[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 96 (Thursday, June 26, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8726-S8729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 56

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 56, a bill to restore 
health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services.


                                 S. 392

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor 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. 478

  At the request of Mr. Sarbanes, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 478, a bill to grant a 
Federal charter Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 491, a bill to expand research regarding 
inflammatory bowel disease, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 596

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 596, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the investment of foreign 
earnings within the United States for productive business investments 
and job creation.


                                 S. 611

  At the request of Mr. Craig, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
611, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat gold, 
silver, and platinum, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as 
stocks and bonds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for 
individuals.


                                 S. 623

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 640

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 640, 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. 684

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 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. 777

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 777, a bill to amend the 
impact aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 to improve the delivery of payments under the program to local 
educational agencies.


                                 S. 835

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 835, a bill to 
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide student loan 
borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation, to provide 
notice regarding loan consolidation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 847

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 847, a bill to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option 
to provide medicaid coverage for low income individuals infected with 
HIV.


                                 S. 893

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 893, a bill 
to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish 
provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 894

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 894, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
to mint coins in commemoration of the 230th Anniversary of the United 
States Marine Corps, and to support construction of the Marine Corps 
Heritage Center.


                                 S. 902

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 902, a bill to declare, 
under the authority of Congress under Article I, section 8, of the 
Constitution to ``provide and maintain a Navy'', a national policy for 
the naval force structure required in order to ``provide for the common 
defense'' of the United States throughout the 21st century.


                                 S. 953

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Breaux) was added as a cosponsor

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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. 977

  At the request of Mr. Fitzgerald, the name of the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 977, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that 
group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
provide coverage from treatment of a minor child's congenital or 
developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or 
disease.


                                 S. 982

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) was added as a cosponsor 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. 982

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 982, supra.


                                 S. 985

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 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. 1001

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1001, a bill to make the protection of women 
and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a 
priority of the United States Government, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1046

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1115

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1115, a bill to 
amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks posed 
by asbestos-containing products.


                                S. 1129

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1129, a bill 
to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1137

  At the request of Mr. Lott, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1137, a bill to establish 
a Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area in the State of 
Mississippi, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1139

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1139, a bill to direct the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish and carry 
out traffic safety law enforcement and compliance campaigns, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1196

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1196, a bill to eliminate 
the marriage penalty permanently in 2003.


                                S. 1245

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1245, a bill to provide for homeland security grant 
coordination and simplification, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1248

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1248, a bill to reauthorize 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1293

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1293, a bill to criminalize 
the sending of predatory and abusive e-mail.


                                S. 1299

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1299, a bill to amend the Trade 
Act of 1974 to provide trade readjustment and development enhancement 
for America's communities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1315

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1315, a bill to amend the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide owners of 
non-Federal lands with a reliable method of receiving compensation for 
damages resulting from the spread of wildfire from nearby forested 
National Forest System lands or Bureau of Land Management lands, when 
those forested Federal lands are not maintained in the forest health 
status known as condition class 1.


                                S. 1317

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1317, a bill to amend the 
American Servicemember's Protection Act of 2002 to provide 
clarification with respect to the eligibility of certain countries for 
United States military assistance.


                                S. 1321

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1321, a bill to authorize 
resources to foster a safe learning environment that supports academic 
achievement for all students by improving the quality of interim 
alternative educational settings, providing more behavioral supports in 
schools, and supporting whole school interventions.


                                S. 1323

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Bond) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1323, a bill to extend the period for which 
chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is reenacted by 6 months.


                                S. 1324

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Daschle) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1324, a bill to 
amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish procedures for identifying 
countries that deny market access for agricultural products of the 
United States, and for other purposes .


                                S. 1325

  At the request of Mr. Burns, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Talent) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1325, a bill to amend the 
National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to modify the 
applicability of requirements concerning hours of service to operators 
of commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and 
farm supplies.


                                S. 1331

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Daschle) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1331, a bill to 
clarify the treatment of tax attributes under section 108 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for taxpayers which file consolidated 
returns.


                                S. 1331

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1331, supra.


                            S. CON. RES. 25

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 25, a concurrent resolution 
recognizing and honoring America's Jewish community on

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the occasion of its 350th anniversary, supporting the designation of an 
``American Jewish History Month'', and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 40

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. 
Res. 40, a concurrent resolution designating August 7, 2003, as 
``National Purple Heart Recognition Day''.


                               S. RES. 62

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 62, a resolution calling 
upon the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American 
Commission on Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for 
Human Rights, the European Union, and human rights activists throughout 
the world to take certain actions in regard to the human rights 
situation in Cuba.


                              S. RES. 153

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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.


                              S. RES. 169

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 169, a resolution expressing the sense 
of the Senate that the United States Postal Service should issue a 
postage stamp commemorating Anne Frank.


                              S. RES. 170

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 170, a resolution 
designating the years 2004 and 2005 as ``Years of Foreign Language 
Study''.


                              S. RES. 184

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 184, a resolution calling on the Government of the People's 
Republic of China immediately and unconditionally to release Dr. Yang 
Jianli, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 975

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 975 proposed to S. 1, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug 
benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen and improve the 
Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 975

  At the request of Mr. Corzine, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 975 proposed to S. 1, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 979

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 979 proposed to 
S. 1, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the Medicare program 
and to strengthen and improve the Medicare program, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 980

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 980 proposed 
to S. 1, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the Medicare 
program and to strengthen and improve the Medicare program, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 989

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 989 proposed to S. 
1, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the Medicare program 
and to strengthen and improve the Medicare program, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1004

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1004 proposed to S. 1, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug 
benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen and improve the 
Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1017

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1017 proposed to S. 1, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary 
prescription drug benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen 
and improve the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1031

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1031 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the 
Medicare program and to strengthen and improve the Medicare program, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1033

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) and the 
Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1033 proposed to S. 1, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug 
benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen and improve the 
Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1040

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1040 proposed 
to S. 1, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the Medicare 
program and to strengthen and improve the Medicare program, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1060

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1060 proposed to S. 1, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug 
benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen and improve the 
Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1060

  At the request of Mr. McCain, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1060 proposed to S. 1, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1063

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman), the 
Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. 
Hagel), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1063 
intended to be proposed to S. 1, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug 
benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen and improve the 
Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1065

  At the request of Mr. Graham of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of amendment No. 1065 proposed to S. 1, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary 
prescription drug benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen 
and improve the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1073

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1073 proposed 
to S. 1, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the Medicare 
program and to strengthen and improve the Medicare program, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1086

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

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amendment No. 1086 proposed to S. 1, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug 
benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen and improve the 
Medicare program, and for other purposes.

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