[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 101 (Tuesday, September 5, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8024-S8026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 345

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. L. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 345, a bill to 
amend the Animal Welfare Act to remove the limitation that permits 
interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to 
States in which animal fighting is lawful.


                                 S. 482

  At the request of Mr. Abraham, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 482, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase in the tax on the 
social security benefits.


                                 S. 522

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 522, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act to improve the quality of beaches and coastal recreation 
water, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 631

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Abraham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 631, a bill to amend the 
Social Security Act to eliminate the time limitation on benefits for 
immunosuppressive drugs under the medicare program, to provide 
continued entitlement for such drugs for certain individuals after 
medicare benefits end, and to extend certain medicare secondary payer 
requirements.


                                 S. 922

  At the request of Mr. Abraham, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Daschle) was added as a cosponsor of S. 922, a bill to 
prohibit the use of the ``Made in the USA'' label on products of the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and to deny such products 
duty-free and quota-free treatment.


                                S. 1028

  At the request of Mr. Robb, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor of 
S. 1028, a bill to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts 
for injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United 
States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal 
agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color 
of State law, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1109

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the 
Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. L. Chafee) were added as cosponsors 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. 1196

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name 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. 1277

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Kerrey) 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. 1419

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Hutchinson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1419, a bill to amend 
title 36, United States Code, to designate May as ``National Military 
Appreciation Month.''


                                S. 1536

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. 
Milkulski) were added as cosponsors of S. 1536, a bill to amend the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend authorizations of appropriations 
for programs under the Act, to modernize programs and services for 
older individuals, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1760

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Ashcroft) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1760, a bill to provide 
reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and 
training in our neighborhoods.


                                S. 1783

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1783, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a prospective 
payment system for inpatient longstay hospital services under the 
medicare program.


                                S. 1900

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) 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 Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) 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. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2003, a bill to restore 
health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services.


                                S. 2133

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2133, a bill to temporarily suspend the duty on Solvent Blue 124.


                                S. 2134

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2134, a bill to temporarily suspend the duty on Solvent Blue 104.


                                S. 2135

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2135, a bill to temporarily suspend the duty on Pigment Red 176.


                                S. 2136

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2136, a bill to temporarily suspend the duty on 
benzenesulfonamide,4-amino-2,5-dimethyoxy-N-phenyl.


                                S. 2264

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2264, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to establish within the Veterans 
Health Administration the position of Advisor on Physician Assistants, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2265

  At the request of Mr. Robb, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2265, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve 
marginal domestic oil and natural gas well production, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2274

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Ashcroft) 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.


                                S. 2330

  At the request of Mr. Roth, the name of the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Thomas) 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. 2386

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S.

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2386, a bill to extend the Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act.


                                S. 2390

  At the request of Mr. Grams, his name 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. 2394

  At the request of Mr. Moynihan, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2394, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to stabilize indirect graduate medical 
education payments.


                                S. 2423

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2423, a bill to provide Federal Perkins Loan 
cancellation for public defenders.


                                S. 2424

  At the request of Mr. Chafee, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsors of S. 2434, a bill to provide 
that amounts allotted to a State under section 2401 of the Social 
Security Act for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall remain 
available through fiscal year 2002.


                                S. 2435

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2435, a bill to amend 
part B of title IV of the social Security Act to create a grant program 
to promote joint activities among Federal, State, and local public 
child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment 
agencies.


                                S. 2448

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Abraham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2448, a bill to enhance 
the protections of the Internet and the critical infrastructure of the 
United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2528

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2528, a bill 
to provide funds for the purchase of automatic external defibrillators 
and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support.


                                S. 2537

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2537, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to modify the time for use by members of 
the Selected Reserve of entitlement to certain educational assistance.


                                S. 2584

  At the request of Mr. Robb, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2584, a bill 
to provide for the allocation of interest accruing to the Abandoned 
Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2589

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Daschle) 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 that Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2601

  At the request of Mr. Ashcroft, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2609

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2609, a bill to amend the 
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson 
Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds available for grants to 
States for fish and wildlife conservation projects, and to increase 
opportunities for recreational hunting, bow hunting, trapping, archery, 
and fishing, by eliminating chances for waste, fraud, abuse, 
maladministration, and unauthorized expenditures for administration and 
implementation of those Acts, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2639

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), 
and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 2639, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide 
programs for the treatment of mental illness.


                                S. 2675

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2675, a bill to establish 
an Office on Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human 
Services.


                                S. 2698

  At the request of Mr. Moynihan, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2698, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to 
ensure that all Americans gain timely and equitable access to the 
Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability.


                                S. 2707

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2707, a bill to help ensure 
general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and the airspace over 
that land.


                                S. 2718

  At the request of Mr. Smith, of New Hampshire, the names of the 
Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) and the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Boxer) were added as cosponsors of S. 2718, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to introduce new 
technologies to reduce energy consumption in buildings.


                                S. 2800

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2800, a bill to require the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an 
integrated environmental reporting system.


                                S. 2836

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2836, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide medicare beneficiaries with 
access to affordable outpatient prescription drugs.


                                S. 2841

  At the request of Mr. Robb, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2841, a bill to ensure that 
the business of the Federal Government is conducted in the public 
interest and in a manner that provides for public accountability, 
efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention 
of unwarranted Government expenses, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2858

  At the request of Mr. Grams, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), and the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as cosponsors of S. 2858, a 
bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate 
payment rates for ambulance services, to apply a prudent layperson 
standard to the determination of medical necessity for emergency 
ambulance services, and to recognize the additional costs of providing 
ambulance services in rural areas.


                                S. 2879

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Hollings) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2879, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to establish programs and 
activities to address diabetes in children and youth, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2891

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Thomas) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2891, a bill to establish a national policy of basic 
consumer fair treatment for airline passengers.


                                S. 2903

  At the request of Mr. Abraham, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Fitzgerald) were 
added as

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cosponsors of S. 2903, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to expand the child tax credit.


                                S. 2912

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2912, a bill 
to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove certain 
limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the United States 
to obtain lawful permanent residency status.


                                S. 2921

  At the request of Mr. Daschle, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2921, a bill to provide for management and leadership training, the 
provision of assistance and resources for policy analysis, and other 
appropriate activities in the training of Native American and Alaska 
Native professionals in health care and public policy.


                                S. 2936

  At the request of Mr. Robb, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2936, a bill to provide 
incentives for new markets and community development, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2938

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Gramm), the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Grams), and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2938, a bill to prohibit United States 
assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is 
declared unilateral, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2939

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2939, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to provide a credit against tax for energy efficient appliances.


                                S. 2997

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Breaux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2997, a bill to establish a 
National Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to 
provide for the development of decent, safe, and affordable housing for 
low-income families.


                            S. CON. RES. 111

  At the request of Mr. Nickles, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 111, a concurrent resolution 
expressing the sense of the Congress regarding ensuring a competitive 
North American market for softwood lumber.


                            S. CON. RES. 130

  At the request of Mr. Abraham, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Moynihan) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 130, concurrent resolution establishing a 
special task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the 
slave laborers who worked on the construction of the United States 
Capitol.
  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 130, supra.


                              S. RES. 294

  At the request of Mr. Abraham, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Gramm), and the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 294, a 
resolution designating the month of October 2000 as ``Children's 
Internet Safety Month.''


                              S. RES. 304

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Edwards), the Senator 
from Michigan (Mr. Abraham), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux), 
the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Kohl), and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 304, a resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate regarding the development of educational programs on veterans' 
contributions to the country and the designation of the week that 
includes Veterans Day as ``National Veterans Awareness Week'' for the 
presentation of such educational programs.


                              S. RES. 345

  At the request of Mr. Grams, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 345, a resolution designating October 17, 2000, as a ``Day of 
National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence.''


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3388

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3388 proposed 
to S. 2549, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the 
Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

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