[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 145 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11191-S11192]
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. LUGAR:
       S. 1313. A bill to provide market transition assistance to 
     quota owners, tobacco producers, and communities that are 
     dependent on tobacco production, to phase out Federal 
     programs that support tobacco production, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Faircloth):
       S. 1314. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that married couples may file a combined return 
     under which

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     each spouse is taxed using the rates applicable to unmarried 
     individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. FAIRCLOTH:
       S. 1315. A bill to establish an Office of National Security 
     within the Securities and Exchange Commission, provide for 
     the monitoring of the extent of foreign involvement in United 
     States securities markets, financial institutions, and 
     pension funds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Kyl, 
             Mr. Hagel, Mr. Allard, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Nickles, 
             and Mr. Gramm):
       S. 1316. A bill to dismantle the Department of Commerce; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Baucus):
       S. 1317. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to expand 
     the opportunity for health protection for citizens affected 
     by hazardous waste sites; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 1318. A bill to establish an adoption awareness program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BYRD (for himself and Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 1319. A bill to repeal the Line Item Veto Act of 1996; 
     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 30 days to report or be discharged.
           By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
             Akaka, Mr. Wellstone, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 1320. A bill to provide a scientific basis for the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assess the nature of the 
     association between illnesses and exposure to toxic agents 
     and environmental or other wartime hazards as a result of 
     service in the Persian Gulf during the Persian Gulf war for 
     purposes of determining a service connection relating to such 
     illnesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS:
       S.J. Res. 37. A joint resolution to provide for the 
     extension of a temporary prohibition of strikes or lockout 
     and to provide for binding arbitration with respect to the 
     labor dispute between Amtrak and certain of its employees; 
     read the first time.

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