[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 51 (Friday, April 25, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S3727]
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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. GRAMS (for himself and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 651. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the conducting of certain games of chance 
     shall not be treated as an unrelated trade or business; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAMS (for himself and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 652. A bill to facilitate recovery from the recent 
     flooding of the Red River of the North and its tributaries by 
     providing greater flexibility for depository institutions and 
     their regulators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 653. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction from gross income for home care and 
     adult day and respite care expenses of individual taxpayers 
     with respect to a dependent of the taxpayer who suffers from 
     Alzheimer's disease or related organic brain disorders; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       S. 654. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make the dependent care credit refundable, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 655. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require States to adopt and enforce certain 
     guardianship laws providing protection and rights to wards 
     and individuals subject to guardianship proceedings as a 
     condition of eligibility for receiving funds under the 
     Medicaid program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Cochran, 
             Mr. Enzi, Mr. Helms, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Roth, and 
             Mr. Sessions):
       S. 656. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exclude from the definition of employee firefighters 
     and rescue squad workers who perform volunteer services and 
     to prevent employers from requiring employees who are 
     firefighters or rescue squad workers to perform volunteer 
     services, and to allow an employer not to pay overtime 
     compensation to a firefighter or rescue squad worker who 
     performs volunteer services for the employer, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Jeffords):
       S. 657. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a 
     service-connected disability to receive military retired pay 
     concurrently with veterans' disability compensation; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 658. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit gunrunning, and provide mandatory minimum penalties 
     for crimes related to gunrunning; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GLENN (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. 
             DeWine, Ms. Moseley-Braun, and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 659. A bill to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife 
     Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of 
     recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Restoration 
     Study Report; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.

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