[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 7, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1240-S1242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 484

  At the request of Mr. Campbelll, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 484, a bill to provide for 
the granting of refugee status in the United States to nationals of 
certain foreign countries in which American Vietnam War POW/MIAs or 
American Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, if those nationals assist 
in the return to the United States of those POW/MIAs alive.


                                 S. 622

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 622, a bill to 
enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 717

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Robb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 717, a bill to amend title II 
of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions in social 
security benefits which are required in the case of spouses and 
surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions 
shall be equal to the amount by which two-thirds of the total amount of 
the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension 
exceeds $1,200, adjusted for inflation.


                                S. 1109

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. INouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1109, a bill to conserve 
global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, 
and interstate trade of bear viscera and items, products, or substances 
containing, or labeled or advertised as containing, bear viscera, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1128

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the names of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Cleland) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1128, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on 
generation-skipping transfers, to provide for a carryover basis at 
death, and to establish a partial capital gains exclusion for inherited 
assets.


                                S. 1133

  At the request of Mr. Grams, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Daschle) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1333

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Cleland) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1333, a bill to expand homeownership in the United 
States.


                                S. 1361

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Frist) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1361, a bill to amend the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to provide for an expanded 
Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the 
risk of catastrophic natural disasters, such as hurricanes, 
earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1630

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1630, a bill to amend title 
III of the Public Health Service Act to include each year of fellowship 
training in geriatric medicine or geriatric psychiatry as a year of 
obligated service under the National Health Corps Loan Repayment 
Program.


                                S. 1755

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Cleland), and the Senator 
from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux) were added as cosponsors of S. 1755, a bill 
to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to regulate interstate commerce 
in the use of mobile telephones.

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                                S. 1756

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mr. Gorton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1756, a bill to 
enhance the ability of the National Laboratories to meet Department of 
Energy missions and for other purposes.


                                S. 1837

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1837, a bill to amend 
title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide low-income medicare 
beneficiaries with medical assistance for out-of-pocket expenditures 
for outpatient prescription drugs.


                                S. 1874

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1874, a bill to improve 
academic and social outcomes for youth and reduce both juvenile crime 
and the risk that youth will become victims of crime by providing 
productive activities conducted by law enforcement personnel during 
non-school hours.


                                S. 1898

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1898, a bill 
to provide protection against the risks to the public that are inherent 
in the interstate transportation of violent prisoners.


                                S. 1900

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1900, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to holders 
of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1921

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Domenici) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1921, a bill to authorize the placement 
within the site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of a plaque to honor 
Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but 
as a direct result of that service.


                                S. 1934

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1934, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a tax credit for business-provided 
student education and training.


                                S. 1940

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Grams) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 1940, a bill to amend 
the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States' 
historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution 
or torture.


                                S. 2003

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2003, a bill to 
restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed 
services.


                                S. 2018

  At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Grams) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2018, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the update 
factor used in making payments to PPS hospitals under the medicare 
program.


                                S. 2029

  At the request of Mr. Frist, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2029, a bill 
to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit telemarketers from 
interfering with the caller identification service of any person to 
whom a telephone solicitation is made, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2037

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2037, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the option to use rebased 
target amounts to all sole community hospitals.


                                S. 2068

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Gramm), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Helms), the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), 
and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2068, a bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from 
establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio 
stations.


                                S. 2070

  At the request of Mr. Fitzgerald, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), 
and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 2070, a bill to improve safety standards for child restraints in 
motor vehicles.


                                S. 2074

  At the request of Mr. Ashcroft, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Thurmond), and the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Fitzgerald) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2074, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
the social security earnings test for individuals who have attained 
retirement age.


                                S. 2089

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2089, a bill to amend the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to modify procedures 
relating to orders for surveillance and searches for foreign 
intelligence purposes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2090

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor 
of S. 2090, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose 
a 1 year moratorium on certain diesel fuel excise taxes.


                                S. 2097

  At the request of Mr. Gramm, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2097, a bill to authorize 
loan guarantees in order to facilitate access to local television 
broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2107

  At the request of Mr. Gramm, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2107, a bill to amend the 
Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
reduce securities fees in excess of those required to fund the 
operations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to adjust 
compensation provisions for employees of the Commission, and for other 
purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 60

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 84

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 84, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the naming of 
aircraft carrier CVN-77, the last vessel of the historic Nimitz class 
of aircraft carriers, as the U.S.S. Lexington.


                               S. RES. 87

  At the request of Mr. Helms, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 87, a resolution commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the 
International Visitors Program.
  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 87, supra.


                              S. RES. 115

  At the request of Mr. Ashcroft, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 115, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding United States citizens 
killed in terrorist attacks in Israel.


                              S. RES. 128

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 128, a resolution 
designating March 2000, as ``Arts Education Month.''


                              S. RES. 237

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Graham), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), and the 
Senator

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from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 237, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States 
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations should hold hearings and the 
Senate should act on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).


                              S. RES. 258

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Ashcroft), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh), the Senator from 
Utah (Mr. Bennett), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the 
Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Chafee, L.), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Coverdell), the Senator from 
Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator 
from North Carolina (Mr. Edwards), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Feingold), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Fitzgerald), the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Frist), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Graham), the 
Senator from Texas (Mr. Gramm), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. 
Helms), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln), the 
Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Murkowski), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the 
Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Thompson), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Torricelli), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 258, a resolution designating the week beginning 
March 12, 2000 as ``National Safe Place Week.''


                              S. RES. 263

  At the request of Mr. Chafee, L., his name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. Res. 263, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that 
the President should communicate to the members of the Organization of 
Petroleum Exporting Countries (``OPEC'') cartel and non-OPEC countries 
that participate in the cartel of crude oil producing countries, before 
the meeting of the OPEC nations in March 2000, the position of the 
United States in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies so as to 
achieve stable crude oil prices.

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