[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 5 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S158-S160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 148

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 148, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
program to provide assistance in the conservation of neotropical 
migratory birds.


                                 S. 149

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 149, a bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 
require the provision of a child safety lock in connection with the 
transfer of a handgun.


                                 S. 171

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 171, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit the concentration of 
sulfur in gasoline used in motor vehicles.


                                 S. 206

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 206, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide 
for improved data collection and evaluations of State Children's Health 
Insurance Programs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 285

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Robb) 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. L. Chafee, his name 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. 429

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 429, a bill to 
designate the legal public holiday of ``Washington's Birthday'' as 
``Presidents' Day'' in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and 
Franklin Roosevelt and in recognition of the importance of the 
institution of the Presidency and the contributions that Presidents 
have made to the development of our Nation and the principles of 
freedom and democracy.


                                 S. 443

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 443, a bill to regulate the sale of firearms at gun shows.


                                 S. 457

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 457, a bill to amend section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, 
to require the reporting of information to the chief law enforcement 
officer of the buyer's residence and to require a minimum 72-hour 
waiting period before the purchase of a handgun, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 494

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 494, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities as 
a result of a voluntary withdrawal from participation in the medicaid 
program.


                                 S. 512

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 512, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
the expansion, intensification, and coordination of the activities of 
the Department of Health and Human Services with respect to research on 
autism.


                                 S. 517

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 517, a bill to assure access under group health plans and health 
insurance coverage to covered emergency medical services.


                                 S. 547

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 547, a bill to authorize the President to enter into agreements to 
provide regulatory credit for voluntary early action to mitigate 
potential environmental impacts from greenhouse gas emissions.


                                 S. 599

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 599, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
additional tax relief to families to increase the affordability of 
child care, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 622

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 622, a bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 669

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 669, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
ensure compliance by Federal facilities with pollution control 
requirements.


                                 S. 686

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 686, a bill to regulate interstate commerce by providing a Federal 
cause of action against firearms manufacturers, dealers, and importers 
for the harm resulting from gun violence.


                                 S. 708

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 708, a bill to improve the administrative efficiency and 
effectiveness of the Nation's abuse and neglect courts and the quality 
and availability of training for judges, attorneys, and volunteers 
working in such courts, and for other

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purposes, consistent with the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997.


                                 S. 725

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 725, a bill to preserve and protect coral reefs, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 757

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 757, a bill to provide a framework for consideration by the 
legislative and executive branches of unilateral economic sanctions in 
order to ensure coordination of United States policy with respect to 
trade, security, and human rights.


                                 S. 796

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 796, a bill to provide for full parity with respect to health 
insurance coverage for certain severe biologically-based mental 
illnesses and to prohibit limits on the number of mental illness-
related hospital days and outpatient visits that are covered for all 
mental illnesses.


                                 S. 802

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 802, a bill to provide for a gradual reduction in the loan rate for 
peanuts, to repeal peanut quotas for the 2002 and subsequent crops, and 
to require the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase peanuts and peanut 
products for nutrition programs only at the world market price.


                                 S. 805

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 805, a bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to provide 
for the establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for 
children, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 808

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 808, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
tax incentives for land sales for conservation purposes.


                                 S. 820

  At the request of Mr. Coverdell, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 820, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
4.3-cent motor fuel excise taxes on railroads and inland waterway 
transportation which remain in the general fund of the Treasury.


                                 S. 835

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 835, a bill to encourage the restoration of estuary habitat through 
more efficient project financing and enhanced coordination of Federal 
and non-Federal restoration programs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 864

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 864, a bill to designate April 22 as Earth Day.


                                 S. 866

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 866, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
revise existing regulations concerning the conditions of participation 
for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers under the medicare 
program relating to certified registered nurse anesthetists' services 
to make the regulations consistent with State supervision requirements.


                                 S. 926

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 926, a bill to provide the people of Cuba with access to food and 
medicines from the United States, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 936

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 936, a bill to prevent children from having access to firearms.


                                 S. 965

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 965, a bill to restore a United States voluntary contribution to the 
United Nations Population Fund.


                                S. 1067

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1067, a bill to promote the adoption of children with special needs.


                                S. 1077

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1077, a bill to dedicate the new Amtrak station in New York, New 
York, to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.


                                S. 1100

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1100, a bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide 
that the designation of critical habitat for endangered and threatened 
species be required as part of the development of recovery plans for 
those species.


                                S. 1118

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1118, a bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to 
convert the price support program for sugarcane and sugar beets into a 
system of solely recourse loans to provide for the gradual elimination 
of the program.


                                S. 1131

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1131, a bill to promote research into, and the development of an 
ultimate cure for, the disease known as Fragile X.


                                S. 1144

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1144, a bill to provide increased flexibility in use of highway 
funding, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1200

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1200, a bill to require equitable coverage of prescription 
contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive services under 
health plans.


                                S. 1210

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1210, a bill to assist in the conservation of endangered and 
threatened species of fauna and flora found throughout the world.


                                S. 1225

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


                                S. 1241

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1241, a bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to 
provide private sector employees the same opportunities for time-and-a-
half compensatory time off and biweekly work programs as Federal 
employees currently enjoy to help balance the demands and needs of work 
and family, to clarify the provisions relating to exemptions of certain 
professionals from minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1262

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1262, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide up-to-date 
school library medial resources and well-trained, professionally 
certified school library media specialists for elementary schools and 
secondary schools, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1266

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1266, a bill to allow a State to combine certain funds to improve 
the academic achievement of all its students.


                                S. 1472

  At the request of Mr. Sarbanes, the name of the Senator from 
Idaho (Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1472, a bill to amend 
chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to modify employee 
contributions to the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal 
Employees Retirement System to the percentages in effect before the 
statutory temporary increase in calendar year 1999, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1487

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1487, a bill to provide for 
excellence in economic education, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1573

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1573, a bill to provide a reliable source of funding for State, 
local, and Federal

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efforts to conserve land and water, preserve historic resources, 
improve environmental resources, protect fish and wildlife, and 
preserve open and green spaces.


                                S. 1618

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1618, a bill to promote primary and secondary health promotion and 
disease prevention services and activities among the elderly, to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add preventive benefits, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1653

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1653, a bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Establishment Act.


                                S. 1730

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1730, an original bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act to provide that certain environmental reports shall continue to be 
required to be submitted.


                                S. 1731

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1731, an original bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide that 
certain environmental reports shall continue to be required to be 
submitted.


                                S. 1744

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1744, an original bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
to provide that certain species conservation reports shall continue to 
be submitted.


                                S. 1752

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1752, a bill to reauthorize and amend the Coastal Barrier Resources 
Act.


                                S. 1758

  At the request of Mr. Coverdell, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1758, a bill 
to authorize urgent support for Colombia and front line states to 
secure peace and the rule of law, to enhance the effectiveness of anti-
drug efforts that are essential to impending the flow of deadly cocaine 
and heroin from Colombia to the United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1810

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1810, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures.


                                S. 1886

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1886, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to 
permit the Governor of a State to waive the oxygen content requirement 
for reformulated gasoline, to encourage development of voluntary 
standards to prevent and control releases of methyl tertiary butyl 
ether from underground storage tanks, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1951

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), 
and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Jeffords) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 1951, a bill to provide the Secretary of Energy with authority to 
draw down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when oil and gas prices in 
the United States rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, and 
to require the President, through the Secretary of Energy, to consult 
with Congress regarding the sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve.


                                S. 1983

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Washington (Mr. Gorton) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1983, a bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 
1978 to increase the amount of funds available for certain agricultural 
trade programs.


                                S. 2005

  At the request of Mr. Burns, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Hutchinson), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel), the Senator 
from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Abraham), the 
Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Inhofe), and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2005, a bill to repeal the modification of the 
installment method.


                                S. 2006

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2006, a bill 
for the relief of Yongyi Song.


                                S. 2010

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Hutchinson) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2010, a bill to require the Federal 
Communications Commission to follow normal rulemaking procedures in 
establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational 
television broadcasters.


                            S. CON. RES. 32

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Cleland) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 32, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the guaranteed 
coverage of chiropractic services under the Medicare+Choice program.


                            S. CON. RES. 60

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 60, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative 
postage stamp should be issued in honor of the U.S.S. Wisconsin and all 
those who served aboard her.


                            S. CON. RES. 79

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 79, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Elian 
Gonzalez should be reunited with his father, Juan Gonzalez of Cuba.


                              S.J. RES. 30

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S.J. Res. 30, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women 
and men.


                               S. RES. 87

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 87, a resolution commemorating the 60th 
Anniversary of the International Visitors Program


                              S. RES. 196

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 196, a resolution commending the submarine force of the United 
States Navy on the 100th anniversary of the force.

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