[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5790-S5791]
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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. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. Hollings):
       S. 915. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States to suspend temporarily the duty on certain 
     manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COCHRAN:
       S. 916. A bill to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 750 Highway 28 East in Taylorsville, 
     Mississippi, as the ``Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. 
             Byrd):
       S. 917. A bill to amend section 6105 of title 38, United 
     States Code, to expand the range of criminal offenses 
     resulting in forfeiture of veterans benefits; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Glenn, 
             Mr. Biden, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 918. A bill to reform the financing of Federal 
     Elections; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
       S. 919. A bill to establish the Independent Bipartisan 
     Commission on Campaign Finance Reform to recommend reforms in 
     the law relating to elections for Federal office; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 920. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to issue an annual report card on the performance of 
     the States in protecting children placed for adoption in 
     foster care, or with a guardian, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. 
             DeWine):
       S. 921. A bill to immunize donations made in the form of 
     charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts 
     from the anti-trust laws and State laws similar to the 
     antitrust laws; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 922. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     acting through the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, and Firearms, to issue minimum safety and security 
     standards for dealers of firearms; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 923. A bill to deny veterans benefits to persons 
     convicted of Federal capital offenses; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 924. An original bill to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
     Forces, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Armed 
     Services; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. COVERDELL:
       S. 925. A bill to provide authority for women' business 
     centers to enter into contracts with Federal departments and 
     agencies to provide specific assistance to women and other 
     under-served small business concerns; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 926. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the child and dependent care credit, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
             Kerry, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Glenn):
       S. 927. A bill to reauthorize the Sea Grant Program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS:
       S. 928. A bill to provide for a regional education and 
     workforce training system in the metropolitan Washington 
     area, to improve the school facilities of the District of 
     Columbia, and to fund such activities in part by an income 
     tax on nonresident workers in the

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     District of Columbia, to be offset by tax credits; to the 
     Committee on Finance.

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