[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 9, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S16120-S16122]
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 North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) 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. 344

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) 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. 480

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Hollings) was added as a cosponsor of S. 480, a bill to 
provide competitive grants for training court reporters and closed 
captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 491, a bill to expand 
research regarding inflammatory bowel disease, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 533

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Miller), the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) 
and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 533, a bill to provide for a medal of appropriate design to be 
awarded by the President to the next of kin or other representative of 
those individuals killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of 
September 11, 2001.


                                 S. 736

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 736, a bill to amend the 
Animal Welfare Act to strengthen enforcement of provisions relating to 
animal fighting, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 976

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Fitzgerald) 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. 985

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

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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. 1010

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Edwards) 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. 1032

  At the request of Mr. Sarbanes, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1032, a bill to 
provide for alternative transportation in certain federally owned or 
managed areas that are open to the general public.


                                S. 1034

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1034, a bill to repeal the 
sunset date on the assault weapons ban, to ban the importation of large 
capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1040

  At the request of Mr. Shelby, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1040, a bill to repeal the 
current Internal Revenue Code and replace it with a flat tax, thereby 
guaranteeing economic growth and greater fairness for all Americans.


                                S. 1091

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1091, a bill to provide 
funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys.


                                S. 1177

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1177, a bill to prevent 
tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1252

  At the request of Mr. Dayton, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1252, a bill to provide 
benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.


                                S. 1431

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1431, a bill to 
reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1568

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Graham) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1568, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to simplify certain provisions applicable to real estate 
investment trusts.


                                S. 1645

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) 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. 1679

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1679, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the depreciation recovery 
period for roof systems.


                                S. 1700

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor 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 Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) 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. 1736

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Leahy) 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. 1748

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1748, a bill to establish a program to award grants 
to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the United States.


                                S. 1786

  At the request of Mr. Daschle, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1786, a bill to revise and extend the Community Services Block Grant 
Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the Assets 
for Independence Act.


                                S. 1801

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1801, a bill to promote the 
economic security and safety of victims of domestic and sexual 
violence, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1807

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Kerry) were added as cosponsors of S. 1807, a bill to require criminal 
background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at events that 
provide a venue for the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of 
firearms, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1830

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1830, a bill to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 for the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1882

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1882, a bill to require 
that certain notifications occur whenever a query to the National 
Instant Criminal Background Check System reveals that a person listed 
in the Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File is attempting to 
purchase a firearm, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1907

  At the request of Mr. Daschle, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1907, a bill to promote 
rural safety and improve rural law enforcement.


                                S. 1925

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the 
Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1925, a bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an 
efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor 
organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor 
practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1928

  At the request of Mr. Sarbanes, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Edwards) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1928, a bill to 
amend the Truth in Lending Act to protect consumers against predatory 
practices in connection with high cost mortgage transactions, to 
strengthen the civil remedies available to consumers under existing 
law, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1937

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Louisiana

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(Mr. Breaux), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the 
Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 1937, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
curtail the use of tax shelters, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1973

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1973, a bill to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to protect the privacy rights of subscribers 
to wireless communications services.
  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1973, supra.


                                S. 1974

  At the request of Mr. Daschle, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1974, a bill to make 
improvements to the Medicare Prescriptions Drug, Improvement, and 
Modernization Act of 2003.


                                S. 1979

  At the request of Mr. Thomas, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1979, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the 
fraudulent avoidance of fuel taxes.


                              S.J. RES. 26

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 26, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relating to marriage.


                            S. CON. RES. 81

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) 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. 54

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Corzine) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 54, a resolution to 
provide Internet access to certain Congressional documents, including 
certain Congressional Research Service publications, certain Senate 
gift reports, and Senate and Joint Committee documents.


                              S. RES. 202

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) 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. 276

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 276, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding fighting terror 
and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace.

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