FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 52

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  HB 4

  Status as of April 9, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Guns, Busch, Rosenberg, Dewberry, Rawlings, Curran, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, W. Baker, Barve, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Bonsack, Bozman, Branch, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Frush, Fulton, Genn, Goldwater, Gordon, Grosfeld, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Linton, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Minnick, Morhaim, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Opara, Palumbo, Patterson, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Poole, Proctor, Rudolph, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Boston, Crumlin, Kirk, Eckardt, Mohorovic, Stup, Ciliberti, Klausmeier, D. Hughes, Hubbard, B. Hughes, and Exum

  Entitled

  Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 71

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 776

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott , Schisler, Mohorovic, Redmer, Hammen, McHale, Stup, Weir, and Stull

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Retest Waivers - Repair Expenditures

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 97

  Status as of January 15, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Oaks, D. Davis, Hubbard, Turner, Pitkin, Kopp, Frush, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Maryland Children's Health Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
  

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  HB 98

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 213

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harrison, Taylor, Busch, Dewberry, Hurson, Rawlings, Curran, Guns, Vallario, Hixson, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, Benson, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Finifter, Frank, Goldwater, Hecht, Howard, Krysiak, Love, Marriott, Minnick, Patterson, Perry, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Valderrama, Gordon, Boston, Crumlin, Eckardt, Fulton, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, La Vay, McClenahan, V. Mitchell, Pendergrass, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Provider-Sponsored Organizations - Medicare+Choice Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 99

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 134

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Dewberry, Rawlings, Curran, Busch, Guns, Vallario, Hixson, Harrison, Menes, Kopp, Arnick, Owings, Barve, Benson, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Conroy, C. Davis, Dembrow, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frank, Fulton, Goldwater, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Jones, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, V. Mitchell, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Shriver, Slade, Turner, Weir, Wood, Workman, DeCarlo, Donoghue, McHale, Miller, Valderrama, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Home- and Community-Based Services for Autistic Children and Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Individuals - Medicaid Waivers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 133

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 217

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory and Rawlings

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - U.S.S. Constellation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 210

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 225

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (Departmental - Education)

  Entitled

  Community Rehabilitation Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 323

  Status as of February 9, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, and Love

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Patient Transfers and Reimbursements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 414

  Status as of March 23, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell and Owings

  Entitled

  Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Calvert County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 421

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 475

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater and Kopp

  Entitled

  End Stage Renal Disease Program - Outpatient Facilities - Patient Referrals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 426

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Taylor, Donoghue, Walkup, McClenahan, Schisler, Wood, O'Donnell, Poole, Boston, Bozman, Guns, Conway, Slade, Stull, Hecht, Edwards, Bonsack, Montague, Hutchins, Goldwater, D. Hughes, Rudolph, W. Baker, V. Mitchell, Snodgrass, Harrison, and Love

  Entitled

  Medicare Risk Health Maintenance Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 457

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 117

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Grosfeld, Hurson, Billings, R. Baker, Benson, Bobo, Boston, Doory, Exum, Genn, Goldwater, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kagan, Kopp, Kirk, Krysiak, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, C. Mitchell, Montague, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Miller, and Turner

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Prescription Contraceptive Drugs or Devices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 684

  Status as of February 18, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates C. Davis, Marriott, Harrison, Conroy, Branch, Kirk, Watson, and C. Mitchell

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 766

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 115

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, R. Baker, Benson, Bobo, E. Burns, Cadden, Clagett, Cryor, D. Davis, B. Hughes, D. Hughes, Frush, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Harrison, Hecht, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kagan, Klausmeier, Kopp, Love, Mandel, Marriott, Mohorovic, Morhaim, Owings, Patterson, Pendergrass, Preis, Snodgrass, Stull, Stup, Taylor, Walkup, Watson, Oaks, McHale, and Ciliberti

  Entitled

  Breast Cancer Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 801

  Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen and Gordon

  Entitled

  Adult Dependent Care Programs - National Criminal History Records Checks

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 874

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 606

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Kopp, and Love

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement to Hospital Emergency Facilities and Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 950

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pitkin, Rawlings, Conway, Kopp, McIntosh, Hecht, and Franchot

  Entitled

  Telework and Workforce Development Center Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 993

  Status as of March 12, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Petzold

  Entitled

  Education - Students with Disabilities - Review of Services and Placement Decisions of the Office of Administrative Hearings

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1019

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Goldwater, Nathan-Pulliam, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Nurse Psychotherapists - Authority to Prescribe Medications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1044

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 536

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McIntosh, Cadden, B. Hughes, Branch, Pitkin, and Heller

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Family and Medical Leave

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1056

  Status as of February 25, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Conway, Kopp, Cadden, and Heller

  Entitled

  Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1131

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 543

  Sponsored By

  Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington County - Procurement - Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1139

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 726

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Ways and Means Committee (Departmental - Education)

  Entitled

  Education of Children with Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1158

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 435

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Federally Qualified Health Centers - Supplemental Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1194

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 734

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Genn, Doory, Exum, M. Burns, R. Baker, Franchot, Valderrama, Petzold, Grosfeld, Conroy, Menes, Pitkin, Goldwater, and Kopp

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges - Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1256

  Status as of March 24, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Jones, and E. Burns

  Entitled

  Mental Hygiene Administration - Core Service Agencies - Regulation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1325

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 747

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Gordon (Chairman, Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee)

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Amendments - Balanced Budget Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1344

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 752

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve and Frank

  Entitled

  Regulation of Insurance Professions - Advisers - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1393

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 314

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Hecht, Edwards, and Workman

  Entitled

  Flood Management Grants - Local and State Contributions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HJ 8

  Status as of March 31, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bozman, Heller, Hurson, Bonsack, Cryor, Beck, and Ports

  Entitled

  Increase in the Business Meal Deduction to 100

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HJ 10

  Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Valderrama

  Entitled

  Filipino World War II Veterans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HJ 13

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Taylor, Baldwin, Barve, Beck, Bobo, Boston, E. Burns, M. Burns, Ciliberti, Conroy, Cryor, Curran, C. Davis, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Elliott, Exum, Faulkner, Finifter, Frank, Genn, Getty, Grosfeld, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Kopp, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, Minnick, Morhaim, T. Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Opara, Owings, Pendergrass, Perry, Petzold, Pitkin, Preis, Proctor, Rawlings, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shriver, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HJ 17

  Status as of March 20, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott

  Entitled

  Support for the Federal Job Creation and Infrastructure Restoration Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  HJ 19

  Status as of February 17, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walkup, W. Baker, Bozman, Conway, Eckardt, Guns, D. Hughes, McClenahan, and Franchot

  Entitled

  Aberdeen Proving Ground as a Dredge Spoil Disposal Site

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules
  

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  HJ 21

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hutchins

  Entitled

  U.S. Government Sanctions on Cuba - Food and Medicines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Commerce and Government Matters
  

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  SB 85

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 110

  Sponsored By

  The President (Administration) and Senators Bromwell, Young, Dorman, Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Hollinger, Currie, Forehand, Kelley, Ruben, Pinsky, Middleton, and Miller

  Entitled

  Children and Families First Health Care Act of 1998

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

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  SB 335

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dorman, Hollinger, Van Hollen, Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Forehand, Pinsky, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Prescription Contraceptive Drugs or Devices

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 373

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 605

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, Roesser, Van Hollen, McFadden, Sfikas, Blount, Kelley, and Conway

  Entitled

  Health Maintenance Organizations - Reimbursement to Hospital Emergency Facilities and Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 402

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 607

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Handgun Manufacturers - Out-of-State Sales to Governmental Entities and Law Enforcement Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 442

  Status as of May 21, 1998: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Senator Hollinger

  Entitled

  End Stage Renal Disease Program - Outpatient Facilities - Patient Referrals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 481

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 135

  Sponsored By

  Senators Teitelbaum, McFadden, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Home- and Community-Based Services for Adults with Functional Disabilities - Medicaid Waiver

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 561

  Status as of March 27, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Medicare Risk Health Maintenance Organizations - Premiums

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 579

  Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Bromwell, Dorman, Astle, Teitelbaum, Roesser, Hafer, and Derr

  Entitled

  Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 590

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 113

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Van Hollen, and Hoffman

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance and Other State Programs - Dental Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 593

  Status as of April 13, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Fry, McFadden, Boozer, Bromwell, Hollinger, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - U.S.S. Constellation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 634

  Status as of April 28, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 114

  Sponsored By

  Senators Roesser, Boozer, Collins, Conway, Derr, Dorman, Green, Hollinger, Kelley, Lawlah, Madden, Miller, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Van Hollen, Bromwell, Astle, Hafer, Della, and Currie

  Entitled

  Breast Cancer Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 759

  Status as of May 12, 1998: Became Law - Chapter 434

  Sponsored By

  Senator Della

  Entitled

  Medical Assistance - Federally Qualified Health Centers - Supplemental Payment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SJ 3

  Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hoffman, Kelley, Lawlah, Frosh, Green, Pinsky, Trotter, Hollinger, Blount, Derr, Sfikas, Ruben, Teitelbaum, McFadden, Dyson, Conway, Miller, and Middleton

  Entitled

  International Ban on Antipersonnel Land Mines

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

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  SJ 5

  Status as of April 3, 1998: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Middleton, Middlebrooks, Green, Collins, Astle, Della, Colburn, Teitelbaum, Blount, Munson, Lawlah, Hughes, Kelley, Stone, Ruben, Craig, Hoffman, Conway, Frosh, Hollinger, and Sfikas

  Entitled

  Reinstatement of the Full Honor Guard for Military Funerals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  House: Commerce and Government Matters

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  SJ 6

  Status as of February 4, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Baker

  Entitled

  Aberdeen Proving Ground as a Dredge Spoil Disposal Site

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SJ 7

  Status as of April 6, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  The Job Creation and Infrastructure Restoration Act of 1997

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SJ 11

  Status as of March 25, 1998: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Bromwell, Colburn, Collins, Della, Dorman, Dyson, Forehand, Green, Hogan, Hoffman, Hollinger, Kelley, McCabe, Middlebrooks, Neall, Ruben, and Stone

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings