[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 37 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2645-S2646]
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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. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Hatch, and 
             Mr. Cochran):
       S. 482. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to partially exclude from the gross estate of a decedent the 
     value of a family-owned business, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROBB (for himself and Ms. Mikulski):

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       S. 483. A bill to fully fund the construction of the 
     Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DEWINE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Bond):
       S. 484. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a pediatric research 
     initiative; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
             Kempthorne, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Roberts, 
             and Mr. Bond):
       S. 485. A bill to amend the Competitive, Special, and 
     Facilities Research Grant Act to provide increased emphasis 
     on competitive grants to promote agricultural research 
     projects regarding precision agriculture and to provide for 
     the dissemination of the results of the research projects, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagel, 
             and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 486. A bill to amend the Omnibus Trade and 
     Competitiveness Act of 1988 to clarify the limitation for 
     accession to the GATT and the WTO of foreign countries that 
     have state trading enterprises; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. 
             Inouye, and Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 487. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to employment opportunities in the Departement of 
     Health and Human Services for women who are scientists, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KYL:
       S. 488. A bill to control crime, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Reid):
       S. 489. A bill to improve the criminal law relating to 
     fraud against consumers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 490. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to adjust for inflation the dollar limitations on the 
     dependent care credit; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FORD:
       S. 491. A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System 
     Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service from acquiring land to establish a 
     refuge of the National Wildlife Refuge System unless at least 
     50 percent of the owners of the land in the proposed refuge 
     favor the acquisition; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. SARBANES:
       S. 492. A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, in order to ensure equality between 
     Federal firefighters and other employees in the civil service 
     and other public sector firefighters, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Gorton):
       S. 493. A bill to amend section 1029 of title 18, United 
     States Code, with respect to cellular telephone cloning 
     paraphernalia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Abraham, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 494. A bill to combat the overutilization of prison 
     health care services and control rising prisoner health care 
     costs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
             Mack, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Helms, Mr. Shelby, and Mrs. 
             Hutchison):
       S. 495. A bill to provide criminal and civil penalties for 
     the unlawful acquisition, transfer, or use of any chemical 
     weapon or biological weapon, and to reduce the threat of acts 
     of terrorism or armed aggression involving the use of any 
     such weapon against the United States, its citizens, or Armed 
     Forces, or those of any allied country, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
             Jeffords):
       S. 496. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit against income tax to individuals who 
     rehabilitate historic homes or who are the first purchasers 
     of rehabilitated historic homes for use as a principal 
     residence; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COVERDELL (for himself and Mr. Faircloth):
       S. 497. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     and the Railway Labor Act to repeal the provisions of the 
     Acts that require employees to pay union dues or fees as a 
     condition of employment; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself and Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 498. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow an employee to elect to receive taxable cash 
     compensation in lieu of nontaxable parking benefits, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Gregg):
       S. 499. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an election to exclude from the gross estate of a 
     decedent the value of certain land subject to a qualified 
     conservation easement, and to make technical changes to 
     alternative valuation rules; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 500. A bill to authorize emergency appropriations for 
     cleanup and repair of damages to facilities of Yosemite 
     National Park and other California national parks caused by 
     heavy rains and flooding in Decemeber 1996 and January 1997, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
             D'Amato, and Mr. Hagel):
       S. 501. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide all taxpayers with a 50 percent deduction for 
     capital gains, to increase the exclusion for gain on 
     qualified small business stock, to index the basis of certain 
     capital assets, to allow the capital loss deduction for 
     losses on the sale or exchange of an individual's principal 
     residence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 502. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide post-eligibility treatment of certain payments 
     received under a Department of Veterans Affairs pension or 
     compensation program; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NICKLES:
       S. 503. A bill to prevent the transmission of the human 
     immunodeficiency virus (commonly known as HIV), and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, and Ms. 
             Snowe):
       S. 504. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the sale of personal information about children 
     without their parent's consent, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Abraham, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 505. A bill to amend the provisions of title 17, United 
     States Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 506. A bill to clarify certain copyright provisions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 507. A bill to establish the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Organization as a Government corporation, to amend 
     the provisions of title 35, United States Code, relating to 
     procedures for patent applications, commercial use of 
     patents, reexamination reform, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 508. A bill to provide for the relief of Mai Hoa 
     ``Jasmin'' Salehi; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURNS:
       S. 509. A bill to provide for the return of certain program 
     and activity funds rejected by States to the Treasury to 
     reduce the Federal deficit, and for other purposes; 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 Committee has thirty 
     days to report or be discharged.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN:
       S. 510. A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to 
     develop and implement a plan to improve the Capitol grounds 
     through the elimination and modification of space allocated 
     for parking; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
             Jeffords, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Moseley-Braun, 
             Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kerrey, and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 511. A bill to require that the health and safety of a 
     child be considered in any foster care or adoption placement, 
     to eliminate barriers to the termination of parental rights 
     in appropriate cases, to promote the adoption of children 
     with special needs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Robb, Ms. 
             Moseley-Braun, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Snowe, 
             Mrs. Murray, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Chafee, 
             Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bingaman, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S.J. Res. 24. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to equal 
     rights for women and men; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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