[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 17, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7805-S7809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS, MONDAY, JULY 16, 2001


                                 S. 29

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 29,

[[Page S7806]]

a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
for 100 percent of the health insurance costs of self-employed 
individuals.


                                 S. 124

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 124, a bill to 
exempt agreements relating to voluntary guidelines governing telecast 
material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics from 
the applicability of the antitrust laws, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 127

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 127, a bill to give American 
companies, American workers, and American ports the opportunity to 
compete in the United States cruise market.


                                 S. 180

  At the request of Mr. Frist, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), and the 
Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as cosponsors of S. 180, a 
bill to facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution 
to the war in Sudan.


                                 S. 258

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 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. 388

  At the request of Mr. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Allen) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Helms) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 388, a bill to protect the energy and 
security of the United States and decrease America's dependency on 
foreign oil sources to 50% by the year 2011 by enhancing the use of 
renewable energy resources conserving energy resources, improving 
energy efficiencies, and increasing domestic energy supplies; improve 
environmental quality by reducing emissions of air pollutants and 
greenhouse gases; mitigate the effect of increases in energy prices on 
the American consumer, including the poor and the elderly; and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 389

  At the request of Mr. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Allen), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), and 
the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Helms) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 389, a bill to protect the energy and security of the United States 
and decrease America's dependency on foreign oil sources to 50% by the 
year 2011 by enhancing the use of renewable energy resources conserving 
energy resources, improving energy efficiencies, and increasing 
domestic energy supplies; improve environmental quality by reducing 
emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases; mitigate the effect 
of increases in energy prices on the American consumer, including the 
poor and the elderly; and for other purposes.


                                 S. 454

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 454, a bill to provide 
permanent funding for the Bureau of Land Management Payment in Lieu of 
Taxes program and for other purposes.


                                 S. 472

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Helms) was added as a cosponsor of S. 472, a bill to 
ensure that nuclear energy continues to contribute to the supply of 
electricity in the United States.


                                 S. 486

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 486, a bill to reduce the 
risk that innocent persons may be executed, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 543

  At the request of Mr. Wellstone, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Hollings) was added as a cosponsor of S. 543, a bill to 
provide for equal coverage of mental health benefits with respect to 
health insurance coverage unless comparable limitations are imposed on 
medical and surgical benefits.
  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 543, supra.


                                 S. 550

  At the request of Mr. Daschle, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 550, a bill to amend part 
E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide equitable access 
for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal 
areas.


                                 S. 661

  At the request of Mr. Thompson, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Frist) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 661, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to repeal the 4.3-cent motor fuel excise taxes on railroads and 
inland waterway transportation which remain in the general fund of the 
Treasury.


                                 S. 701

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 701, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for 
the charitable deduction for conservation contributions of land by 
eligible farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 778

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 778, a bill to expand the 
class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status under 
section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by extending the 
deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings.


                                 S. 781

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 781, a bill to amend 
section 3702 of title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority 
for housing loans for members of the Selected Reserve.


                                 S. 808

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 808, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the occupational taxes relating 
to distilled spirits, wine, and beer.


                                 S. 829

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone), and 
the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) were added as cosponsors of S. 
829, a bill to establish the National Museum of African American 
History and Culture within the Smithsonian Institution.


                                 S. 847

  At the request of Mr. Dayton, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 847, a bill to impose 
tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.


                                 S. 860

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 860, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain 
expenses of rural letter carriers.


                                 S. 871

  At the request of Mr. Cleland, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 871, a bill to 
amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 
computation of annuities for air traffic controllers in a similar 
manner as the computation of annuities for law enforcement officers and 
firefighters.


                                 S. 913

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Hollings) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 913, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the medicare program 
of all oral anticancer drugs.


                                 S. 937

  At the request of Mr. Cleland, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 937, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to permit the transfer of entitlement to 
educational assistance

[[Page S7807]]

under the Montgomery GI Bill by members of the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 942

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 942, a bill to authorize the 
supplemental grant for population increases in certain states under the 
temporary assistance to needy families program for fiscal year 2002.


                                S. 1005

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1005, a bill to provide 
assistance to mobilize and support United States communities in 
carrying out community-based youth development programs that assure 
that all youth have access to programs and services that build the 
competencies and character development needed to fully prepare the 
youth to become adults and effective citizens, and for other purposes.


                               S. RES. 71

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 71, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need to preserve six 
day mail delivery.


                              S. RES. 119

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 119, a resolution 
combating the Global AIDS pandemic.


                              S. RES. 121

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 121, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the policy of the United 
States at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the International
  Whaling Commission.


                             S. CON. RES. 3

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 3, 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. 45

  At the request of Mr. Fitzgerald, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 45, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Humane 
Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 should be fully enforced so as to 
prevent needless suffering of animals.


                            S. CON. RES. 53

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), and the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 
53, concurrent resolution encouraging the development of strategies to 
reduce hunger and poverty, and to promote free market economies and 
democratic institutions, in sub-Saharan Africa.


                            S. CON. RES. 59

  At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 59, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that there 
should be established a National Community Health Center Week to raise 
awareness of health services provided by community, migrant, public 
housing, and homeless health centers.
                                  ____


             ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2001


                                 S. 29

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 29, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 100 
percent of the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.


                                 S. 174

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. 174, a bill to amend the 
Small Business Act with respect to the microloan program, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 177

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 177, a bill to amend the 
provisions of title 39, United States Code, relating to the manner in 
which pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for 
postmasters are established.


                                 S. 358

  At the request of Mr. Breaux, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 358, a bill to amend the 
Social Security Act to establish a Medicare Prescription Drug and 
Supplemental Benefit Program and for other purposes.


                                 S. 400

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 400, a bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 401

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 401, a bill to normalize trade relations with Cuba, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 402

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 402, a bill to make an exception to the United States embargo on 
trade with Cuba for the export of agricultural commodities, medicines, 
medical supplies, medical instruments, or medical equipment, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 457

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 457, a bill 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of 
service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis C, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 486

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Sarbanes) was added as a cosponsor of S. 486, a bill to reduce the 
risk that innocent persons may be executed, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 540

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 540, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow as a deduction in determining 
adjusted gross income the deduction for expenses in connection with 
services as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the 
United States, to allow employers a credit against income tax with 
respect to employees who participate in the military reserve 
components, and to allow a comparable credit for participating reserve 
component self-employed individuals, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 543

  At the request of Mr. Wellstone, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 543, a bill 
to provide for equal coverage of mental health benefits with respect to 
health insurance coverage unless comparable limitations are imposed on 
medical and surgical benefits.


                                 S. 572

  At the request of Mr. Chafee, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Hollings) was added as a cosponsor of S. 572, a bill to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend modifications to 
DSH allotments provided under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 
Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.


                                 S. 611

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Hollings), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), 
and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as cosponsors of S. 
611, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide 
that the reduction 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. 658

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 658, a bill to 
amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize units of the National 
Guard to conduct small arms competitions and athletic competitions, and 
for other purposes.

[[Page S7808]]

                                 S. 668

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 668, a bill to amend the 
Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
facilities are obtained legally.


                                 S. 723

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
723, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human 
embryonic stem cell generation and research.


                                 S. 760

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 760, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage and accelerate the 
nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor 
vehicles that are powered by fuel cell technology, hybrid technology, 
battery electric technology, alternative fuels, or other advanced motor 
vehicle technologies, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 830

  At the request of Mr. Chafee, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 830, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and 
operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may 
be related to the etiology of breast cancer.


                                 S. 847

  At the request of Mr. Dayton, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 847, a bill to impose 
tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.


                                 S. 866

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 866, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for a national media campaign to 
reduce and prevent underage drinking in the United States.


                                 S. 882

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 882, a bill to 
amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly 
insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the 
recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient 
dies during the first 15 days of such month, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 885

  At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 885, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for national standardized payment 
amounts for inpatient hospital services furnished under the medicare 
program.


                                 S. 887

  At the request of Mr. Wellstone, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 887, a bill to 
amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1986 to authorize 
appropriations to provide assistance for domestic centers and programs 
for the treatment of victims of torture.


                                 S. 890

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 890, a bill to require 
criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at 
events that provide a venue for the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or 
exchange of firearms, and to provide additional resources for gun crime 
enforcement.


                                 S. 940

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 940, a bill to leave no 
child behind.


                                S. 1017

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1017, a bill to provide the people of Cuba with access to food and 
medicines from the United States, to ease restrictions on travel to 
Cuba, to provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals, and for 
other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1017, supra.


                                S. 1047

  At the request of Mr. Gramm, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1047, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for nonrecognition of gain on 
dispositions of dairy property which is certified by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as having been the subject of an agreement under the bovine 
tuberculosis eradication program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1050

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Helms) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1050, a bill to 
protect infants who are born alive.


                                S. 1052

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1052, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect consumers in managed 
care plans and other health coverage.


                                S. 1078

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Cleland) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1078, a bill to promote 
brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community 
revitalization in low-income and moderate-income neighborhoods.


                                S. 1079

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Cleland) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1079, a bill to amend the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide assistance 
to communities for the redevelopment of brownfield sites.


                                S. 1087

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Cleland) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1087, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period of 
the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements.


                                S. 1104

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1104, a bill to establish 
objectives for negotiating, and procedures for, implementing certain 
trade agreements.


                                S. 1116

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1116, a bill to amend the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide increased foreign assistance 
for tuberculosis prevention, treatment, and control.


                                S. 1119

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1119, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Defense to carry out a study of the extent to the coverage 
of members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of the Armed 
Forces under health benefits plans and to submit a report on the study 
of Congress, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1152

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1152, 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. CON. RES. 53

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Con. Res. 53, concurrent resolution encouraging the development of 
strategies to reduce hunger and poverty, and to promote free market 
economies and democratic institutions, in sub-Saharan Africa.
  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 53, supra.

[[Page S7809]]



                          ____________________