[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S6405]
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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. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. 
             DeWine):
       S. 2170. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BUMPERS:
       S. 2171. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric 
     project in the State of Arkansas; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. Stevens):
       S. 2172. A bill to authorize the National Fish and Wildlife 
     Foundation to establish a whale conservation fund, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. BOND:
       S. 2173. A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to 
     provide for research and development of assistance technology 
     and universally designed technology, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. ABRAHAM:
       S. 2174. A bill to amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to clarify 
     that nothing in that Act shall prohibit a State from using 
     individuals other than merit-staffed of civil service 
     employees of the State (or any political subdivision thereof) 
     in providing employment services under that Act; to the 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. CRAIG:
       S. 2175. A bill to safeguard the privacy of certain 
     identification records and name checks, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Thurmond, 
             Mr. Lott, and Mr. Roth):
       S. 2176. A bill to amend sections 3345 through 3349 of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Vacancies Act'' to clarify statutory requirements relating 
     to vacancies in and appointments to certain Federal offices, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. INOUYE:
       S. 2177. A bill to express the sense of the Congress that 
     the President should award a Presidential unit citation to 
     the final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS, which was sunk on 
     July 30, 1945; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. D'Amato):
       S. 2178. A bill to amend the National Housing Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
     insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or 
     substantial rehabilitation of child care and development 
     facilities and to establish the Children's Development 
     Commission to certify such facilities for such insurance, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN:
       S. 2179. A bill to amend the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act to clarify the conditions under which 
     export controls may be imposed on agricultural products; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Daschle):
       S. 2180. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify 
     liability under that Act for certain recycling transactions; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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