[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 160 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12574-S12576]
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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. BURNS:
       S. 1526. A bill to authorize an exchange of land between 
     the Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Big

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     Sky Lumber Company; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. REID:
       S. 1527. A bill to encourage and to assist in the permanent 
     settlement of all litigation and other claims to the waters 
     of the Walker River Basin and to conserve and stabilize the 
     water quantity and quality for fish habitat and recreation in 
     the Walker River Basin, consistent with the Walker River 
     Decree issued by the United States District Court for the 
     District of Nevada; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROBB:
       S. 1528. A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to provide for the equitable waiver of 
     certain limitations on the election of survivor reductions of 
     Federal annuities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 1529. A bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate 
     crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HATCH:
       S. 1530. A bill to resolve ongoing tobacco litigation, to 
     reform the civil justice system responsible for adjudicating 
     tort claims against companies that manufacture tobacco 
     products, and establish a national tobacco policy for the 
     United States that will decrease youth tobacco use and reduce 
     the marketing of tobacco products to young Americans; read 
     the first time.
           By Ms. SNOWE:
       S. 1531. A bill to deauthorize certain portions of the 
     project for navigation, Bass Harbor, Maine; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       S. 1532. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 to deauthorize the remainder of the project at 
     East Boothbay Harbor, Maine; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
           By Mr. BREAUX (for himself and Mr. Cochran):
        S. 1533. A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to 
     clarify restrictions under that Act of baiting, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 1534. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to delay the commencement of the student loan repayment 
     period for certain students called to active duty in the 
     Armed Forces; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             DeWine, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Coats, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
             Feingold, and Mr. Specter):
       S. 1535. A bill to provide marketing quotas and a market 
     transition program for the 1997 through 2001 crops of quota 
     and additional peanuts, to terminate marketing quotas for the 
     2002 and subsequent crops of peanuts, and to make nonrecourse 
     loans available to peanut producers for the 2002 and 
     subsequent crops of peanuts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Ms. Snowe):
       S. 1536. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require 
     that group and individual health insurance coverage and group 
     health plans provide coverage for qualified individuals for 
     bone mass measurement (bone density testing) to prevent 
     fractures associated with osteoporosis and to help women make 
     informed choices about their reproductive and post-menopausal 
     health care, and to otherwise provide for research and 
     information concerning osteoporosis and other related bone 
     diseases; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. CHAFEE:
       S. 1537. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Benzoic acid, 2-{{1-{{ (2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-
     benzimidozal-5-yl) amino}; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. SANTORUM:
       S. 1538. A bill to amend the Honey Research, Promotion, and 
     Consumer Information Act to improve the honey research, 
     promotion, and consumer information program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. CHAFEE:
       S. 1539. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on N-{4- (Aminocarbonyl)phenyl}4-{{(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-
     1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)amino) carbonyl}-2-
     oxopropyl}azo}benzamide; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1540. A bill to suspend until December 21, 2002, the 
     duty on Butanamide, N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-
     yl)-3-oxo-2-{{-(trifluoro-methyl)phenyl}azo}-; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       S. 1541. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on 1,4 - Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2 - {{1 - {{(2,3-di-
     hydro - 2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5 - yl)amino carbonyl}-2-
     oxopropyl}azo}-,dimethyl ester; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1542. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Butanamide, 2,2 '-{1-2,-ethanediylbis(oxy - 2,1-
     phenyleneazo) }bis{N-(2,3 - dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-
     yl)-3-oxo-; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1543. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Benzenesulfonic acid, 4-chloro-2-{{5-hydroxy-3-
     methyl-1-(3 - sulfophenyl) - 1H-pyrazol-4-yl}az0}-5-
     methyl-.calcium salt (1:1); to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1544. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on 4 - {{5- {{{4-(Aminocarbonyl)phenyl} amino}carbonyl} 
     -2-methoxyphenyl}azo} - N - (5- chloro-2, 4-dimethozyphenyl) 
     - 3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       S. 1545. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Benzenesulfonic acid,4 - {{3-{{2-hydroxy - 3 - {{4 - 
     methoxyphenyl)amino}carbonyl} - 1 - naphtha-lenyl}azo}-4- 
     methylbenzoyl}amino} -, calcium salt (2:1); to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       S. 1546. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Butanamide, 2,2' - {3,3'-dichloro{1,1' - biphenyl}-
     4,4' - diyl)bis(azo)}bis{N - (2,3-dihydro - 2-oxo-1H-
     benzimidazol-5yl)-3-oxo; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1547. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Butanamide, N,N'-(3,3'dimethyl{1,1'-byphenyl}-4,4'-
     diyl)bis{2,4-dichlorophenyl) azo}-3-oxo-; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       S. 1548. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on N-(2,3- Dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-5-methyl-
     4-{(methylamino) sulphonyl} phenyl}azo}naphthalene-2-
     carboxaminde; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1549. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Benzoic acid, 2-{{3-{{(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-1H-
     benzimidazol-5-yl) amino}carbonyl}-2-hydroxyl-1-
     naphthalenyl}azo}-, butyl ester; to the Committee on Finance.
       S. 1550. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on Benzoic acid, 4-{{(2,5-
     dichlorophenyl)amino}carbonyl}-2-{{2-hydroxy - 3-{{(2 - 
     methoxyphenyl) amino}carbonyl}-1-naphthalenyl}-,methyl ester; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 1551. A bill for the relief of Kerantha Poole-Christian; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       S. 1552. A bill to provide for the conveyance of an unused 
     Air Force housing facility in La Junta, Colorado, to the City 
     of La Junta; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself and Mr. Moynihan):
       S. 1553. A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, 
     and Santuaries Act of 1972 with respect to the dumping of 
     dredged material in Long Island Sound, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1554. A bill to provide for relief from excessive 
     punitive damage awards in cases involving primarily financial 
     loss by establishing rules for proportionality between the 
     amount of punitive damages and the amount of economic loss; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FAIRCLOTH:
       S. 1555. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEAHY:
       S. 1556. A bill to improve child nutrition programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Kerry, 
             and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1557. A bill to end the use of steel jaw leghold traps 
     on animals in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. D'AMATO:
       S. 1558. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States with respect to shadow mask steel; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself and Mr. Graham):
       S. 1559. A bill to provide for the design, construction, 
     furnishing, and equipping of a Center for Historically Black 
     Heritage within Florida A&M University; considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. FAIRCLOTH:
       S. 1560. A bill to require the Federal banking agencies to 
     make certain certifications to Congress regarding new 
     accounting standards for derivatives before they become 
     effective; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. WARNER:
       S. 1561. A bill to reform the conduct of Federal elections; 
     to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. BAUCUS:
       S. 1562. A bill to authorize an exchange of land between 
     the Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior 
     and Big Sky Lumber Co; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
             Gorton, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Grams):
       S. 1563. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to establish a 24-month pilot program permitting certain 
     aliens to be admitted into the United States to provide 
     temporary or seasonal agricultural services pursuant to a 
     labor condition attestation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. D'AMATO:
       S. 1564. A bill to provide redress for inadequate 
     restitution of assets siezed by the United States Government 
     during World War II which belonged to victims of the 
     Holocaust, and for other purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM:
       S. 1565. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Nicaraguan Adjustment and

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     Central American Relief Act; considered and passed.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 1566. A bill to amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil 
     Relief Act of 1940 to protect the voting rights of military 
     personnel, and for other purposes; considered and passed.
           By Mr. BREAUX:
       S. 1567. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2001, the duty 
     on 2,6- Dimethyl-m-Dioxan-4-ol Acetate; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BIDEN:
       S. 1568. A bill to provide for the rescheduling of 
     flunitrazepam into schedule I of the Controlled Substances 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LOTT:
       S.J. Res. 39. A joint resolution to provide for the 
     convening of the second session of the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress; considered and passed.

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