[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 3, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7235-S7237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 13

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. 
Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 13, a bill to provide financial 
security to family farm and small business owners while by ending the 
unfair practice of taxing someone at death.


                                 S. 140

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper) 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. 171

  At the request of Mr. Dayton, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Daschle) was added as a cosponsor of S. 171, a bill to 
amend the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment to 
medicare ambulance suppliers of the full costs of providing such 
services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 184

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 184, a bill 
to amend section 401 (b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
regarding the Federal Pell Grant maximum amount.


                                 S. 198

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Talent) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 198, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to allow an income tax credit for the provision of homeownership 
and community development, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 300

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 300, a bill to award a 
congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson (posthumously), in 
recognition of his many contributions to the Nation, and to express the 
sense of Congress that there should be a national day in recognition of 
Jackie Robinson.


                                 S. 310

  At the request of Mr. Thomas, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 310, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family 
therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of 
the medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 322

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. 322, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain sightseeing flights 
from taxes on air transportation.


                                 S. 333

  At the request of Mr. Breaux, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 333, a bill to promote 
elder justice, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 392

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) 
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. 448

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 448, a bill to leave no 
child behind.


                                 S. 451

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor 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. 453

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 453, a bill to 
authorize the Health Resources and Services Administration and the 
National Cancer Institute to make grants for model programs to provide 
to individuals of health disparity populations prevention, early 
detection, treatment, and appropriate follow-up care services for 
cancer and chronic diseases, and to make grants regarding patient 
navigators to assist individuals of health disparity populations in 
receiving such services.


                                 S. 514

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 514, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on 
Social Security benefits.


                                 S. 544

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Corzine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 544, a bill to establish a 
SAFER Firefighter Grant Program.


                                 S. 554

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 554, a bill to allow media 
coverage of court proceedings.


                                 S. 576

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 576, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for 
the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements.


                                 S. 623

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Hollings) was added as a cosponsor 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. 636

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 636, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a permanent 
increase in medicare payments for home health services that are 
furnished in rural areas.


                                 S. 652

  At the request of Mr. Chafee, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 652, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
Act to extend modifications to DSH allotments provided under the 
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act 
of 2000.


                                 S. 684

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S.

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684, a bill to create an office within the Department of Justice to 
undertake certain specific steps to ensure that all American citizens 
harmed by terrorism overseas receive equal treatment by the United 
States Government regardless of the terrorists' country of origin or 
residence, and to ensure that all terrorists involved in such attacks 
are pursued, prosecuted, and punished with equal vigor, regardless of 
the terrorists' country of origin or residence.


                                 S. 764

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


                                 S. 846

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 846, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums on 
mortgage insurance, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 875

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 875, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an income tax credit 
for the provision of homeownership and community development, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 899

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) and the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors 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. 939

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Daschle) was added as a cosponsor of S. 939, a bill to 
amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to 
provide full Federal funding of such part, to provide an exception to 
the local maintenance of effort requirements, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 950

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 950, a bill to allow travel 
between the United States and Cuba.


                                 S. 953

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 953, a bill to amend 
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, to provide special pay for 
board certified Federal Employees who are employed in health science 
positions, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 976

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 976, a bill to provide 
for the issuance of a coin to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the 
Jamestown settlement.


                                 S. 982

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 982, 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 hold Syria accountable for its role in the Middle East, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 983

  At the request of Mr. Chafee, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 983, 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. 985

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 985, a bill to amend 
the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the 
percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in 
certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 987

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 987, 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 and to make other rural health care 
improvements.


                                S. 1008

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1008, a bill to 
provide for the establishment of summer health career introductory 
programs for middle and high school students.


                                S. 1011

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1011, a bill to 
amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application 
of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined 
monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly 
periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a graduated 
implementation of such provision on amounts above such $2,000 amount.


                                S. 1015

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1015, a bill to authorize 
grants through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 
mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1046

  At the request of Mr. Hollings, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. 
Edwards) were added as cosponsors of S. 1046, a bill to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to preserve localism, to foster and promote 
the diversity of television programming, to foster and promote 
competition, and to prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the 
nation's television broadcast stations.


                                S. 1046

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1046, supra.


                                S. 1090

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1090, a bill to 
amend title 23, United States Code, to increase the minimum allocation 
provided to States for use in carrying out certain highway programs.


                                S. 1092

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Allen), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the 
Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added as cosponsors of S. 1092, a bill to 
authorize the establishment of a national database for purposes of 
identifying, locating, and cataloging the many memorials and permanent 
tributes to America's veterans.


                                S. 1153

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1153, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to permit medicare-eligible veterans to 
receive an out-patient medication benefit, to provide that certain 
veterans who receive such benefit are not otherwise eligible for 
medical care and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1157

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the 
Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Chambliss) were added as cosponsors of S. 1157, a bill to establish 
within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of African 
American History and Culture, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 1162

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr . Lautenberg), the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Graham), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus), the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. 
Nelson), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the 
Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Hollings), the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator 
from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. 
Daschle), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the 
Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), 
the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Boxer) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 1162, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
accelerate the increase in the refundability of the child tax credit, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1162

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1162, supra.


                            S. CON. RES. 44

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 44, a concurrent 
resolution recognizing the contributions of Asian Pacific Americans to 
our Nation.


                              S. RES. 118

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Corzine), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. 
Pryor) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as 
cosponsors 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.


                              S. RES. 153

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 153, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that changes to athletics policies 
issued under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 would 
contradict the spirit of athletic equality and the intent to prohibit 
sex discrimination in education programs or activities receiving 
Federal financial assistance.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 539

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 539 proposed to S. 14, a bill to enhance the energy 
security of the United States, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 841

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 841 proposed to S. 14, a bill to enhance the energy 
security of the United States, and for other purposes.

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