[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 61 (Monday, April 28, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5434-S5435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 59

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 59, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to permit former members of the Armed 
Forces who have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel 
on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as 
retired members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such 
aircraft.


                                 S. 114

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chamblis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 114, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 20 percent 
inpatient limitation under the medicare program on the proportion of 
hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide.


                                 S. 127

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 127, a bill to allow a custodial parent a bad debt deduction for 
unpaid child support payments, and to require a parent who is 
chronically delinquent in child support to include the amount of the 
unpaid obligation in gross income.


                                 S. 224

  At the request of Mr. Daschle, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 224, a bill to amend 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the 
Federal minimum wage.


                                 S. 253

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. 253, 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. 255

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 255, a bill to amend title 
49, United States Code, to require phased increases in the fuel 
efficiency standards applicable to light trucks; to require fuel 
economy standards for automobiles up to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle 
weight; to increase the fuel economy of the Federal fleet of vehicles, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 336

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 336, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to expand reimbursement for travel 
expenses of covered beneficiaries for specialty care in order to cover 
specialized dental care.


                                 S. 356

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 356, a bill to amend the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 to increase the allowable credit for 
biodiesel use under the alternatively fueled vehicle purchase 
requirement.


                                 S. 365

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 365, 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. 384

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 384, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to prevent corporate expatriation to avoid United States 
income taxes.


                                 S. 392

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Craig) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 392, 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. 516

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 516, a bill to amend title 
49, United States Code, to allow the arming of pilots of cargo 
aircraft, and for other purposes.


                                 s. 539

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 539, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and 
technology, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 623

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 623, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance 
premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE 
supplemental premiums.


                                 S. 647

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) 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 Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) 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. 756

  At the request of Mr. Thomas, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Breaux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 756, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the qualified small issue bond 
provisions.


                                 s. 764

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. 764, a bill to extend the 
authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.


                                 s. 767

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Fitzgerald) was added as a cosponsor of S. 767 a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase in the tax on 
social security benefits.


                                 s. 789

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 789, a bill to 
change the requirements for naturalization through service in the Armed 
Forces of the United States.


                                 s. 797

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 797, a bill to prevent the 
pretrial release of those who rape or kidnap children, and for other 
purposes.


                                 s. 798

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 798, a bill to assist the 
States in enforcing laws requiring registration of convicted sex 
offenders.


                                 s. 799

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 799, a bill to require 
Federal agencies to establish procedures to facilitate the

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safe recovery of children reported missing within a public building.


                                 s. 800

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 800, a bill to prevent the 
use of a misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a person 
into viewing obscenity on the Internet.


                                 S. 811

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 811, a bill to support 
certain housing proposals in the fiscal year 2003 budget for the 
Federal Government, including the downpayment assistance initiative 
under the HOME Investment Partnership Act, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 816

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 816, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to protect and preserve access of medicare beneficiaries 
to health care provided to health care provided by hospitals in rural 
areas, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 822

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 822, a bill to create a 
3-year pilot program that makes small non-profit child care businesses 
eligible for SBA 504 loans.


                                 S. 823

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 823, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the expeditious 
coverage of new medical technology under the medicare program, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 877

  At the request of Mr. Burns, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Talent) was added as a cosponsor of S. 877, a bill to regulate 
interstate commerce by imposing limitations and penalties on the 
transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail via the 
Internet.


                                 S. 884

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 884, a bill to amend the 
Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the 
terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs 
to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive 
rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 888

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 888, a bill to reauthorize 
the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 899

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 899, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the full market basket 
percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient 
hospital services furnished to medicare beneficiaries, and for other 
purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 11

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 11, a 
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States relative to equal rights for women and men.


                             S. CON. RES. 3

  At the request of Mr. Miller, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 3, a concurrent 
resolution recognizing, applauding, and supporting the efforts of the 
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit organization 
incorporated in the State of Georgia, to utilize veteran aviators of 
the Armed Forces and former Army Aviation aircraft to inspire Americans 
and to ensure that our Nation's military legacy and heritage of service 
are never forgotten.


                             S. CON. RES. 7

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 7, a concurrent resolution expressing the 
sense of Congress that the sharp escalation of anti-Semitic violence 
within many participating States of the Organization for Security and 
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is of profound concern and efforts should 
be undertaken to prevent future occurrences.


                            S. CON. RES. 32

  At the request of Mr. Graham of South Carolina, the name of the 
Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. 
Res. 32, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
regarding the protection of religious sites and the freedom of access 
and worship.


                              S. RES. 118

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 118, a 
resolution supporting the goals of the Japanese American, German 
American, and Italian American communities in recognizing a National 
Day of Remembrance to increase public awareness of the events 
surrounding the restriction, exclusion, and internment of individuals 
and families during World War II.

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