[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 21, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4225-S4226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. EDWARDS:
       S. 2325. A bill to strengthen telehealth programs; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. FEINGOLD:
       S. 2326. A bill to modify the optional method of computing 
     net earnings from self-employment; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Ms. 
             Snowe):
       S. 2327. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify that per diem payments by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for the care of veterans in State homes shall not be 
     used to offset or reduce other payments made to assist 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Lott, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Chafee, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Feingold):
       S. 2328. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription 
     drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
             Leahy, Mr. Frist, Mr. Daschle, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
             Feingold, Mr. Craig, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Graham of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Collins, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
             Lieberman, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Pryor, Ms. Stabenow, and 
             Mr. Nelson of Florida):
       S. 2329. A bill to protect crime victims' rights; ordered 
     held at the desk.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 2330. A bill for the relief of Hyang Dong Joo; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 2331. A bill for the relief of Fereshteh Sani; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 2332. A bill for the relief of James Symington; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLEN:
       S. 2333. A bill to prohibit members of criminal street 
     gangs from possessing firearms; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
             Allen):
       S.J. Res. 33. A joint resolution expressing support for 
     freedom in Hong Kong; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 40

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 40, a bill to prohibit 
products that contain dry ultra-filtered milk products or casein from 
being labeled as domestic natural cheese, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 344

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Campbell) 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. 538

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 538, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist 
family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite 
care, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 560

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 560, a bill to impose 
tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.


                                 S. 640

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd) 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. 874

  At the request of Mr. Talent, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 874, a bill to amend 
title XIX

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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. 952

  At the request of Mr. Corzine, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 952, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the work hours 
and increase the supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the 
safety of patients and resident-physicians themselves.


                                S. 1172

  At the request of Mr. Frist, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Sarbanes) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1172, a bill to establish grants to provide health 
services for improved nutrition , increased physical activity, obesity 
prevention, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1557

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Fitzgerald) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1557, a bill 
to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade 
relations treatment) to the products of Armenia.


                                S. 1916

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1916, 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. 2099

  At the request of Mr. Miller, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2099, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide entitlement to educational 
assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected 
Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of active duty service in any 
five year period, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2100

  At the request of Mr. Miller, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2100, a bill to amend title 
10 United States Code, to increase the amounts of educational 
assistance for members of the Selected Reserve, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2212

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2212, a bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 
1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties 
apply to nonmarket economy countries.


                                S. 2236

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2236, a bill to enhance 
the reliability of the electric system.


                                S. 2270

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2270, a bill to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
producing and exporting cartels illegal.


                                S. 2275

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2275, a bill to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) to provide for 
homeland security assistance for high-risk nonprofit organizations, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2278

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens) and the Senator from 
Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as cosponsors of S. 2278, a bill to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of 
additional Federal circuit judges, to divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit 
of the United States into 3 circuits, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2311

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2311, a bill to provide for 
various energy efficiency programs and tax incentives, and for other 
purposes.


                              S. RES. 269

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 269, a resolution 
urging the Government of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt that 
opened on November 15, 2003.


                              S. RES. 310

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 310, a resolution 
commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by 
the men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law 
enforcement officers.


                              S. RES. 334

  At the request of Mr. Fitzgerald, the name of the Senator from 
Arizona (Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 334, a 
resolution designating May 2004 as National Electrical Safety Month.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2649

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from 
North Carolina (Mr. Edwards) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2649 intended to be proposed 
to S. 1637, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply 
with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a 
manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United 
States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the 
United States, and for other purposes.

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