[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 93 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S6727]
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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. BOND:
       S. 975. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     extend the bridge discretionary program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK:
       S. 976. A bill to reform the financing of Federal 
     elections; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Kerry):
       S. 977. A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen 
     the protection of native biodiversity and ban clearcutting on 
     Federal lands, and to designate certain Federal lands as 
     Ancient Forests, Roadless Areas, Watershed Protection Areas, 
     Special Areas, and Federal Boundary Areas where logging and 
     other intrusive activities are prohibited; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 978. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employers a credit for a portion of the expenses of 
     providing dependent care services to employees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 979. A bill to provide a tax credit to families with 
     elderly family members living in the family home; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Feingold, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 980. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     close the United States Army School of the Americas; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Glenn, Mr. 
             Abraham, Mr. Robb, Mr. Roth, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. 
             Stevens):
       S. 981. A bill to provide for analysis of major rules; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Bennett):
       S. 982. A bill to provide for the protection of the flag of 
     the United States and free speech, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Biden):
       S. 983. A bill to prohibit the sale or other transfer of 
     highly advanced weapons to any country in Latin America; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Mack, Mr. 
             McCain, and Ms. Moseley-Braun) (by request):
       S. 984. A bill to promote the growth of free enterprise and 
     economic opportunity in the Caribbean Basin region, increase 
     trade and investment between the Caribbean Basin region and 
     the United States, and encourage the adoption by Caribbean 
     Basin countries of policies necessary for participation in 
     the free trade area of the Americas; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. 
             Hollings):
       S. 985. A bill to designate the post office located at 194 
     Ward Street in Paterson, New Jersey, as the ``Larry Coby Post 
     Office''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Coverdell, Mr. Mack, Mr. Cleland, and Mr. Graham):
       S.J. Res. 32. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Apalachiocola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin 
     Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cleland, 
             and Mr. Coverdell):
       S.J. Res. 33. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. McCain):
       S.J. Res. 34. Joint resolution suspending the certification 
     procedures under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1991 in order to foster greater multilateral cooperation 
     in international counternarcotics programs; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.

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