[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 50 (Thursday, March 27, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4512-S4514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 s. 140

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 140, a bill to 
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness for 
certain loans to Head Start teachers.


                                 s. 215

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Jeffords) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 215, a bill to authorize funding assistance 
for the States for the discharge of homeland security activities by the 
National Guard.


                                 s. 271

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 271, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an additional advance 
refunding of bonds originally issued to finance governmental facilities 
used for essential governmental functions.


                                 s. 287

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 287, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to 
fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of 
literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the 
donor.

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                                 s. 289

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 289, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to improve tax equity for military personnel, and for 
other purposes.


                                 s. 349

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Hollings) was added as a cosponsor of S. 349, a bill to 
amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government 
pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.


                                 s. 380

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Talent) was added as a cosponsor of S. 380, a bill to amend 
chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to reform the funding of 
benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System for employees of the 
United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.


                                 s. 451

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel), the 
Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) were added as cosponsors of S. 451, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan 
basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older, to provide for a 
one-year open season under that plan, and for other purposes.


                                 s. 481

  At the request of Mr. Allen, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 481, a bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United 
States Code, to provide that certain Federal annuity computations are 
adjusted by 1 percentage point relating to periods of receiving 
disability payments, and for other purposes.


                                 s. 498

  At the request of Mr. Hollings, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Allard), the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Allen), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus), the 
Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden), 
the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Breaux), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns), the 
Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. 
Campbell), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss), the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. 
Coleman), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from 
Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Corzine), the 
Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. 
Daschle), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Dayton), the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici), the 
Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. 
Durbin), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign), the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), 
the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Fitzgerald), the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Graham), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Hagel), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator 
from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the 
Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Jeffords), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Kohl), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott), 
the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. 
McCain), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the 
Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Nelson), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Nickles), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the 
Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Reid), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum), the Senator from New York (Mr. 
Schumer), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith), the Senator 
from Maine (Ms. Snowe), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Sununu), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) and the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of S. 498, a bill to 
authorize the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of 
Congress to Joseph A. De Laine in recognition of his contributions to 
the Nation.


                                 s. 518

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 518, a bill to 
increase the supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, to provide 
better coordination of Federal efforts and information on islet cell 
transplantation, and to collect the data necessary to move islet cell 
transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy.


                                 s. 527

  At the request of Mr. Miller, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 527, a bill to establish 
the Southern Regional Commission for the purpose of breading the cycle 
of persistent poverty among the southeastern States.


                                 s. 560

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 560, a bill to 
impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein 
concentrates.


                                 s. 591

  At the request of Mr. Miller, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 591, a bill to provide 
for a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on 
every school day.


                                 s. 606

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 606, a bill to provide collective bargaining rights 
for public safety officers employed by States or their political 
subdivisions.


                                 s. 647

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 647, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for Department of 
Defense funding of continuation of health benefits plan coverage for 
certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents, 
and for other purposes.


                                 s. 678

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 678, a bill to amend 
chapter 10 of title 39, United States Code, to include postmasters and 
postmasters organizations in the process for the development and 
planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs, and for other 
purposes.


                                 s. 704

  At the request of Mr. Allen, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
704, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the 
amount of the death gratuity payable with respect to deceased members 
of the Armed Forces.


                                 s. 709

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Allard), the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Bayh), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett), the Senator 
from Missouri (Mr. Bond), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback), the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. 
Campbell),

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the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator 
from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig), the 
Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. 
Daschle), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Domenici), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign), the 
Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Fitzgerald), the Senator 
from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. 
Gregg), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Hollings), the Senator 
from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), 
the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Massachusetts 
(Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl), the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), 
the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. 
McConnell), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Miller), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the 
Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. 
Pryor), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Santorum), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Smith), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe), the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens), 
the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Sununu), the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Talent), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Thomas), the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. Voinovich), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the 
Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Corzine) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 709, a bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
Prime Minister Tony Blair.


                                 s. 711

  At the request of Mr. Warner, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
711, a bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to alleviate delay 
in the payment of the Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus to members of 
Selected Reserve who are mobilized.


                                 s. 712

  At the request of Mr. Warner, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
712, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide Survivor 
Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible 
for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on 
inactive-duty training.


                                 s. 721

  At the request of Mr. Allen, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 721, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the combat zone income tax 
exclusion to include income for the period of transit to the combat 
zone and to remove the limitation on such exclusion for commissioned 
officers, and for other purposes.


                            s. con. res. 26

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 26, a 
concurrent resolution condemning the punishment of execution by stoning 
as a gross violation of human rights, and for other purposes.


                            s. con. res. 30

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Allen), the Senator from 
Arizona (Mr. McCain) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 30, a concurrent resolution 
expressing the sense of Congress to commend and express the gratitude 
of the United States to the nations participating with the United 
States in the Coalition to Disarm Iraq.


                            s. con. res. 30

  At the request of Mr. Corzine, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Con. Res. 30, supra.


                            s. con. res. 30

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Con. Res. 30, supra.


                               s. res. 74

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 74, a 
resolution to amend rule XLII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to 
prohibit employment discrimination in the Senate based on sexual 
orientation.

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