[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 16 (Thursday, February 26, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S1070]
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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. CONRAD:
       S. 1681. A bill to shorten the campaign period for 
     congressional elections; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Abraham, 
             Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Biden, Mr. Inhofe and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 1682. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal joint and several liability of spouses on joint 
     returns of Federal income tax, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. GORTON:
       S. 1683. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over part of the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area from 
     the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture 
     for inclusion in the Wenatchee National Forest; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       S. 1684. A bill to allow the recovery of attorneys' fees 
     and costs by certain employers and labor organizations who 
     are prevailing parties in proceedings brought against them by 
     the National Labor Relations Board; to the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources.
       S. 1685. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to require the National Labor Relations Board to resolve 
     unfair labor practice complaints in a timely manner; to the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. 
             Mack):
       S. 1686. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to determine the appropriateness of certain bargaining units 
     in the absence of a stipulation or consent; to the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       S. 1687. A bill to provide for notice to owners of property 
     that may be subject to the exercise of eminent domain by 
     private nongovernmental entities under certain Federal 
     authorization statutes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DORGAN:
       S. 1688. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     limit types of communications made by candidates that receive 
     the lowest unit charge; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. DOMENICI:
       S. 1689. A bill to reform Federal election law; to the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. FAIRCLOTH:
       S. 1690. A bill to provide for the transfer of certain 
     employees of the Internal Revenue Service to the Department 
     of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, to establish the 
     Department of National Drug Control Policy, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

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