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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S10055 on Sept. 26, 1997.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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. 1223. A bill to protect personal employment information reported to the National Directory of New Hires; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
S. 1224. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to ensure full Federal compliance with that Act; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
S. 1225. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Kyl,
Mr. Hagel, Mr. Allard, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Hutchinson,
Mr. Nickles, and Mr. Gramm):
S. 1226. A bill to dismantle the Department of Commerce; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, Mr.
Sarbanes, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Bond, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 1227. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify treatment of investment managers under such title; considered and passed.
By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself and Mr. D'Amato):
S. 1228. A bill to provide for a 10-year circulating commemorative coin program to commemorate each of the 50 States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CAMPBELL:
S. 1229. A bill to provide for the conduct of a clinical trial concerning digital mammography; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. CRAIG:
S. 1230. A bill to amend the Small Reclamation Projects of 1956 to provide for Federal cooperation in non-Federal reclamation projects and for participation by non-Federal agencies in Federal projects; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Hollings, and Mr. Rockefeller):
S. 1231. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN:
S. 1232. A bill to provide for the declassification of the journal kept by Glenn T. Seaborg while serving as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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