[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 68 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4575-S4578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 459

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
459, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
State ceiling on private activity bonds.


                                 S. 620

  At the request of Mr. Sarbanes, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 620, a bill to grant a 
Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 656

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. L. Chafee) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 656, a bill to provide for the 
adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful 
permanent residence.


                                 S. 784

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Lugar) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 818

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Thurmond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 818, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study 
of the mortality and adverse outcome rates of medicare patients related 
to the provision of anesthesia services.


                                S. 1016

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


                                S. 1020

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Grams) 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. 1110

  At the request of Mr. Lott, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1110, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to establish the National Institute of 
Biomedical Imaging and Engineering.


                                S. 1159

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Domenici), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Cleland), the 
Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), and the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) were added as cosponsors of S. 1159, a bill 
to provide grants and contracts to local educational agencies to 
initiate, expand, and improve physical education programs for all 
kindergarten through 12th grade students.


                                S. 1227

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1227, a bill 
to amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide States with the option to allow 
legal immigrant pregnant women and children to be eligible for medical 
assistance under the medical program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1446

  At the request of Mr. Lott, the name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. 
Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1446, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an additional advance refunding of bonds 
originally issued to finance governmental facilities used for essential 
governmental functions.


                                S. 1487

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), and the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of S. 1487, 
a bill to provide for excellence in economic education, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1709

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Gramm) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1709, a bill to provide Federal 
reimbursement for indirect costs relating to the incarceration of 
illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to 
undocumented aliens.


                                S. 1716

  At the request of Mr. Torricelli, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1716, a bill to 
amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to 
require local educational agencies and schools to implement integrated 
pest management systems to minimize the use of pesticides in schools 
and to provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice of the use 
of pesticides in schools, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1717

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Ashcroft) and the Senator from

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Alabama (Mr. Shelby) were added as cosponsors of S. 1717, a bill to 
amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of 
pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women.


                                S. 1805

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1805, a bill to 
restore food stamp benefits for aliens, to provide States with 
flexibility in administering the food stamp vehicle allowance, to index 
the excess shelter expense deduction to inflation, to authorize 
additional appropriations to purchase and make available additional 
commodities under the emergency food assistance program, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1851

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1851, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that seniors 
are given an opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers 
for certain programs.


                                S. 1883

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1883, a bill to amend title 5, United States 
Code, to eliminate an inequity on the applicability of early retirement 
eligibility requirements to military reserve technicians.


                                S. 1900

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) 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. 1941

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Burns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1941, a bill to amend the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Director of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance to fire 
departments and fire prevention organizations for the purpose of 
protecting the public and firefighting personnel against fire and fire-
related hazards.


                                S. 2003

  At the request of Mr. Johnston, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri, (Mr. Ashcroft) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2003, a bill to restore health care coverage 
to retired members of the uniformed services.


                                S. 2061

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2061, a bill 
to establish a crime prevention and computer education initiative.


                                S. 2062

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2062, a bill to amend chapter 4 
of title 39, United States Code, to allow postal patrons to contribute 
to funding for organ and tissue donation awareness through the 
voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage 
stamps.


                                S. 2078

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico, (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2078, a bill to 
authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to 
Muhammad Ali in recognition of his outstanding athletic accomplishments 
and enduring contributions to humanity, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2084

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2084, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of the charitable 
deduction allowable for contributions of food inventory, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2274

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond), the Senator 
from Florida (Mr. Graham), and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2274, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social 
Security Act to provide families and disabled children with the 
opportunity to purchase coverage under the medicaid program for such 
children.


                                  2308

  At the request of Mr. Moynihan, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Helms) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2308, a bill to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assure preservation of 
safety net hospitals through maintenance of the Medicaid 
disproportionate share hospital program.


                                S. 2311

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith), the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Bond), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum), and 
the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were added as cosponsors of S. 2311, 
supra.
  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2311, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller) were added as cosponsors of S. 2311, a bill to revise and 
extend the Ryan White CARE Act programs under title XXVI of the Public 
Health Service Act, to improve access to health care and the quality of 
health care under such programs, and to provide for the development of 
increased capacity to provide health care and related support services 
to individuals and families with HIV disease, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2322

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts, (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2322, a bill 
to amend title 37, United States Code, to establish a special 
subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who 
are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2330

  At the request of Mr. Roth, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2330, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and 
other communication services.


                                S. 2357

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2357, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces 
who have a service-connected disability to receive military retired pay 
concurrently with veterans' disability compensation.


                                S. 2365

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2365, a bill to amend title 
XVII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 15 percent reduction 
in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health 
services.


                                S. 2390

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator form Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2390, a bill to establish a 
grant program that provides incentives for States to enact mandatory 
minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2408

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Domenici) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2408, a bill to authorize the President to 
award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to the Navajo Code Talkers 
in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.


                                S. 2413

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Edwards) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2413, a bill to 
amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify 
the procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the 
purchase of armor vests.
  At the request of Mr. campbell, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2413, supra.


                                S. 2459

  At the request of Mr. Moynihan, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Robb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2459, a bill to provide for 
the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress

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to former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in 
recognition of their service to the Nation.


                                S. 2514

  At the request of Mr. Grams, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2514, a bill to improve 
benefits for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and 
their dependants.


                                s. 2519

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2519, a bill 
to authorize compensation and other benefits for employees of the 
Department of Energy, its contractors, subcontractors, and certain 
vendors who sustain illness or death related to exposure to beryllium, 
ionizing radiation, silica, or hazardous substances in the performance 
of their duties, and for other purposes.


                                s. 2585

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Moynihan), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone), the Senator 
from New York (Mr. Schumer), and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. 
Sarbanes) were added as cosponsors of S. 2585, a bill to amend titles 
IV and XX of the Social Security Act to restore funding for the Social 
Security Block Grant, to restore the ability of the States to transfer 
up to 10 percent of TANF funds to carry out activities under such block 
grant, and to require an annual report on such activities by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services.


                                s. 2586

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2586, a bill 
to reduce the backlog in the processing of immigration benefit 
applications and to make improvements to infrastructure necessary for 
the effective provision of immigration services, and for other 
purposes.


                                s. 2589

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2589, a bill to amend the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require periodic cost of living 
adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available under 
the Act, and for other purposes.


                                s. 2601

  At the request of Mr. Ashcroft, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Abraham) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Coverdell) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2601, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the gross income of an employee 
any employer provided home computer and internet access.


                                s. 2617

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2617, a bill to lift the 
trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.


                                s. 2621

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2621, a bill 
to continue the current prohibition of military cooperation with the 
armed forces of the Republic of Indonesia until the President 
determines and certifies to the Congress that certain conditions are 
being met.


                                s. 2625

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Ashcroft), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) and the Senator 
from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as cosponsors of S. 2625, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the performance standards 
and certification process for organ procurement organizations.


                            s. con. res. 53

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Abraham) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 53, a concurrent resolution 
condemning all prejudice against individuals of Asian and Pacific 
Island ancestry in the United States and supporting political and civic 
participation by such individuals throughout the United States.


                            s. con. res. 113

  At the request of Mr. Moynihan, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 113, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress in 
recognition of the 10th anniversary of the free and fair elections in 
Burma and the urgent need to improve the democratic and human rights of 
the people of Burma.


                            s. con. res. 118

  At the request of Mr. Helms, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Fitzgerald) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Abraham) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 118, a concurrent resolution 
commemorating the 60th anniversary of the execution of Polish captives 
by Soviet authorities in April and May 1940.


                              s. res. 260

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the names of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Edwards), the Senator 
from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. 
Wellstone) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 260, a resolution to 
express the sense of the Senate that the Federal investment in programs 
that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income 
individuals in medically under served areas be increased in order to 
double access to care over the next 5 years.

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