[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 108 (Thursday, September 14, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8593-S8594]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 922

  At the request of Mr. Abraham, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the 
Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. 
Mikulski), and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 1155

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) 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 names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Bryan) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Frist) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1369

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1369, a bill to enhance the benefits of the national electric system 
by encouraging and supporting State programs for renewable energy 
sources, universal electric service, affordable electric service, and 
energy conservation and efficiency, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1536

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Frist), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns), and the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) 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. 1810

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1810, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to clarify and improve veterans' claims and 
appellate procedures.


                                S. 1874

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Campbell) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 1902

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1902, a bill 
to require disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act regarding 
certain persons and records of the Japanese Imperial Army in a manner 
that does not impair any investigation or prosecution conducted by the 
Department of Justice or certain intelligence matters, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1938

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mr. Gorton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1938, a bill to provide for 
the return of fair and reasonable fees to the Federal Government for 
the use and occupancy of National Forest System land under the 
recreation residence program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1957

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1957, a bill to provide for the payment of 
compensation to the families of the Federal employees who were killed 
in the crash of a United States Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 
1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia, carrying Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. 
Brown and 34 others.


                                S. 2018

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Frist) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 2225

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2225, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for 
qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance 
under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit 
for individuals with long-term care needs.


                                S. 2274

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2394

  At the request of Mr. Moynihan, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Ashcroft) 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. 2434

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, the names of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Cleland) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Gramm) were added 
as 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

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shall remain available through fiscal year 2002.


                                S. 2443

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2443, a bill to 
increase immunization funding and provide for immunization 
infrastructure and delivery activities.


                                S. 2640

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2640, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to permit Department of Veterans Affairs 
pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions 
written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2688

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Bryan) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2688, a bill to amend the Native American Languages 
Act to provide for the support of Native American Language Survival 
Schools, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2733

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2733, a bill to provide 
for the preservation of assisted housing for low income elderly 
persons, disabled persons, and other families.


                                S. 2747

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2747, a bill to 
expand the Federal tax refund intercept program to cover children who 
are not minors.


                                S. 2781

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2781, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair 
market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, 
musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.


                                S. 2841

  At the request of Mr. Robb, the name of the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Johnson) 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 name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor 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 New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 2938

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2938, a bill to 
prohibit United States assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a 
Palestinian state is declared unilaterally, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2976

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. L. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2976, a bill to 
amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to provide 
health benefits coverage for parents of children eligible for child 
health assistance under the State children's health insurance program.


                                S. 2987

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2987, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote access to 
health care services in rural areas, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2997

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 3003

  At the request of Mr. Ashcroft, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3003, a bill to preserve 
access to outpatient cancer therapy services under the medicare program 
by requiring the Health Care Financing Administration to follow 
appropriate procedures and utilize a formal nationwide analysis by the 
Comptroller General of the United States in making any changes to the 
rates of reimbursement for such services.


                                S. 3007

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Nevada (Mr. Reid), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), and the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were added as cosponsors of S. 3007, 
a bill to provide for measures in response to a unilateral declaration 
of the existence of a Palestinian state.


                                S. 3020

  At the request of Mr. Grams, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Thomas) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3020, a bill to require the 
Federal Communications Commission to revise its regulations authorizing 
the operation of new, low-power FM radio stations.


                            S. CON. RES. 130

  At the request of Mr. Abraham, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. L. Chafee) 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.


                              S. RES. 330

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Kerrey), the 
Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), and the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Nickles) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 330, a resolution 
designating the week beginning September 24, 2000, as ``National 
Amputee Awareness Week.''


                              S. RES. 342

  At the request of Mr. Thurmond, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine), the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Frist), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Jeffords), the 
Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Nickles), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith), the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. 
Hutchinson), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), the Senator from 
New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum), the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Campbell), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), and 
the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 342, a resolution designating the week beginning September 17, 
2000, as ``National Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
Week.''


                              S. RES. 353

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 353, a resolution designating October 20, 2000, as ``National 
Mammography Day.''

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