[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 27 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1979-S1980]
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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 Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 392. A bill to provide an exception to the restrictions 
     on eligibility for public benefits for certain legal aliens; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 393. A bill to clarify the tax treatment of certain 
     disability benefits received by former police officers or 
     firefighters; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             Specter, and Mr. Faircloth) (by request):
       S. 394. A bill to partially restore compensation levels to 
     their past equivalent in terms of real income and establish 
     the procedure for adjusting future compensation of justices 
     and judges of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself and Mr. Bryan):
       S. 395. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to simplify the method of payment of taxes on distilled 
     spirits; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Sarbanes):
       S. 396. A bill to amend titles 5 and 37, United States 
     Code, to provide for the continuance of pay and the authority 
     to make certain expenditures and obligations during lapses in 
     appropriations; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 397. A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to extend the civil service retirement 
     provisions of such chapter which are applicable to law 
     enforcement officers, to inspectors of the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service, inspectors and canine enforcement 
     officers of the United States Customs Service, and revenue 
     officers of the Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mrs. MURRAY:
       S. 398. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the use of child restraint systems approved by the 
     Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. McCAIN:
       S. 399. A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
     Excellence in National Environmental and Native American 
     Public Policy Act of 1992 to establish the United States 
     Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution to conduct 
     environmental conflict resolution and training, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 400. A bill to amend rule 11 of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure, relating to representations in court and 
     sanctions for violating such rule, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS:
       S. 401. A bill to improve the control of outdoor 
     advertising in areas adjacent to the Interstate System, the 
     National Highway System, and certain other federally assisted 
     highways, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GORTON (for himself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 402. A bill to approve a settlement agreement between 
     the Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket 
     Irrigation District; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 403. A bill to expand the definition of limited tax 
     benefit for purposes of the Line Item Veto Act; to the 
     Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs, jointly, pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, as 
     modified by the order of April 11, 1986, with instructions 
     that if one Committee reports, the other Committees have 
     thirty days to report or be discharged.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
             Cochran, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. Smith):
       S. 404. A bill to modify the budget process to provide for 
     seperate budget treatment of the dedicated tax revenues 
     deposited in the Highway Trust Fund; to the Committee on the 
     Budget and the Committee on Governmental Affairs, jointly, 
     pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, as modified by the 
     order of April 11, 1986, with instructions that if one 
     Committee reports, the other Committees have thirty days to 
     report or be discharged.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. 
             Abraham, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Dorgan, Ms. 
             Moseley-Braun, Mrs. Murray, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Conrad, 
             Mr. Rockefeller, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 405. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the research credit and to allow 
     greater opportunity to elect the alternative incremental 
     credit; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Bond, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Burns):
       S. 406. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide clarification for the deductibility of expenses 
     incurred by a taxpayer in connection with the business use of 
     the home; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Burns):
       S. 407. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     clarify the authority of the Federal Communications 
     Commission to authorize foreign investment in United States 
     broadcast and common carrier radio licenses; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Bingaman):

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       S. 408. A bill to establish sources of funding for certain 
     transportation infrastructure projects in the vicinity of the 
     border between the United States and Mexico that are 
     necessary to accommodate increased traffic resulting from the 
     implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, 
     including construction of new Federal border crossing 
     facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.

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