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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. INOUYE:
S. 204. A bill for the relief of Dogan Umut Evans; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Allard):
S. 205. A bill to eliminate certain benefits for Members of
Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. REID:
S. 206. A bill to prohibit the application of the Religious
Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, or any amendment made by
such act, to an individual who is incarcerated in a Federal,
State, or local correctional, detention, or penal facility,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Kerry,
Mr. Feingold, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Coats, Mr. Glenn, Mr.
Lieberman, and Mr. Brownback):
S. 207. A bill to review, reform, and terminate unnecessary
and inequitable Federal subsidies; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BOND:
S. 208. A bill to provide Federal contracting opportunities
for small business concerns located in historically
underutilized business zones, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. BREAUX:
S. 209. A bill to increase the penalty for trafficking in
powdered cocaine to the same level as the penalty for
trafficking in crack cocaine, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Akaka):
S. 210. A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam, the
Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, and the Compact of
Free Association Act, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. WELLSTONE:
S. 211. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
extend the period of time for

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the manifestation of chronic disabilities due to undiagnosed
symptoms in veterans who served in the Persian Gulf war in
order for those disabilities to be compensable by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 212. A bill to increase the maximum Federal Pell grant
award in order to allow more American students to afford
higher education, and to express the sense of the Senate; to
the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Feingold, and Mr.
Jeffords):
S. 213. A bill to amend section 223 of the Communications
Act of 1934 to repeal amendments on obscene and harassing use
of telecommunications facilities made by the Communications
Decency Act of 1996 and to restore the provisions of such
section on such use in effect before the enactment of the
Communications Decency Act of 1996; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Glenn):
S. 214. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to combat fraud and price
gouging committed in connection with the provision of
consumer goods and services for the cleanup, repair, and
recovery from the effects of a major disaster declared by the
President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. JEFFORDS:
S. 215. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to
require a refund value for certain beverage containers, to
provide resources for State pollution prevention and
recycling programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Frist, and Mrs.
Hutchison):
S. 216. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years
1998 through 2002, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. BIDEN:
S. 217. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for the payment to States of plot allowances for
certain veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery
who are buried in cemeteries of such States; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 218. A bill to invest in the future American workforce
and to ensure that all Americans have access to higher
education by providing tax relief for investment in a college
education and by encouraging savings for college costs, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Grassley):
S. 219. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish
procedures for identifying countries that deny market access
for value-added agricultural products of the United States;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Daschle):
S. 220. A bill to require the U.S. Trade Representative to
determine whether the European Union has failed to implement
satisfactorily its obligations under certain trade agreements
relating to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GREGG:
S. 221. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require
the Commissioner of Social Security to submit specific
legislative recommendations to ensure the solvency of the
social security trust funds; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DOMENICI:
S. 222. A bill to establish an advisory commission to
provide advice and recommendations on the creation of an
integrated, coordinated Federal policy designed to prepare
for and respond to serious drought emergencies; to the
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. THURMOND (for himself, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Helms,
Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Shelby, and Mr.
Sessions):
S. 223. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds
on activities by Federal agencies to encourage labor union
membership, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources.
By Mr. WARNER:
S. 224. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
permit covered beneficiaries under the military health care
system who are also entitled to Medicare to enroll in the
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. KOHL:
S. 225. A bill to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United
States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases,
disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. DeWine):
S. 226. A bill to establish felony violations for the
failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GREGG:
S. 227. A bill to establish a locally oriented commission
to assist the city of Berlin, NH, in identifying and studying
its region's historical and cultural assets, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Reid, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hollings, and Mr. Wyden):
S.J. Res. 12. A joint resolution proposing a balanced
budget constitutional amendment; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. SHELBY:
S.J. Res. 13. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States which requires (except
during time of war and subject to suspension by the Congress)
that the total amount of money expended by the United States
during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain
revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year
and not exceed 20 percent of the gross national product of
the United States during the previous calendar year; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.

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