[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 24, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S9886]
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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. BINGAMAN:
       S. 1210. A bill to authorize the acquisition of the 
     geologic formation known as the Valles Caldera currently 
     managed by the Baca Land and Cattle Company, and to provide 
     for an effective management program for this resource within 
     the Department of Agriculture, and consistent land management 
     to protect the watershed of the Bandelier National Monument; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HELMS:
       S. 1211. An original bill to provide permanent authority 
     for the administration of au pair programs; from the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations; placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 1212. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
     Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify that records 
     of arrival or departure are not required to be collected for 
     purposes of the automated entry-exit control system developed 
     under 110 of such Act for Canadians who are not otherwise 
     required to possess a visa, passport, or border crossing 
     identification card; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Kerry, 
             Ms. Snowe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Breaux, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Biden, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Akaka, and Mr. Murkowski):
       S. 1213. A bill to establish a National Ocean Council, a 
     Commission on Ocean Policy, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       S. 1214. A bill to amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 to 
     eliminate the requirement that a Federal budget deficit must 
     exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto 
     authority; to the Committee on the Budget and the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs, jointly, pursuant to the order of 
     August 4, 1977, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986, 
     with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other 
     Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
           By Mr. ASHCROFT:
       S. 1215. A bill to prohibit spending Federal education 
     funds on national testing; to the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources.
           By Mr. ROTH:
       S. 1216. An original bill to approve and implement the OECD 
     Shipbuilding Trade Agreement; from the Committee on Finance; 
     placed on the calendar.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS:
       S. 1217. A bill for the relief of Olga Gorgiladze; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KERREY:
       S. 1218. A bill to assure the integrity of information, 
     transportation and telecommunications upon the arrival of the 
     year 2000; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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