[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S1226]
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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. BRYAN (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 296. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982 to allow commercial nuclear utilities that have 
     contracts with the Secretary of Energy under section 302 of 
     that act to receive credits to offset the cost of storing 
     spent fuel that the Secretary is unable to accept for storage 
     on and after January 31, 1998; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       S. 297. A bill to establish a Presidential commission on 
     nuclear waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Mr. Grams, Mr. Gramm, and 
             Mr. Bennett):
       S. 298. A bill to enhance competition in the financial 
     services sector, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Inouye, Mr. Coverdell, and Mr. Abraham):
       S. 299. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the 
     birth of Thomas Alva Edison, to redesign the half dollar 
     circulating coin for 1997 to commemorate Thomas Edison, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 300. A bill to prohibit the use of certain assistance 
     provided under the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1974 to encourage plant closings and the resultant relocation 
     of employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 301. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to set aside up to $2 per person from park entrance fees or 
     assess up to $2 per person visiting the Grand Canyon or other 
     national park to secure bonds for capital improvements to the 
     park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Frist, 
             Mr. Jeffords, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 302. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide additional consumer protections for medicare 
     supplemental insurance; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       S. 303. A bill to waive temporarily the Medicare enrollment 
     composition rules for The Wellness Plan; to the Committee on 
     Finance.

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