[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 15, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7028-S7030]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 51

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 51, a bill to reauthorize the 
Federal programs to prevent violence against women, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 172

  At the request of Mr. Moynihan, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 172, a bill to 
reduce acid deposition under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 285

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Edwards) was added as a cosponsor of S. 285, a bill to 
amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore the link between 
the maximum amount of earnings by blind individuals permitted without 
demonstrating ability to engage in substantial gainful activity and the 
exempt amount permitted in determining excess earnings under the 
earnings test.


                                 S. 333

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 333, a bill to amend the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to improve the 
farmland protection program.


                                 S. 427

  At the request of Mr. Abraham, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Thomas) was added as a cosponsor of S. 427, a bill to improve 
congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private sector mandates, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 459

  At the request of Mr. Breaux, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Frist), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Cleland), and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 459, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to increase the State ceiling on private activity bonds.


                                 S. 468

  At the request of Mr. Thompson, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 468, a bill to improve 
the effectiveness and performance of Federal financial assistance 
programs, simplify Federal financial assistance application and 
reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of services to the 
public.


                                 S. 556

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 556, a bill to amend title 
39, United States Code, to establish guidelines for the relocation, 
closing, consolidation, or construction of post offices, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 579

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 579, a bill to 
amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to target assistance to 
support the economic and political independence of the countries of the 
South Caucasus and Central Asia.


                                 S. 664

  At the request of Mr. Chafee, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 664, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax to 
individuals

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who rehabilitate historic homes or who are the first purchasers of 
rehabilitated historic homes for use as a principal residence.


                                 S. 666

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 666, a bill to authorize a new 
trade and investment policy for sub-Saharan Africa.


                                 S. 676

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Gramm) was added as a cosponsor of S. 676, a bill to locate and 
secure the return of Zachary Baumel, a citizen of the United States, 
and other Israeli soldiers missing in action.


                                 S. 679

  At the request of Mr. Grams, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 679, a bill to authorize 
appropriations to the Department of State for construction and security 
of United States diplomatic facilities, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 692

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 692, a bill to prohibit 
Internet gambling, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 740

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Thomas) was added as a cosponsor of S. 740, a bill to amend the 
Federal Power Act to improve the hydroelectric licensing process by 
granting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission statutory authority 
to better coordinate participation by other agencies and entities, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 784

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), and the Senator 
from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux) were added as cosponsors of S. 784, a bill 
to establish a demonstration project to study and provide coverage of 
routine patient care costs for medicare beneficiaries with cancer who 
are enrolled in an approved clinical trial program.


                                 S. 789

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Hutchinson) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 789, a bill to amend title 10, United States 
Code, to authorize payment of special compensation to certain severely 
disabled uniformed services retirees.


                                 S. 801

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 801, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 
level.


                                 S. 875

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Thomas) was added as a cosponsor of S. 875, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand S corporation eligibility for 
banks, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 879

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Coverdell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 879, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for 
the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements.


                                 S. 880

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Thomas) was added as a cosponsor of S. 880, a bill to amend the 
Clean Air Act to remove flammable fuels from the list of substances 
with respect to which reporting and other activities are required under 
the risk management plan program.


                                 S. 897

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), and the 
Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Kerrey) were added as cosponsors of S. 897, 
a bill to provide matching grants for the construction, renovation and 
repair of school facilities in areas affected by Federal activities, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 984

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 984, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax credit for 
electricity produced from certain renewable resources.


                                S. 1017

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden), and the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Cleland) were added as cosponsors of S. 1017, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the State 
ceiling on the low-income housing credit.


                                S. 1020

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1020, a bill to amend 
chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code, to provide for greater 
fairness in the arbitration process relating to motor vehicle franchise 
contracts.


                                S. 1034

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1034, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment 
under the Medicare program for pap smear laboratory tests.


                                S. 1042

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1042, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage domestic oil and 
gas production, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1053

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Abraham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1053, a bill to amend the 
Clean Air Act to incorporate certain provisions of the transportation 
conformity regulations, as in effect on March 1, 1999.


                                S. 1070

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Thomas) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1070, a bill to require the Secretary of Labor to wait 
for completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before 
promulgating a standard, regulation or guideline on ergonomics.


                                S. 1124

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1124, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the 2-percent floor on 
miscellaneous itemized deductions for qualified professional 
development expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.


                    Senate Concurrent Resolution 34

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of Senate Concurrent Resolution 34, 
a concurrent resolution relating to the observance of ``In Memory'' 
Day.


                    Senate Concurrent Resolution 36

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 36, a concurrent resolution condemning 
Palestinian efforts to revive the original Palestine partition plan of 
November 29, 1947, and condemning the United Nations Commission on 
Human Rights for its April 27, 1999, resolution endorsing Palestinian 
self-determination on the basis of the original Palestine partition 
plan.


                          Senate Resolution 59

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of Senate Resolution 59, a 
resolution designating both July 2, 1999, and July 2, 2000, as 
``National Literacy Day.''


                          Senate Resolution 96

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor of Senate Resolution 96, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding a peaceful 
process of self-determination in East Timor, and for other purposes.


                         Senate Resolution 113

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Thurmond), the Senator from

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Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Murkowski), the 
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) were added as cosponsors of Senate Resolution 113, a resolution 
to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to require that the Pledge of 
Allegiance to the Flag of the United States be recited at the 
commencement of the daily session of the Senate.


                         Senate Resolution 118

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu), and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux) were added 
as cosponsors of Senate Resolution 118, a resolution designating 
December 12, 1999, as ``National Children's Memorial Day.''


                           Amendment No. 630

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 630 intended to be proposed to S. 1186, an original bill 
making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000.


                           Amendment No. 631

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 631 intended to be proposed to S. 1186, an original bill 
making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000.


                           Amendment No. 637

  At the request of Mr. Levin the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Wellstone), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine), and the Senator 
from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 637 
intended to be proposed to S. 1186, an original bill making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000.

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