[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 40 (Friday, March 23, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2823-S2824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 136

  At the request of Mr. Gramm, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 136, a bill to amend the 
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to extend trade 
negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority.


                                 S. 145

  At the request of Mr. Thurmond, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 145, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to increase to parity with other 
surviving spouses the basic annuity that is provided under the 
uniformed services Survivor Benefit Plan for surviving spouses who are 
at least 62 years of age, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 225

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 225, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to public 
elementary and secondary school teachers by providing a tax credit for 
teaching expenses, professional development expenses, and student 
education loans.


                                 S. 258

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 258, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under 
the medicare program of annual screening pap smear and screening pelvic 
exams.


                                 S. 277

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 277, a bill to 
amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase 
in the Federal minimum wage.


                                 S. 291

  At the request of Mr. Thompson, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 291, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for State 
and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes and to 
allow the State and local income tax deduction against the alternative 
minimum tax.


                                 S. 413

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 413, a bill to amend part F of 
title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
improve and refocus civic education, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 452

  At the request of Mr. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. 452, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services provides appropriate guidance to physicians, 
providers of services, and ambulance providers that are attempting to 
properly submit claims under the medicare program to ensure that the 
Secretary does not target inadvertent billing errors.

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                                 S. 549

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Helms) was added as a cosponsor of S. 549, a bill to 
ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators.


                                 S. 596

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 596, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to 
encourage the production and use of efficient energy sources, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 597

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 597, a bill to 
provide for a comprehensive and balanced national energy policy.


                            S. CON. RES. 17

  At the request of Mr. Sarbanes, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 17, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there 
should continue to be parity between the adjustments in the 
compensation of members of the uniformed services and the adjustments 
in the compensation of civilian employees of the United States.


                               S. RES. 63

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 63, a resolution 
commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by 
the men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law 
enforcement officers.

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