[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 10 (Thursday, January 30, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S855-S856]
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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 Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN (for herself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
             D'Amato, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Daschle, 
             and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 235. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage economic development through the creation of 
     additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and 
     to encourage the cleanup of contaminated brownfield sites; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAMS (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Ashcroft, 
             Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Kyl, Mr. McCain, 
             Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 236. A bill to abolish the Department of Energy, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BUMPERS:
       S. 237. A bill to provide for retail competition among 
     electric energy suppliers for the benefit and protection of 
     consumers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GRAMS (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 238. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure medicare reimbursement for certain ambulance 
     services, and to improve the efficiency of the emergency 
     medical system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Conrad, 
             Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Kerrey):
       S. 239. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     relating to the treatment of livestock sold on account of 
     weather-related conditions; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 240. A bill to provide for the protection of books and 
     materials of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
       S. 241. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a family-owned business exclusion from the gross 
     estate subject to estate tax, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       S. 242. A bill to require a 60-vote supermajority in the 
     Senate to pass any bill increasing taxes; to the Committee on 
     the Budget and the Committee on Governmental Affairs, 
     jointly, pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with 
     instructions that if one Committee reports, the other 
     Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Ford, and 
             Mr. Gorton):
       S. 243. A bill to provide for a short term reinstatement of 
     expired Airport and airway trust Fund taxes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 244. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the increase in the

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     tax on social security benefits; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):
       S. 245. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges for 
     the judicial district of Maryland; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 246. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide greater flexibility and choice under the 
     medicare program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith):
       S. 247. A bill for the relief of Rose-Marie Barbeau-Quinn; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 248. A bill to establish a Commission on Structural 
     Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Hollings, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
             Faircloth, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Biden, Mr. Inouye, 
             Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Gregg, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Ford):
       S. 249. A bill to require that health plans provide 
     coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and 
     lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer, 
     coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomies, 
     and coverage for secondary consultations; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. FORD:
       S. 250. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     located in Paducah, Kentucky, as the ``Edward Huggins 
     Johnstone United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cochran, 
             Mr. Roberts, Mr. Abraham, and Mr. Hutchinson):
       S. 251. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow farmers to income average over 2 years; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GREGG:
       S. 252. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a reduction in the capital gains tax for assets 
     held more than 2 years, to impose a surcharge on short-term 
     capital gains, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LUGAR:
       S. 253. A bill to establish the negotiating objectives and 
     fast track procedures for future trade agreements; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 254. A bill to amend part V of title 28, United States 
     Code, to require that the Department of Justice and State 
     Attorneys General are provided notice of a class action 
     certification or settlement, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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