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Coats, Mr. Glenn, Mr. 
             Lieberman, and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 207. A bill to review, reform, and terminate unnecessary 
     and inequitable Federal subsidies; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 208. 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. BREAUX:
       S. 209. A bill to increase the penalty for trafficking in 
     powdered cocaine to the same level as the penalty for 
     trafficking in crack cocaine, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 210. A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam, the 
     Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, and the Compact of 
     Free Association Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 211. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the period of time for

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     the manifestation of chronic disabilities due to undiagnosed 
     symptoms in veterans who served in the Persian Gulf war in 
     order for those disabilities to be compensable by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       S. 212. A bill to increase the maximum Federal Pell grant 
     award in order to allow more American students to afford 
     higher education, and to express the sense of the Senate; to 
     the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. 
             Jeffords):
       S. 213. A bill to amend section 223 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 to repeal amendments on obscene and harassing use 
     of telecommunications facilities made by the Communications 
     Decency Act of 1996 and to restore the provisions of such 
     section on such use in effect before the enactment of the 
     Communications Decency Act of 1996; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Glenn):
       S. 214. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to combat fraud and price 
     gouging committed in connection with the provision of 
     consumer goods and services for the cleanup, repair, and 
     recovery from the effects of a major disaster declared by the 
     President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS:
       S. 215. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require a refund value for certain beverage containers, to 
     provide resources for State pollution prevention and 
     recycling programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Frist, and Mrs. 
             Hutchison):
       S. 216. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 217. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the payment to States of plot allowances for 
     certain veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery 
     who are buried in cemeteries of such States; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       S. 218. A bill to invest in the future American workforce 
     and to ensure that all Americans have access to higher 
     education by providing tax relief for investment in a college 
     education and by encouraging savings for college costs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 219. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish 
     procedures for identifying countries that deny market access 
     for value-added agricultural products of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 220. A bill to require the U.S. Trade Representative to 
     determine whether the European Union has failed to implement 
     satisfactorily its obligations under certain trade agreements 
     relating to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 221. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require 
     the Commissioner of Social Security to submit specific 
     legislative recommendations to ensure the solvency of the 
     social security trust funds; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 222. A bill to establish an advisory commission to 
     provide advice and recommendations on the creation of an 
     integrated, coordinated Federal policy designed to prepare 
     for and respond to serious drought emergencies; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. THURMOND (for himself, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Helms, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       S. 223. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds 
     on activities by Federal agencies to encourage labor union 
     membership, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 224. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit covered beneficiaries under the military health care 
     system who are also entitled to Medicare to enroll in the 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 225. A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United 
     States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, 
     disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 226. A bill to establish felony violations for the 
     failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 227. A bill to establish a locally oriented commission 
     to assist the city of Berlin, NH, in identifying and studying 
     its region's historical and cultural assets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Reid, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hollings, and Mr. Wyden):
       S.J. Res. 12. A joint resolution proposing a balanced 
     budget constitutional amendment; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHELBY:
       S.J. Res. 13. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States which requires (except 
     during time of war and subject to suspension by the Congress) 
     that the total amount of money expended by the United States 
     during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain 
     revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year 
     and not exceed 20 percent of the gross national product of 
     the United States during the previous calendar year; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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