[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 2, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10971-S10972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 50

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 50, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a guaranteed 
adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 202

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 202, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow as a deduction in determining 
adjusted gross income that deduction for expenses in connection with 
services as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the 
United States, to allow employers a credit against income tax with 
respect to employees who participate in the military reserve 
components, and to allow a comparable credit for participating reserve 
component self-employed individuals, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 269

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 269, a bill to amend the 
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to further the conservation of certain 
wildlife species.


                                 S. 271

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Talent) 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. 452

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 452, a bill to require that 
the Secretary of the Interior conduct a study to identify sites and 
resources, to recommend alternatives for commemorating and interpreting 
the Cold War, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 518

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) 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. 588

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 588, a bill to 
amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care 
coverage for all children born after 2004.


                                 S. 623

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) 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. 741

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 741, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with regard to new animal drugs, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 853

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. 853, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate discriminatory 
copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under the medicare 
program.


                                 S. 874

  At the request of Mr. Talent, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 874, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to include primary and secondary 
preventative medical strategies for children and adults with Sickle 
Cell Disease as medical assistance under the medicaid program, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 884

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) 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. 894

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor 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. 973

  At the request of Mr. Nickles, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 973, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period 
for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings.


                                 S. 976

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) 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. 1007

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1007, a bill 
to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to promote better nutrition 
among school children participating in the school breakfast and lunch 
programs.


                                S. 1010

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Daschle) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1010, a bill to 
enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve 
rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with 
paralysis and other physical disabilities.


                                S. 1046

  At the request of Mr. Hollings, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee) 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. 1089

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1089, a bill to encourage multilateral cooperation and authorize a 
program of assistance to facilitate a peaceful transition in Cuba, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1098

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1098, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the renal 
dialysis composite rate.

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                                S. 1201

  At the request of Mr. Graham of South Carolina, the name of the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1201, a bill to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent unhealthy, risky 
behaviors among teenage youth.


                                S. 1245

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1245, a bill to provide for 
homeland security grant coordination and simplification, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1283

  At the request of Mr. Graham of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1283, a bill to require advance 
notification of Congress regarding any action proposed to be taken by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the implementation of the Capital 
Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1298

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1298, a bill to amend the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to ensure the humane 
slaughter of non-ambulatory livestock, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1339

  At the request of Mr. Breaux, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1339, a bill to amend title 
5, United States Code, to provide for appropriate overtime pay for 
National Weather Service employees who perform essential services 
during severe weather events.


                                S. 1379

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1379, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans 
who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the 
United States.


                                S. 1394

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1394, a bill 
to establish a demonstration project under the medicaid program to 
encourage the provision of community-based services to individuals with 
disabilities.


                                S. 1396

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Jeffords) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1396, a bill to require equitable coverage of 
prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive 
services under health plans.


                                S. 1531

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1531, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Chief 
Justice John Marshall.


                                S. 1545

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1545, a bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State 
residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the 
cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien 
students who are long-term United States residents.


                               S. RES. 98

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle), the Senator 
from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. 
Cantwell) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 98, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should designate 
the week of October 12, 2003, through October 18, 2003, as ``National 
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week''.


                              S. RES. 202

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Allen), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 202, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 
genocidal Ukraine Famine of 1932-33.


                              S. RES. 204

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 204, a resolution 
designating the week of November 9 through November 15, 2003, as 
``National Veterans Awareness Week'' to emphasize the need to develop 
educational programs regarding the contributions of veterans to the 
country.


                              S. RES. 210

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 210, a resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate that supporting a balance between work and personal life is in 
the best interest of national worker productivity, and that the 
President should issue a proclamation designating October as ``National 
Work and Family Month''.

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