[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3294-S3295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 71

  At the request of Mr. Daschle, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island [Mr. Reed] was added as a cosponsor of S. 71, a bill to amend 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the 
payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 75

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
[Mr. Cochran] was added as a cosponsor of S. 75, a bill to repeal the 
Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping 
transfers.


                                 S. 356

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island [Mr. Reed], the Senator from West Virginia [Mr. Rockefeller], 
and the Senator from Vermont [Mr. Jeffords] were added as cosponsors of 
S. 356, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Public 
Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974, the title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to assure 
access to emergency medical services under group health plans, health 
insurance coverage, and the Medicare and Medicaid Programs.


                                 S. 361

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the names of the Senator from New 
York [Mr. Moynihan], and the Senator from Vermont [Mr. Leahy] were 
added as cosponsors of S. 361, a bill to amend the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 to prohibit the sale, import, and export of products 
labeled as containing endangered species, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 369

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from Maine 
[Ms. Snowe] was added as a cosponsor of S. 369, a bill to amend section 
1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the criminal penalty for 
fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain Medicaid benefits 
added by section 217 of the Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act of 1996.


                                 S. 460

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Arizona [Mr. 
Kyl] was added as a cosponsor of S. 460, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for health insurance 
costs of self-employed individuals, to provide clarification for the 
deductibility of expenses incurred by a taxpayer in connection with the 
business use of the home, to clarify the standards used for determining 
that certain individuals are not employees, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 497

  At the request of Mr. Coverdell, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina [Mr. Helms], the Senator from Indiana [Mr. Coats], the Senator 
from Mississippi [Mr. Lott], the Senator from Arizona [Mr. McCain], the 
Senator from South Carolina [Mr. Thurmond], the Senator from Iowa [Mr. 
Grassley], the Senator from Wyoming [Mr. Enzi], the Senator from 
Virginia [Mr. Warner], the Senator from Florida [Mr. Mack], the Senator 
from Nebraska [Mr. Hagel], and the Senator from Mississippi [Mr. 
Cochran] were added as cosponsors of S. 497, a bill to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal the 
provisions of the acts that require employees to pay union dues or fees 
as a condition of employment.


                                 S. 526

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Oregon [Mr. 
Smith] was added as a cosponsor of S. 526, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise taxes on tobacco products 
for the purpose of offsetting the Federal budgetary costs associated 
with the Child Health Insurance and Lower Deficit Act.
  At the request of Mr. Bennett, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor 
of S. 526, supra.


                                 S. 528

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
[Mr. Stevens], the Senator from Ohio [Mr. DeWine], and the Senator from 
Arkansas [Mr. Hutchinson] were added as cosponsors of S. 528, a bill to 
require the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in 
various locations.


                                 S. 535

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from 
Washington [Mr. Gorton] and the Senator from Maryland [Mr. Sarbanes] 
were added as cosponsors of S. 535, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to provide for the establishment of a program for research 
and training with respect to Parkinson's disease.


                                 S. 540

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from California 
[Mrs. Boxer] and the Senator from Hawaii [Mr. Inouye] were added as 
cosponsors of S. 540, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide annual screening mammography and waive 
coinsurance for screening mammography for women age 65 or older under 
the Medicare Program.


                                 S. 543

  At the request of Mr. Coverdell, the name of the Senator from Texas 
[Mr. Gramm] was added as a cosponsor of S. 543, a bill to provide 
certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and 
governmental entities in lawsuits based on the activities of 
volunteers.


                                 S. 544

  At the request of Mr. Coverdell, the name of the Senator from Texas 
[Mr. Gramm] was added as a cosponsor of S. 544, a bill to provide 
certain protections to volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and 
governmental entities in lawsuits based on the activities of 
volunteers.


                                 S. 556

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina [Mr. Thurmond] was added as a cosponsor of S. 556, a bill to 
provide for the allocation of funds from the Mass Transit Account of 
the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 579

  At the request of Mr. Ashcroft, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
[Mr. Craig], the Senator from Alabama [Mr. Shelby], the Senator from 
Mississippi [Mr. Cochran], the Senator from Nebraska [Mr. Hagel], and 
the Senator from Utah [Mr. Hatch] were added as cosponsors of S. 579, a 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
for the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by 
employees and self-employed individuals, and for other purposes.


                       Senate Joint Resolution 15

  At the request of Mr. Byrd, the names of the Senator from Mississippi 
[Mr. Lott], the Senator from South Carolina [Mr. Hollings], the Senator

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from Kentucky [Mr. Ford], and the Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. 
Smith] were added as cosponsors of Senate Joint Resolution 15, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to clarify the intent of the Constitution to neither prohibit 
nor require public school prayer.


                     Senate Concurrent Resolution 6

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, a concurrent resolution expressing 
concern for the continued deterioration of human rights in Afghanistan 
and emphasizing the need for a peaceful political settlement in that 
country.


                          Senate Resolution 69

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from California 
[Mrs. Feinstein] was added as a cosponsor of Senate Resolution 69, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the March 30, 
1997, terrorist grenade attack in Cambodia.

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