[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 61 (Tuesday, May 14, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4330-S4331]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 627

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Torricelli) 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. 813

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 813, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase payments 
under the medicare program to Puerto Rico hospitals.


                                 S. 830

  At the request of Mr. Chafee, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor 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. 885

  At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Bennett) was added as a cosponsor 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. 952

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 952, a bill to provide 
collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by 
States or their political subdivisions.


                                 S. 999

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1707

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) 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. 1828

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Breaux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1828, a bill to amend 
subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
Code, to include Federal prosecutors within the definition of a law 
enforcement officer, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1860

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1860, a bill to reward the 
hard work and risk of individuals who choose to live in and help 
preserve America's small, rural towns, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1931

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Hollings) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1931, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve patient access 
to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit under 
the medicare program.

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                                S. 2051

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2119

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, his name was added as a cosponsor of S . 
2119, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
the tax treatment of inverted corporate entities and of transactions 
with such entities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2189

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2189, a bill to amend the 
Trade Act of 1974 to remedy certain effects of injurious steel imports 
by protecting benefits of steel industry retirees and encouraging the 
strengthening of the American steel industry.


                                S. 2200

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2200, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that the parsonage allowance 
exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property.


                                S. 2268

  At the request of Mr. Miller, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2268, a bill to amend the 
Act establishing the Department of Commerce to protect manufacturers 
and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions 
on interstate or foreign commerce.


                                S. 2454

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2454, a bill to 
eliminate the deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously 
allocated to television broadcasting.


                                S. 2465

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2465, a bill 
to extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability 
and responsibility.


                                S. 2480

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2480, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and former law 
enforcement officers from state laws prohibiting the carrying of 
concealed handguns.


                                S. 2483

  At the request of Mr. Cleland, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2483, a bill to amend the 
Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration to establish a pilot program to provide regulatory 
compliance assistance to small business concerns, and for other 
purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 94

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 94, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress that public awareness and 
education about the importance of health care coverage is of the utmost 
priority and that a National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month 
should be established to promote that awareness and education.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3396

  At the request of Mr. Dayton, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3396 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 3009, a bill to extend the Andean Trade 
Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3403

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3403 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 3009, a bill to extend the Andean Trade 
Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and 
for other purposes.

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