[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8531-S8533]
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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. ALLARD:
       S. 1094. A bill to authorize the use of certain public 
     housing operating funds to provide tenant-based assistance to 
     public housing residents; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. 
             Inouye):
       S. 1095. A bill to enhance the administrative authority of 
     the respective presidents of Haskell Indian Nations 
     University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. KERREY (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 1096. A bill to restructure the Internal Revenue 
     Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself and Mr. D'Amato):
       S. 1097. A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean 
     Air Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1098. A bill to provide for the debarment or suspension 
     from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of 
     persons that violate certain labor and safety laws; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Johnson):

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       S. 1099. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     acquire such land in the vicinity of Pierre, South Dakota, as 
     the Secretary determines is adversely affected by the full 
     wintertime Oahe Powerplant release; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Ford, Mr. Bingaman, 
             and Mr. Hollings):
       S. 1100. A bill to amend the Covenant to Establish a 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political 
     Union with the United States of America, the legislation 
     approving such covenant, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 1101. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States to provide rates of duty for certain ski 
     footwear with textile uppers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
             Bryan, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Burns, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. Campbell, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Kempthorne):
       S. 1102. A bill to amend the general mining laws to provide 
     a reasonable royalty from mineral activities on Federal 
     lands, to specify reclamation requirements for mineral 
     activities on Federal lands, to create a State program for 
     the reclamation of abandoned hard rock mining sites on 
     Federal lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. 
             Mikulski, and Mr. Robb):
       S. 1103. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     authorize Federal participation in financing of projects to 
     demonstrate the feasibility of deployment of magnetic 
     levitation transportation technology, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1104. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 1105. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a sound budgetary mechanism for financing health 
     and death benefits of retired coal miners while ensuring the 
     long-term fiscal health and solvency of such benefits, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COATS:
       S. 1106. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     demonstration projects designed to determine the social, 
     civic, psychological, and economic effects of providing to 
     individuals and families with limited means an opportunity to 
     accumulate assets, and to determine the extent to which an 
     asset-based policy may be used to enable individuals and 
     families with limited means to achieve economic self-
     sufficiency; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COVERDELL:
       S. 1107. A bill to protect consumers by eliminating the 
     double postage rule under which the Postal Service requires 
     competitors of the Postal Service to charge above market 
     prices; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself and Mr. D'Amato):
       S. 1108. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. 
     Brown Federal Building"; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. BOND (for himself and Mr. Ashcroft):
       S. 1109. A bill to make a minor adjustment in the exterior 
     boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain 
     National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small parcel of land 
     containing improvements; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SPECTER:
       S. 1110. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     place a limitation on habeas corpus relief that prevents 
     retrial of an accused; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 1111. A bill to establish a youth mentoring program; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Conrad, 
             and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 1112. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of Native American history and 
     culture; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Hatch, 
             Mr. DeWine, Mr. Hagel, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1113. A bill to extend certain temporary judgeships in 
     the Federal judiciary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. 
             Mikulski, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. 
             Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. 
             Harkin, and Mr. Hollings):
       S. 1114. A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime 
     aggregate limits imposed by health plans; to the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
             Rockefeller, Mr. Warner, Mr. Robb, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
             Inouye, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Conrad):
       S. 1115. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve one-call notification process, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. ROTH (for himself and Mr. Coverdell):
       S. 1116. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax incentives for education; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1117. A bill to amend Federal elections law to provide 
     for campaign finance reform, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. MURKOWSKI:
       S. 1118. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund for purposes of establishing a Community Recreation and 
     Conservation Endowment with certain escrowed oil and gas 
     revenues; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM:
       S. 1119. A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities Act, 1930 to increase the penalty under certain 
     circumstances for commission merchants, dealers, or brokers 
     who misrepresent the country of origin or other 
     characteristics of perishable agricultural commodities; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 1120. A bill to provide for a consultant for the 
     President pro tempore; considered and passed.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Thompson, and 
             Mr. Kohl):
       S. 1121. A bill to amend Title 17 to implement the WIPO 
     Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms 
     Treaty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Reid):
       S. 1122. A bill to establish a national registry of abusive 
     and criminal patient care workers and to require criminal 
     background checks of patient care workers; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. D'Amato, and 
             Mrs. Boxer):
       S. 1123. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     relating to the unemployment tax for individuals employed in 
     the entertainment industry; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Coats):
       S. 1124. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious 
     accommodation in employment, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN (for herself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1125. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     extend the discretionary bridge program; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Ms. Moseley-Braun):
       S. 1126. A bill to repeal the provision in the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997 relating to base periods for Federal 
     unemployment tax purposes; to the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources.
           By Mr. KERRY:
       S. 1127. A bill to apply the rates of duty in effect on 
     January 1, 1995, to certain water resistant wool trousers; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 1128. A bill to provide rental assistance under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for victims of 
     domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 1129. A bill to provide grants to States for supervised 
     visitation centers; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
       S. 1130. A bill to provide for the assessment of fees by 
     the National Indian Gaming Commission, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. MACK:
       S. 1131. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the research credit; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. BINGAMAN:
       S. 1132. A bill to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier 
     National Monument to include the lands within the headwaters 
     of the Upper Alamo Watershed which drain into the Monument 
     and which are not currently within the jurisdiction of a 
     federal land management agency, to authorize purchase or 
     donation of those lands, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Nickles, 
             Mr. Mack, Mr. Craig, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
             Gramm, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Bennett, Mr. Bond, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Coats, Mr. 
             Domenici, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Gorton, Mr. 
             Grams, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Helms, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.

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             Lieberman, Mr. McCain, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, 
             Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1133. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual 
     retirment accounts for elementary and secondary school 
     expenses and to increase the maximum annual amount of 
     contributions to such accounts; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Baucus, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Burns, Mr. Gorton, and Mr. Kempthorne):
       S. 1134. A bill granting the consent and approval of 
     Congress to an interstate forest fire protection compact; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCONNELL:
       S. 1135. A bill to provide certain immunities from civil 
     liability for trade and professional associations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 1136. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to provide that the State preemption 
     rules shall not apply to certain actions under State law to 
     protect health insurance policyholders; to the Committee on 
     Labor and Human Resources.
       S. 1137. A bill to amend section 258 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 to establish additional protections against the 
     unauthorized change of subscribers from one 
     telecommunications carrier to another; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Burns, 
             Mr. Hagel, and Mr. Roberts):
       S. 1138. A bill to reform the coastwise, intercoastal, and 
     noncontiguous trade shipping laws, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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