[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 12, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1299-S1300]
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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. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Nickles, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Allard, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
             Bond, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
             Coats, Mr. Craig, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Enzi, Mr. 
             Faircloth, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Helms, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.

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             Lott, Mr. Mack, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Smith of New 
             Hampshire, and Mr. Thurmond):
       S. 304. A bill to clarify Federal law with respect to 
     assisted suicide, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. 
             Chafee, Mr. Robb, Mr. Reid, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Smith 
             of New Hampshire, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Biden, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Mack, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Bond, 
             Mr. Burns, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Torricelli, 
             Mr. Bryan, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Specter, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Johnson, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Enzi, 
             Mr. Santorum, Mr. Moynihan, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Cleland, 
             Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
             Faircloth, Mr. Lott, Mr. Gorton, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. 
             Sessions Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Grams, Mr. 
             Lugar, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Shelby, and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 305. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to Francis Albert ``Frank'' 
     Sinatra in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
     contributions through his entertainment career and 
     humanitarian activities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. FORD:
       S. 306. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a decrease in the maximum rate of tax on capital 
     gains which is based on the length of time the taxpayer held 
     the capital asset; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. McConnell, 
             and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 307. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer 
     to States of surplus personal property for donation to 
     nonprofit providers of assistance to impoverished families 
     and individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 308. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study concerning grazing use of certain land within 
     and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, WY, and to extend 
     temporarily certain grazing privileges; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 309. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the establishment or collection of parking fees by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs at any parking facility 
     connected with a Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
     facility operated under a health-care resources sharing 
     agreement with the Department of Defense; to the Committee on 
     Veterans Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Mack):
       S. 310. A bill to temporarily waive the enrollment 
     composition rule under the medicaid program for certain 
     health maintenance organizations; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 311. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve preventive benefits under the medicare 
     program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FORD:
       S. 312. A bill to revise the boundary of the Abraham 
     Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Larue County, 
     KY, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 313. A bill to repeal a provision of the International 
     Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 relating to air 
     transportation from Love Field, TX; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Craig):
       S. 314. A bill to require that the Federal Government 
     procure from the private sector the goods and services 
     necessary for the operations and management of certain 
     Government agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. HARKIN:
       S. 315. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 316. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to provide for a review of a 
     decision concerning a construction grant for the Ypsilanti 
     Wastewater Treatment Plant in Washtenaw County, MI; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Cochran, and 
             Mr. Bennett):
       S. 317. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. D'AMATO:
       S. 318. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require 
     automatic cancellation and notice of cancellation rights with 
     respect to private mortgage insurance which is required by a 
     creditor as a condition for entering into a residential 
     mortgage transition, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN:
       S. 319. A bill to designate the national cemetery 
     established at the former site of the Joliet Arsenal, IL, as 
     the ``Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.''; to the Committee 
     on Veterans Affairs.
       By Mr. ASHCROFT (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Abraham, 
     Mr. Allard, Mr. Bond, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Burns, Mr. Campbell, 
     Ms. Collins, Mr. Coverdall, Mr. Craig, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. 
     Frist, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inouye, 
     Mr. Mack, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of New 
     Hampshire, Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. Thomas):
       S.J. Res. 16. A joint resolution proposing a constitutional 
     amendment to limit congressional terms; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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