[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 9, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2413-S2414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 205

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 205, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the income inclusion 
on a distribution from an individual retirement account to the extent 
that the distribution is contributed for charitable purposes.


                                 S. 627

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. Carnahan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 627, 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. 682

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 682, a bill to amend title II 
of the Social Security Act to restore the link between the maximum 
amount of earnings by blind individuals permitted without demonstrating 
ability to engage in substantial gainful activity and the exempt amount 
permitted in determining excess earnings under the earnings test.


                                 S. 885

  At the request of Mr. Cleland, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) 
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.
  At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Dayton) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 885, supra.


                                 S. 946

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 946, a bill to 
establish an Office on Women's Health within the Department of Health 
and Human Services.


                                 S. 999

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 1132

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) 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. 1208

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1208, a bill to combat 
the trafficking, distribution, and abuse of Ecstasy (and other club 
drugs) in the United States.


                                S. 1258

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Torricelli) were added as cosponsors of S. 1258, a bill to improve 
academic and social outcomes for teenage youth.


                                S. 1339

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1339, a bill to 
amend the Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000 to provide an asylum 
program with regard to American Persian Gulf War POW/MIAs, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1346

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1346, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act with regard to new animal drugs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1408

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1408, a bill to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to standardize the income threshold for copayment for outpatient 
medications with the income threshold for inability to defray necessary 
expense of care, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1516

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1516, a bill to remove civil 
liability barriers that discourage the donation of fire equipment to 
volunteer fire companies.


                                S. 1707

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1707, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to specify the update for payments 
under the medicare physician fee schedule for 2002 and to direct the 
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to conduct a study on replacing 
the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in determining such 
update in subsequent years.


                                S. 1708

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Breaux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1708, a bill to 
amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to ensure the continuity of medical care following a major disaster 
by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal 
disaster assistance.


                                S. 1749

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Miller) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1749, a bill to enhance the border security 
of the United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1822

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1822, a bill to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to allow certain catchup contributions to 
the Thrift Savings Plan to be made by participants age 50 or over.


                                S. 1828

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1828, a bill to amend 
subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84

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of title 5, United States Code, to include Federal prosecutors within 
the definition of a law enforcement officer, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1922

  At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the name of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1922, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and 
intensify programs with respect to research and related activities 
concerning elder falls.


                                S. 1945

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1945, a bill to provide for 
the merger of the bank and savings association deposit insurance funds, 
to modernize and improve the safety and fairness of the Federal deposit 
insurance system, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2003

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2003, a bill to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to clarify the applicability of the prohibition on assignment of 
veterans benefits to agreements regarding future receipt of 
compensation, pension, or dependency and indemnity compensation, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2026

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2026, a bill to authorize the 
use of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds for projects and activities 
to address proliferation threats outside the states of the former 
Soviet Union, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2051

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden), the Senator from 
Idaho (Mr. Craig), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Helms), and the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) were added as cosponsors of S. 2051, a bill to remove a 
condition preventing authority for concurrent receipt of military 
retired pay and veterans' disability compensation from taking affect, 
and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 109

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 109, a resolution 
designating the second Sunday in the month of December as ``National 
Children's Memorial Day'' and the last Friday in the month of April as 
``Children's Memorial Flag Day.''


                              S. RES. 209

  At the request of Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, the name of the Senator 
from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 209, a 
resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding prenatal care 
for women and children.


                              S. RES. 219

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Thompson) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 219, a resolution 
expressing support for the democratically elected Government of 
Colombia and its efforts to counter threats from United States-
designated foreign terrorist organizations.

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