[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 119 (Tuesday, September 14, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10852-S10854]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 341

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 341, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowable for 
qualified adoption expenses, to permanently extend the credit for 
adoption expenses, and to adjust the limitations on such credit for 
inflation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 424

  At the request of Mr. Coverdell, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Gramm) was added as a cosponsor of S. 424, a bill to preserve and 
protect the free choice of individuals and employees to form, join, or 
assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.


                                 S. 510

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Ashcroft) was added as a cosponsor of S. 510, a bill to preserve 
the sovereignty of the United States over public lands and acquired 
lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and 
private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public 
lands and acquired lands.


                                 S. 511

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 511, a bill 
to amend the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act 
to ensure the equal right of individuals with disabilities to vote, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 514

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 514, a bill to 
improve the National Writing Project.


                                 S. 656

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr.

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Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor of S. 656, a bill to provide for 
the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of 
lawful permanent residence.


                                 S. 693

  At the request of Mr. Helms, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Thurmond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 693, a bill to 
assist in the enhancement of the security of Taiwan, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 712

  At the request of Mr. Lott, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 712, a bill to 
amend title 39, United States Code, to allow postal patrons to 
contribute to funding for highway-rail grade crossing safety through 
the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States 
postage stamps.


                                 S. 909

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 909, a bill to 
provide for the review and classification of physician assistant 
positions in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 914

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 914, a bill to amend the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act to require that discharges from combined storm 
and sanitary sewers conform to the Combined Sewer Overflow Control 
Policy of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1004

  At the request of Mr. Burns, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Abraham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1004, a bill to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to reduce telephone rates, provide advanced 
telecommunications services to schools, libraries, and certain health 
care facilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1010

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Helms) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1010, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a medical 
innovation tax credit for clinical testing research expenses 
attributable to academic medical centers and other qualified hospital 
research organizations.


                                S. 1020

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 1115

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1115, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania, area.


                                S. 1133

  At the request of Mr. Grams, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Cleland) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Helms) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1133, a bill to amend the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for 
use as human food.


                                S. 1144

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1144, a bill 
to provide increased flexibility in use of highway funding, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1196

  At the request of Mr. Coverdell, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1196, a bill to improve 
the quality, timeliness, and credibility of forensic science services 
for criminal justice purposes.


                                S. 1225

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mr. Gorton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1225, a bill to 
provide for a rural education initiative, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1263

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1263, a bill to amend the 
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to limit the reductions in medicare 
payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient 
department services.


                                S. 1319

  At the request of Mr. Allard, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1319, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development to renew project-based contracts for assistance under 
secion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 at up to market rent 
levels, in order to preserve these projects as affordable low-income 
housing, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1369

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1369, a bill 
to enhance the benefits of the national electric system by encouraging 
and supporting State programs for renewable energy sources, universal 
electric service, affordable electric service, and energy conservation 
and efficiency, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1547

  At the request of Mr. Burns, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1547, a bill to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications 
Commission to preserve low-power television stations that provide 
community broadcasting, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1564

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1564, a bill to protect the budget of the Federal 
courts.


                                S. 1568

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Helms) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1568, a bill imposing an immediate suspension of 
assistance to the Government of Indonesia until the results of the 
August 30, 1999, vote in East Timor have implemented, and for other 
purposes.


                         Senate Resolution 158

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Fitzgerald) were added 
as cosponsors of Senate Resolution 158, a resolution designating 
October 21, 1999, as a ``Day of National Concern About Young People and 
Gun Violence.''


                         Senate Resolution 178

  At the request of Mr. Thurmond, the names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Allard), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux), the 
Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Burns), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Campbell), the Senator from 
North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the 
Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. 
Fitzgerald), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Gramm), the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Helms), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Hutchinson), the 
Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Jeffords), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), 
the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Mr. Smith), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith), 
and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone) were added as cosponsors 
of Senate Resolution 178, a resolution designating the week beginning 
September 19, 1999, as ``National Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Week.''


                         Senate Resolution 179

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Murkowski), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Bryan), the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin), and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. 
Thurmond) were added as cosponsors of Senate Resolution 179, a 
resolution designating October 15, 1999, as ``National Mammography 
Day.''


                         Senate Resolution 181

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey

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(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of Senate Resolution 181, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the situation 
in East Timor.


                           Amendment No. 1595

  At the request of Mr. Bennett the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of Amendment No. 
1595 proposed to H.R. 2466, a bill making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.


                           Amendment No. 1598

  At the request of Mr. Murkowski the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), and the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1598 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2466, a bill making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.


                           Amendment No. 1613

  At the request of Ms. Snowe her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1613 proposed to H.R. 2466, a bill making appropriations 
for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

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