[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 113 (Tuesday, September 4, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9076-S9078]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 29

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Frist) 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. 88

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 88, 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. 135

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 135, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve payments for direct 
graduate medical education under the medicare program.


                                 S. 145

  At the request of Mr. Thurmond, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Torricelli) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 170

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 170, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces 
who have a service-connected disability to receive both military 
retired pay by reason of their years of military service and disability 
compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their 
disability.


                                 S. 177

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 318

  At the request of Mr. Daschle, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 318, a bill to prohibit discrimination 
on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance.


                                 S. 345

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


                                 S. 392

  At the request of Mr. Sarbanes, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 392, a bill to grant a 
Federal Charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 503

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 503, a bill to amend the 
Safe Water Act to provide grants to small public drinking water system.


                                 S. 543

  At the request of Mr. Wellstone, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), 
and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 587

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 587, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act to sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural 
areas.


                                 S. 611

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor 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. 659

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 659, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the

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Social Security Act to adjust the labor costs relating to items and 
services furnished in a geographically reclassified hospital for which 
reimbursement under the medicare program is provided on a prospective 
basis.


                                 S. 690

  At the request of Mr. Wellstone, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Daschle) was added as a cosponsor of S. 690, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and improve 
coverage of mental health services under the medicare program.


                                 S. 829

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) 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. 858

  At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 858, a bill to 
amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small business with 
respect to medical care for their employees.


                                 S. 866

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 990

  At the request of Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, the name of the Senator 
from Ohio (Mr. DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 990, a bill to 
amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to improve the 
provisions relating to wildlife conservation and restoration programs, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 999

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 999, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members of 
the Armed Forces who participated in operations in Korea after the end 
of the Korean War.


                                S. 1009

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1009, a bill to 
require the provision of information to parents and adults concerning 
bacterial meningitis and the availability of a vaccination with respect 
to such diseases.


                                S. 1027

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1027, a bill to 
expand the purposes of the program of block grants to States for 
temporary assistance for needy families to include poverty reduction, 
and to make grants available under the program for that purpose.


                                S. 1041

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1041, a bill to establish a 
program for an information clearinghouse to increase public access to 
defibrillation in schools.


                                S. 1042

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1042, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for Filipino veterans 
of World War II, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1066

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1066, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to establish procedures for determining payment amounts 
for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests for which payment is made 
under the medicare program.


                                S. 1125

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1125, 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. 1132

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1132, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the distribution chain 
of prescription drugs.


                                S. 1140

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1140, 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. 1163

  At the request of Mr. Corzine, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1163, a bill 
to increase the mortgage loan limits under the National Housing Act for 
multifamily housing mortgage insurance.


                                S. 1169

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1169, a bill 
to streamline the regulatory processes applicable to home health 
agencies under the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act and the medicaid program under title XIX of such Act, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1186

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1186, a bill 
to provide a budgetary mechanism to ensure that funds will be available 
to satisfy the Federal Government's responsibilities with respect to 
negotiated settlements of disputes related to Indian water rights 
claims and Indian land claims.


                                S. 1206

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1206, a bill to reauthorize 
the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1226

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1226, a bill to require the display of the POW/MIA flag at the World 
War II memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam 
Veterans Memorial.


                                S. 1232

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. 
Thurmond) were added as cosponsors of S. 1232, a bill to provide for 
the effective punishment of online child molesters, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1256

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1256, a bill to provide for the 
reauthorization of the breast cancer research special postage stamp, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1258

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1258, a bill to improve academic and social outcomes 
for teenage youth.


                                S. 1278

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1278, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to allow a United States independent film and television 
production wage credit.


                                S. 1284

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. Carnahan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1284, a bill to prohibit 
employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

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                                S. 1311

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1311, a bill to amend 
the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States 
historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution 
or torture.


                              S. RES. 121

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) 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. RES. 139

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) were 
added as cosponsors of S.Res. 139, a resolution designating September 
24, 2001, as ``Family Day--A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children.''
  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton), 
the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Jeffords), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. 
Levin), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Graham), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Cleland) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 139, supra.


                            S. CON. RES. 44

  At the request of Mr. Fitzgerald, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S.Con.Res. 44, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding National 
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

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