[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 125 (Thursday, September 23, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11367-S11369]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 35

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 35, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for the long- term 
care insurance costs of all individuals who are not eligible to 
participate in employer-subsidized long-term care health plans.


                                 S. 53

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Mack) was added as a cosponsor of S. 53, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduction in the capital gain rates 
for all taxpayers and a partial dividend income exclusion for 
individuals, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 329

  At the request of Mr. Robb, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Frist) was added as a cosponsor of S. 329, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hospital care and 
medical services under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have 
been awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 348

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 348, a bill to 
authorize and facilitate a program to enhance training, research and 
development, energy conservation and efficiency, and consumer education 
in the oilheat industry for the benefit of oilheat consumers and the 
public, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 371

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 371, a bill to provide 
assistance to the countries in Central America and the Caribbean 
affected by Hurricane Mitch and Hurricane Georges, to provide 
additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the 
Caribbean, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 386

  At the request of Mr. Gorton, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 386, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax-exempt bond financing 
of certain electric facilities.


                                 S. 660

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. 660, 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.


                                 S. 758

  At the request of Mr. Ashcroft, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Mack) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 758, a bill to establish legal standards and 
procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution 
of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 914

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor 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. 956

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 956, a bill to establish 
programs regarding early detection, diagnosis, and interventions for 
newborns and infants with hearing loss.


                                S. 1016

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1016, a bill to provide 
collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by 
States or their political subdivisions.


                                S. 1053

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Smith) 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 New 
Hampshire (Mr. Smith) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) 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. 1133

  At the request of Mr. Grams, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Wellstone), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig), and the Senator 
from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) 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. 1140

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1140, a bill to require 
the Secretary of Labor to issue regulations to eliminate or minimize 
the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers.

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                                S. 1155

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1155, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for uniform food safety 
warning notification requirements, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1277

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1277, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a new prospective payment 
system for Federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics.


                                S. 1333

  At the request of Mr. Bennett, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Bryan) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1333, a bill to expand homeownership in the United 
States.


                                S. 1419

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Kennedy), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Gramm), the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), and the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) were added as cosponsors of S. 1419, a bill to amend 
title 36, United States Code, to designate May as ``National Military 
Appreciation Month.''


                                S. 1449

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1449, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to increase the payment amount for renal 
dialysis services furnished under the medicare program.


                                S. 1473

  At the request of Mr. Robb, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1473, a bill to amend section 
2007 of the Social Security Act to provide grant funding for additional 
Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Strategic Planning 
Communities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1500

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Mr. Gorton) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1500, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide for an additional payment for services provided 
to certain high-cost individuals under the prospective payment system 
for skilled nursing facility services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1517

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Grams) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1517, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries 
have continued access under current contracts to managed health care by 
extending the Medicare cost contract program for 3 years.


                                S. 1520

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1520, a bill 
to amend the U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998 to extend the 
period by which the final report is due and to authorize additional 
funding.


                                S. 1547

  At the request of Mr. Burns, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Frist), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), and the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Cleland) were added as cosponsors 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. 1568

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor 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 Joint Resolution 1

  At the request of Mr. Thurmond, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint 
Resolution 1, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer.


                          Senate Resolution 99

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Nickles) was added as a cosponsor of Senate Resolution 99, a 
resolution designating November 20, 1999, as ``National Survivors for 
Prevention of Suicide Day.''


                         Senate Resolution 172

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of Senate 
Resolution 172, a resolution to establish a special committee of the 
Senate to address the cultural crisis facing America.


                         Senate Resolution 179

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), and the Senator 
from Florida (Mr. Graham) were added as cosponsors of Senate Resolution 
179, a resolution designating October 15, 1999, as ``National 
Mammography Day.''


                           Amendment No. 1744

  At the request of Mr. McCain, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1744 proposed to H.R. 2684, a bill making appropriations 
for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes.


                           Amendment No. 1747

  At the request of Mr. McCain, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1747 proposed to H.R. 2684, a bill making appropriations 
for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000, and for other purposes.


                           Amendment No. 1755

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Jeffords), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle), the Senator 
from Delaware (Mr. Roth), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), and 
the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Grams) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1755 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2684, a bill making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

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