[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 70 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5108-S5109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              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. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 799. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     transfer to the personal representative of the estate of Fred 
     Steffens of Big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land comprising 
     the Steffens family property; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Faircloth, and Mr. Allard):
       S. 800. A bill to create a tax cut reserve fund to protect 
     revenues generated by economic growth; 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 have thirty days to 
     report or be discharged.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Faircloth, and Mr. 
             Hutchinson):
       S. 801. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for improved and expedited procedures for resolving 
     complaints of unlawful employment discrimination arising 
     within the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 802. A bill to provide for the retention of the name of 
     the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming 
     known as ``Devils Tower'', and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources..
           By Mr. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. Murkowski):
       S. 803. A bill to permit the transportation of passengers 
     between United States ports by certain foreign-flag vessels 
     and to encourage United States-flag vessels to participate in

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     such transportation; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lugar, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 804. A bill to restrict foreign assistance for countries 
     providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought 
     for prosecution before the International Criminal Tribunal 
     for the former Yugoslavia; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Harkin):
       S. 805. A bill to reform the information technology systems 
     of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Campbell):
       S. 806. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 807. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat for unemployment compensation purposes Indian tribal 
     governments the same as State or local units of government or 
     as nonprofit organizations; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 808. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian 
     tribal governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       S. 809. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt from income taxation income derived from natural 
     resources activities by a member of an Indian tribe directly 
     or through a qualified Indian entity; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
       S. 810. A bill to impose certain sanctions on the People's 
     Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. FORD:
       S. 811. A bill for the relief of David Robert Zetter, 
     Sabina Emily Seitz, and their son, Daniel Robert Zetter; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOHL:
       S. 812. A bill to establish an independent commission to 
     recommend reforms in the laws relating to elections for 
     Federal office; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S. 813. A bill to amend chapter 91 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to provide criminal penalties for theft and 
     willful vandalism at national cemeteries; to the Committee on 
     Veterans Affairs.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Thomas):
       S. 814. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     transfer to John R. and Margaret J. Lowe of Big Horn County, 
     Wyoming, certain land so as to correct an error in the patent 
     issued to their predecessors in interest; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Gorton, and Mrs. 
             Murray):
       S. 815. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax treatment for foreign investment through a 
     United States regulated investment company comparable to the 
     tax treatment for direct foreign investment and investment 
     through a foreign mutual fund; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 816. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a national standard in accordance with which 
     nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms 
     in the State, and to exempt qualified current and former law 
     enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying 
     of concealed handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 817. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit classification of certain hospitals as rural 
     referral centers, to permit reclassification of certain 
     hospitals for disproportionate share payments, and to permit 
     sole community hospitals to rebase Medicare payments based 
     upon fiscal year 1994 and 1995 costs; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 818. A bill to improve the economic conditions and 
     supply of housing in Native American communities by creating 
     the Native American Financial Services Organization, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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