[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 92 (Thursday, June 26, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S6496]
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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. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 964. A bill to direct a property conveyance in the State 
     of California; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       S. 965. A bill to amend title II of the Hydrogen Future Act 
     of 1996 to extend an authorization contained therein, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BREAUX:
       S. 966. A bill to provide legal standards and procedures 
     for suppliers of raw materials and component parts for 
     medical devices and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 967. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
     to benefit Alaska natives and rural residents, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MACK:
       S. 968. A bill to provide for special immigrant status for 
     certain aliens working as journalists in Hong Kong; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. 
             Torricelli):
       S. 969. A bill ordering the preparation of a Government 
     report detailing injustices suffered by Italian Americans 
     during World War II, and a formal acknowledgement of such 
     injustices by the President; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Bumpers):
       S. 970. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to exempt certain aliens who work for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs from the requirement that they work only in 
     areas designated as having a shortage of health-care 
     professionals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 971. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Coats, and 
             Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 972. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prohibit any deduction for gambling losses; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Chafee):
       S. 973. A bill to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 551 Kingstown Road in Wakefield, Rhode 
     Island, as the ``David B. Champagne Post Office Building''; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 974. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to modify the qualifications for a country to be designated 
     as a visa waiver pilot program country; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

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