[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 120 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9197-S9198]
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. ALLARD:
       S. 1162. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and 
     the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect 
     to penalties for powder cocaine and crack offenses; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRYAN:
       S. 1163. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prohibit the distribution of any negotiable check or other 
     instrument with any solicitation to a consumer by a creditor 
     to open an account under any consumer credit plan or to 
     engage in any other credit transaction which is subject to 
     that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Ashcroft, 
             Mr. Brownback, Mr. Mack, and Mr. Helms):

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       S. 1164. A bill to state a policy of the United States that 
     engages the People's Republic of China in areas of mutual 
     interest promotes human rights, religious freedom, and 
     democracy in China, and enhances the national security 
     interests of the United States with respect to China, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 1165. A bill to apply rules regarding the conduct of 
     meetings and record-keeping under the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act to the Social Security Advisory Board and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 1166. A bill to prevent Federal agencies from pursuing 
     policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence in, and 
     relitigation of, precedents established in the Federal 
     judicial circuits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
       S. 1167. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify 
     the method for calculating cost of production for purposes of 
     determining antidumping margins; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       S. 1168. A bill for the relief of Retired Sergeant First 
     Class James D. Benoit, Wan Sook Benoit, and the estate of 
     David Benoit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 1169. A bill to establish professional development 
     partnerships to improve the quality of America's teachers and 
     the academic achievement of students in the classroom, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1170. A bill to establish a training voucher system, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources.
           By Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN:
       S. 1171. A bill for the relief of Janina Altagracia 
     Castillo-Rojas and her husband, Diogenes Patricio Rojas; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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