[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 119 (Thursday, September 19, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8918-S8920]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 155

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 155, a bill to amend title 
5, United States Code, to eliminate an inequity in the applicability of 
early retirement eligibility requirements to military reserve 
technicians.


                                 S. 627

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Cleland) 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. 677

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Delaware

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(Mr. Biden) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 677, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to repeal the required use of certain principal repayments on mortgage 
subsidy bond financing to redeem bonds , to modify the purchase price 
limitation under mortgage subsidy bond rules based on median family 
income, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 917

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 917, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful 
discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay 
awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 969

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Chafee) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 969, a bill to establish a Tick-Borne Disorders 
Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1201

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Hutchinson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1201, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1377

  At the request of Mr. Smith of Oregon, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1377, a bill to 
require the Attorney General to establish an office in the Department 
of Justice to monitor acts of inter-national terrorism alleged to have 
been committed by Palestinian individuals or individuals acting on 
behalf of Palestinian organizations and to carry out certain other 
related activities.


                                S. 1914

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1914, a bill to amend title 
49, United States Code, to provide a mandatory fuel surcharge for 
transportation provided by certain motor carriers, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2039

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2039, a bill to expand 
aviation capacity in the Chicago area.


                                S. 2188

  At the request of Mr. Burns, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2188, a bill to require the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission to amend its flammability standards 
for children's sleepwear under the Flammable Fabrics Act.


                                S. 2215

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2215, a bill to halt Syrian 
support for terrorism, end its occupation of Lebanon, stop its 
development of weapons of mass destruction, cease its illegal 
importation of Iraqi oil, and by so doing hold Syria accountable for 
its role in the Middle East, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2215

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2215, supra.


                                S. 2245

  At the request of Mr. Burns, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2245, a bill to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance competition between and 
among rail carriers, to provide for expedited alternative dispute 
resolution of disputes involving rail rates, rail service, or other 
matters of rail operations through arbitration, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2462

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2462, a bill to amend 
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code, to increase rates of 
educational assistance under the program of educational assistance for 
members of the Selected Reserve to make such rates commensurate with 
scheduled increases in rates for basic educational assistance under 
section 3015 of title 38, United States Code, the Montgomery GI Bill.


                                S. 2480

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Reid) 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. 2490

  At the request of Mr. Torricelli, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2490, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the quality of, 
and access to, skilled nursing facility services under the medicare 
program.


                                S. 2562

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2562, a bill to expand 
research regarding inflammatory bowel disease, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2583

  At the request of Mr. Corzine, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2583, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
the management of health care services for veterans to place certain 
low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category.


                                S. 2692

  At the request of Mr. Corzine, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2692, a bill 
to provide additional funding for the second round of empowerment zones 
and enterprise communities.


                                S. 2734

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2734, a bill to provide 
emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have 
suffered economic harm from the devastating effects of drought.


                                S. 2820

  At the request of Mrs. Carnahan, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2820, a bill 
to increase the priority dollar amount for unsecured claims, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2860

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2860, a bill to 
amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to modify the rules for 
redistribution and extended availability of fiscal year 2000 and 
subsequent fiscal year allotments under the State children's health 
insurance program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2869

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Torricelli) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2869, a bill to facilitate the ability of certain 
spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures required in the 
public interest to meet the needs of wireless telecommunications 
consumers.


                                S. 2892

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2892, a bill to provide 
economic security for America's workers.


                                S. 2903

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2903, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide for a guaranteed adequate level of 
funding for veterans health care.


                                S. 2906

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Dayton) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2906, a bill to amend title 23, United States 
Code, to establish a program to make allocations to States for projects 
to expand 2-lane highways in rural areas to 4-lane highways.


                                S. 2936

  At the request of Mr. Allen, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr.

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Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2936, a bill to amend chapter 84 
of title 5, United States Code, to provide that certain Federal annuity 
computations are adjusted by 1 percent relating to periods of receiving 
disability payments, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 94

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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.


                            S. CON. RES. 138

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the 
Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Dayton) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. 
Landrieu) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 138, A concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
Health And Human Services should conduct or support research on certain 
tests to screen for ovarian cancer, and Federal health care programs 
and group and individual health plans should cover the tests if 
demonstrated to be effective, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4662

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4662 intended to be proposed to H.R. 5005, a bill to 
establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4662

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4662 intended to be proposed to H.R. 5005, supra.

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