[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 164 (Wednesday, November 12, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14804-S14807]
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 New York

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(Mr. Schumer) 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. 344

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 344, a bill expressing the policy 
of the United States regarding the United States relationship with 
Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the 
United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 420

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 420, a bill to provide for 
the acknowledgement of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 451

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 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. 486

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 486, a bill to provide for 
equal coverage of mental health benefits with respect to health 
insurance coverage unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical 
and surgical benefits.


                                 S. 557

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 557, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on 
account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow 
income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of 
such claims, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 569

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 569, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare 
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 596

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 710

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 710, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who commit acts 
of torture, extrajudicial killings, or other specified atrocities 
abroad are inadmissible and removable and to establish within the 
Criminal Division of the Department of Justice an Office of Special 
Investigations having responsibilities under that Act with respect to 
all alien participants in war crimes, genocide, and the commission of 
acts of torture and extrajudicial killings abroad.


                                 S. 780

  At the request of Mr. Lott, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 780, a bill to award a 
congressional gold medal to Chief Phillip Martin of the Mississippi 
Band of Choctaw Indians.


                                 S. 856

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 856, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for 
the construction and renovation of public schools.


                                 S. 864

  At the request of Mr. Edwards, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 864, a bill to 
amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide 
for grants to parents and guardians of certain military dependents, in 
order to assist the parent and guardians in paying for the cost of 
child care services provided to the dependents, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 902

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 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. 950

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


                                 S. 971

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Sarbanes) was added as a cosponsor of S. 971, a bill to amend 
title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with 
disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based 
attendant services and supports, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 976

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) 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. 1006

  At the request of Mr. Burns, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1006, a bill to reduce 
temporarily the duty on certain articles of natural cork.


                                S. 1140

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Corzine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1140, a bill to 
amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, concerning length and 
weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1143

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1143, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services to establish, promote, and support a comprehensive 
prevention, research, and medical management referral program for 
hepatitis C virus infection.


                                S. 1246

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1246, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and 
infrastructure grants.


                                S. 1353

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Dayton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1353, a bill to 
establish new special immigrant categories.


                                S. 1358

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1358, a bill to amend 
chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosure of 
information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a 
statement in non-disclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such 
policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure 
protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1392

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1392, a bill to amend the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the nutrition 
of students served under child nutrition programs.


                                S. 1393

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) and the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added as cosponsors of S. 1393, a 
bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to 
reauthorize and expand the fruit and vegetable pilot program.


                                S. 1394

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New York

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(Mrs. Clinton) 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. 1460

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1460, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of 
medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and 
animal diseases.


                                S. 1513

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1513, a bill to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable 
employees to form or become members of labor organizations, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1531

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1531, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Chief Justice John Marshall.


                                S. 1538

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1538, a bill to ensure 
that the goals of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 
1994 are met by authorizing appropriations to fully enforce and 
implement such Act and the amendments made by such Act, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1545

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, his name was withdrawn 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. 1570

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1570, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit 
against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance, and to 
establish State health insurance safety-net programs.


                                S. 1619

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1619, a bill to amend the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to ensure that children 
with disabilities who are homeless or are wards of the State have 
access to special education services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1630

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1630, a bill to 
facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1--1 telephone service for 
information and referral services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1645

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1645, a bill to provide for 
the adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers, to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-2A worker 
program under that Act, to provide a stable, legal agricultural 
workforce, to extend basic legal protections and better working 
conditions to more workers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1686

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1686, a bill to reauthorize the adoption incentive payments program 
under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other 
purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1686, supra.


                                S. 1700

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Corzine), the Senator 
from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Jeffords) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1700, a bill to eliminate the 
substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and 
convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of 
Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and 
development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training 
programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide 
post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to 
improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1702

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1702, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross 
income for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan 
beneficiaries of employees, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1704

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1704, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a State family 
support grant program to end the practice of parents giving legal 
custody of their seriously emotionally disturbed children to State 
agencies for the purpose of obtaining mental health services for those 
children.


                                S. 1721

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Thomas) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1721, a bill to amend the 
Indian Land Consolidation Act to improve provisions relating to probate 
of trust and restricted land, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1734

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1734, a bill to amend 
titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide States with 
the option to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under the 
Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1736

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1736, a bill to promote 
simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of 
sales and use taxes.


                                S. 1737

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1737, a bill to amend the Clayton Act to enhance 
the authority of the Federal Trade Commission or the Attorney General 
to prevent anticompetitive practices in tightly concentrated gasoline 
markets.


                                S. 1741

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Sarbanes) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1741, a bill to provide a 
site for the National Women's History Museum in the District of 
Columbia.


                                S. 1765

  At the request of Mr. Lott, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1765, a bill to 
preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, 
join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such 
activities.


                                S. 1792

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S . 1792, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the same capital 
gains treatment for art and collectibles as for other investment 
property and 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.


                                S. 1833

  At the request of Mr. Daschle, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1833, a bill to improve the 
health of minority individuals.


                                S. 1834

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
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Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1834, a bill to waive time 
limitations in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Gary 
Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter 
crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Cavalry Division during the 
Vietnam War.


                                S. 1853

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Corzine) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1853, a bill to provide extended unemployment 
benefits to displaced workers.


                            S. CON. RES. 81

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 81, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the deep concern of Congress regarding 
the failure of the Islamic Republic of Iran to adhere to its 
obligations under a safeguards agreement with the International Atomic 
Energy Agency and the engagement by Iran in activities that appear to 
be designed to develop nuclear weapons.


                              S. RES. 164

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 164, a resolution 
reaffirming support of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment 
of the Crime of Genocide and anticipating the commemoration of the 15th 
anniversary of the enactment of the Genocide Convention Implementation 
Act of 1987 (the Proxmire Act) on November 4, 2003.


                              S. RES. 202

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Dayton) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 202, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the genocidal 
Ukraine Famine of 1932-33.


                              S. RES. 248

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 248, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the individual Indian 
money account trust fund lawsuit.


                              S. RES. 253

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum), the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 253, a resolution to recognize the evolution and 
importance of motorsports.
  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Nevada (Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 253, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Allen), the Senator 
from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign), 
the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Sununu), the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Nickles), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig), the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Allard) and the 
Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 253, supra.


                              S. RES. 260

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 260, a resolution expressing the sense 
of the Senate that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should 
take action to remove dietary supplements containing ephedrine 
alkaloids from the market.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2160

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2160 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2861, 
a bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

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