[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 55 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S3901]
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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. McCONNELL:
       S. 675. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the application of the passive loss limitations to 
     equine activities; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Cochran):
       S. 676. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the standard mileage rate deduction for 
     charitable use of passenger automobiles; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN:
       S. 677. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     of 1994, to provide the descendants of the children of female 
     United States citizens born abroad before May 24, 1934, with 
     the same rights to United States citizenship at birth as the 
     descendants of children born of male citizens abroad; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 678. A bill to provide for the appointment of additional 
     Federal circuit and district judges, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER:
       S. 679. A bill for the relief of Ching-hsun and Ching-jou 
     Sun; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 680. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit for interest paid on loans for higher 
     education, to provide for education savings accounts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Mack):
       S. 681. A bill to designate the Federal building and United 
     States courthouse located at 300 Northeast First Avenue in 
     Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse''; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Ford):
       S. 682. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to 
     make available not less than $200,000,000 each fiscal year 
     for funding of activities under National Guard drug 
     interdiction and counterdrug activities plans; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. STEVENS:
       S. 683. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
     Library of Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Dorgan, 
             Mr. Grams, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 684. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance to 
     local educational agencies in cases of certain disasters, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 685. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the work opportunity tax credit for an additional 
     fiscal year; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. 
             Torricelli):
       S. 686. A bill to establish the National Military Museum 
     Foundation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS:
       S. 687. A bill to enhance the benefits of the national 
     electric system by encouraging and supporting State programs 
     for renewable energy sources, universal electric service, 
     affordable electric service, and energy conservation and 
     efficiency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BIDEN (by request):
       S. 688. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
     authorize Presidential Honors Scholarships to be awarded to 
     all students who graduate in the top five percent of their 
     secondary school graduating class, to promote and recognize 
     high academic achievement in secondary school, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             D'Amato, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Helms, Mr. 
             Moynihan, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Biden, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
             Glenn, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Specter, Mr. Breaux, 
             Mr. Gramm, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Shelby, Mrs. Feinstein, 
             Mr. Jeffords, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Coats, Mr. Reid, 
             Mr. Mack, Mr. Craig, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. 
             Coverdell, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. DeWine, 
             Mr. Santorum, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Frist, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Enzi, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Sessions):
       S. 689. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to Mother Teresa of Calcutta 
     in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions 
     through humanitarian and charitable activities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Conrad, 
             Mr. Dorgan, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Robb):
       S. 690. 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. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. 
             Harkin, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Ford, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Robb, Mr. Warner, and 
             Mr. Stevens):
       S.J. Res. 29. A joint resolution to direct the Secretary of 
     the Interior to design and construct a permanent addition to 
     the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C., 
     and for other purposes; considered and passed.

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