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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S3269 on April 16, 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. CAMPBELL:
S. 587. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands located in Hinsdale County, Colorado; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S. 588. A bill to provide for the expansion of the Eagles Nest Wilderness within the Arapaho National Forest and the White River National Forest, Colorado, to include land known as the State Creek Addition; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S. 589. A bill to provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyance involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of earlier erroneous land surveys; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S. 590. A bill to provide for a land exchange involving certain land within the Routt National Forest in the State of Colorado; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S. 591. A bill to transfer the Dillon Ranger District in the Arapaho National Forest to the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Robb):
S. 592. A bill to grant the power to the President to reduce budget authority; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. SPECTER:
S. 593. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Shelby,
Mr. Breaux, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Cochran,
Mr. Murkowski, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Mack, Mr. Robb, Mr.
Specter, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Bennett, Mr. D'Amato,
Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Warner):
S. 594. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax treatment of qualified State tuition programs; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BOND (for himself and Mr. Ashcroft):
S. 595. A bill to designate the United States Post Office building located at Bennett Street and Kansas Expressway in Springfield, Missouri, as the ``John Griesemer Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Cochran):
S. 596. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice to make grants to States and units of local government to assist in providing secure facilities for violent and serious chronic juvenile offenders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Hollings,
Mr. Reid, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Dorgan, Mr.
Inouye, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Torricelli, and
Mr. Mack):
S. 597. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the medicare program of medical nutrition therapy services furnished by registered dietitians and nutrition professionals; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DOMENICI:
S. 598. A bill to amend section 3006A of title 18, United States Code, to provide for the public disclosure of court appointed attorneys' fees upon approval of such fees by the court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Lautenberg):
S. 599. A bill to protect children and other vulnerable subpopulations from exposure to certain environmental pollutants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
S. 600. A bill to protect the privacy of the individual with respect to the social security number and other personal information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
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