[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 21 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S1435]
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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 Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Grams, and Mr. 
             Ashcroft):
       S. 1711. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the marriage penalty tax, to increase the income 
     levels for the 15 and 28 percent tax brackets, to provide a 
     1-year holding period for long-term capital gains, to index 
     capital assets for inflation, to reduce the highest estate 
     tax rate to 28 percent, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
            By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself and Mr. Lieberman):
       S. 1712. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve 
     the quality of health plans and provide protections for 
     consumers enrolled in such plans; to the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       S. 1713. A bill to amend section 1926 of the Public Health 
     Service Act to encourage States to strengthen their efforts 
     to prevent the sale and distribution of tobacco products to 
     individuals under the age of 18 and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. HOLLINGS:
       S. 1714. A bill to suspend through December 31, 1999, the 
     duty on certain textile machinery; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 1715. A bill to coordinate the Federal Government's 
     response to communities that are adversely impacted by the 
     closure of significant downsizing of a plant or industry 
     located in the community; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 1716. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to develop an 
     action plan to restore the Salton Sea in California and to 
     conduct wildlife resource studies of the Salton Sea, to 
     authorize the Secretary to carry out a project to restore the 
     Salton Sea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 1717. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to strength the naturalization process; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. Dodd):
       S. 1718. A bill to amend the Weir Farm National Historic 
     Site Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the acquisition 
     of additional acreage for the historic site to permit the 
     development of visitor and administrative facilities and to 
     authorize the appropriation of additional amounts for the 
     acquisition of real and personal property; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Burns):
       S. 1719. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and 
     the Secretary of the Interior to exchange land and other 
     assets with Big Sky Lumber Co; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Kohl):
       S. 1720. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     reform the copyright law with respect to satellite 
     retransmissions of broadcast signals, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.




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