[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 50 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S3662]
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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. McCAIN:
       S. 641. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to eliminate from its regulations the restrictions 
     on the cross-ownership of broadcasting stations and 
     newspapers; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 642. A bill to amend section 842 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to explosive materials; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. 
             Lautenberg):
       S. 643. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
     providing insurance, reinsurance, or noninsured crop disaster 
     assistance for tobacco; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. D'AMATO:
       S. 644. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     establish standards for relationships between group health 
     plans and health insurance issuers with enrollees, health 
     professionals, and providers; to the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 645. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to improve the enforcement and compliance programs; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Helms, Mr. 
             Faircloth, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Robb, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Warner, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Breaux, Ms. 
             Collins, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. 
             Shelby):
       S. 646. A bill to ensure the competitiveness of the United 
     States textile and apparel industry; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 647. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impeachment Control Act of 1974 to limit consideration of 
     nonemergency matters in emergency legislation; 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. GORTON (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. McCain, 
             and Mr. Lott):
       S. 648. A bill to establish legal standards and procedures 
     for product liability litigation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Glenn, Mr. 
             D'Amato, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Mack):
       S. 649. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of bone mass measurements for 
     certain individuals under part B of the Medicare program; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. NICKLES:
       S. 650. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce estate taxes by providing a 20 percent rate of tax 
     on estates exceeding $1,000,000, and a 30 percent rate of tax 
     on estates exceeding $10,000,000, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S.J. Res. 28. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States granting the President 
     the authority to exercise an item veto of individual 
     appropriations in an appropriations bill; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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