[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 103 (Thursday, July 22, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8689-S8691]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 540

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) and the 
Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were added as cosponsors of S. 
540, a bill to authorize the presentation of gold medals on behalf of 
Congress to Native Americans who served as Code Talkers during foreign 
conflicts in which the United States was involved during the 20th 
Century in recognition of the service of those Native Americans to the 
United States.


                                 S. 560

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


                                 S. 977

  At the request of Mr. Fitzgerald, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) 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. 1142

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1142, a bill to provide 
disadvantaged children with access to dental services.


                                S. 1414

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1414, a bill to restore 
second amendment rights in the District of Columbia.


                                S. 1428

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1428, a bill to 
prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued 
against food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, 
sellers, and trade associations for damages or injunctive relief for 
claims of injury resulting from a person's weight gain, obesity, or any 
health condition related to weight gain or obesity.


                                S. 1735

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1735, a bill to 
increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to 
investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish 
violent gang crime, to protect law abiding citizens and communities 
from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for 
violent crimes, to reform and facilitate prosecution of juvenile gang 
members who commit violent crimes, to expand and improve gang 
prevention programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1890

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1890, a bill to require the mandatory expensing of 
stock options granted to executive officers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2138

  At the request of Mr. Graham of South Carolina, the name of the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2138, a bill to protect the rights of American consumers to diagnose, 
service, and repair motor vehicles purchased in the United States, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2174

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2174, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians for 
purposes of covering physicians services under the medicaid program.


                                S. 2268

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2268, a bill to provide for 
recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight 
deck officer program.


                                S. 2271

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2271, a bill to establish 
national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into the waters 
of the United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2275

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, his name 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. 2299

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2299, a bill to 
strengthen the national security by encouraging and assisting in the 
expansion and improvement of educational programs to

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meet critical needs at the elementary, secondary, and higher education 
levels.


                                S. 2327

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


                                S. 2353

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2353, a bill to reauthorize and 
amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.


                                S. 2422

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2422, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain modifications to be made to 
qualified mortgages held by a REMIC or a grantor trust.


                                S. 2425

  At the request of Mr. Byrd, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2425, a bill to amend 
the Tariff Act of 1930 to allow for improved administration of new 
shipper administrative reviews.


                                S. 2436

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Daschle) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2436, a bill to 
reauthorize the Native American Programs Act of 1974.


                                S. 2468

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2468, a bill to 
reform the postal laws of the United States.


                                S. 2500

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2500, a bill to amend the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance for orphans and 
other vulnerable children in developing countries, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2526

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2526, a bill to 
reauthorize the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education 
Program.


                                S. 2566

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2566, a bill to amend 
title II of the social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting 
period for disabled individuals to become eligible for medicare 
benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-
threatening conditions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2657

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2657, a bill to amend part 
III of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of 
programs under which supplemental dental and vision benefits are made 
available to Federal employees, retirees, and their dependents, to 
expand the contracting authority of the Office of Personnel Management, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2659

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2659, a bill to extend the 
temporary increase in payments under the medicare program for home 
health services furnished in a rural area.


                                S. 2671

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2671, a bill to extend temporary State 
fiscal relief, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2679

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2679, a bill to strengthen anti-
terrorism investigative tools, promote information sharing, punish 
terrorist offenses, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2687

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2687, a bill 
to provide coverage under the Railway Labor Act to employees of certain 
air and surface transportation entities.


                                S. 2692

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2692, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development to make grants to States for affordable housing for low-
income persons, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2701

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2701, a bill to provide 
incentives for the sharing of homeland security information, promote 
the development of an information sharing network, provide grants and 
other support to achieve communications interoperability, and establish 
an Office of Information Sharing, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2702

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2702, a bill to amend the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the requirement that 
persons making disbursements for electioneering communications file 
reports on such disbursements with the Federal Election Commission and 
the prohibition against the making of disbursements for electioneering 
communications by corporations and labor organizations, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2705

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2705, a bill to provide assistance to 
Sudan, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2705, supra.


                                S. 2710

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2710, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to improve the quality and efficiency of 
health care delivery through improvements in health care information 
technology, and for other purposes.


                             S. CON. RES. 8

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 8, a concurrent resolution 
designating the second week in May each year as ``National Visiting 
Nurse Association Week''.


                            S. CON. RES. 106

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 106, a concurrent resolution urging 
the Government of Ukraine to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair 
election process for the presidential election on October 31, 2004.


                            S. CON. RES. 113

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 113, a concurrent 
resolution recognizing the importance of early diagnosis, proper 
treatment, and enhanced public awareness of Tourette Syndrome and 
supporting the goals and ideals of National Tourette Syndrome Awareness 
Month.


                            S. CON. RES. 119

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 119, a 
concurrent resolution recognizing that prevention of suicide is a 
compelling national priority.


                            S. CON. RES. 124

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 124, a concurrent resolution declaring 
genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

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  At the request of Mr. Baucus, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Con. Res. 124, supra.
  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Con. Res. 124, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Corzine, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Graham) and the Senator 
from Florida (Mr. Nelson) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 124, 
supra.


                            S. CON. RES. 126

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 126, a concurrent resolution condemning the 
attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 
in July 1994, and expressing the concern of the United States regarding 
the continuing, decade-long delay in the resolution of this case.


                            S. CON. RES. 127

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Jeffords) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 127, a concurrent resolution 
expressing the sense of Congress that the President should designate 
September 11 as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and 
compassion.


                            S. CON. RES. 128

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 128, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 
importance of life insurance, and recognizing and supporting National 
Life Insurance Awareness Month.


                            S. CON. RES. 130

  At the request of Mr. Frist, his name and the names of the Senator 
from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) and 
the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. 
Res. 130, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that 
the Supreme Court of the United States should act expeditiously to 
resolve the confusion and inconsistency in the Federal criminal justice 
system caused by its decision in Blakely v. Washington, and for other 
purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 130, supra.


                              S. RES. 271

  At the request of Mr. Corzine, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 271, a resolution urging the President of the 
United States diplomatic corps to dissuade member states of the United 
Nations from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and 
to promote within the United Nations General Assembly more balanced and 
constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East.
  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 271, supra.


                              S. RES. 398

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 398, a resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate on promoting initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine.


                              S. RES. 408

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 408, a 
resolution supporting the construction by Israel of a security fence to 
prevent Palestinian terrorist attacks, condemning the decision of the 
International Court of Justice on the legality of the security fence, 
and urging no further action by the United Nations to delay or prevent 
the construction of the security fence.
  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh), the 
Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) and the Senator from 
Arizona (Mr. Kyl) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 408, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Reid, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 408, supra.


                              S. RES. 409

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Craig) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 409, a resolution encouraging increased 
involvement in service activities to assist senior citizens.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3568

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
3568 proposed to H.R. 4226, a bill to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to make certain conforming changes to provisions governing the 
registration of aircraft and the recordation of instruments in order to 
implement the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment 
and the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile 
Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment, known as the 
``Cape Town Treaty''.

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