[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2996-S2998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 98

  At the request of Mr. Talent, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
98, a bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the 
Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit financial holding 
companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in 
real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 151

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 151, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to require an annual plan on outreach 
activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.


                                 S. 268

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
DeWine) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 268, 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. 328

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 328, a bill to facilitate 
the sale of United States agricultural products to Cuba, as authorized 
by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000.


                                 S. 331

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 331, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide for an assured adequate level of 
funding for veterans health care.


                                 S. 337

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 337, a bill to amend title 10, United States 
Code, to revise the age and service requirements for eligibility to 
receive retired pay for non-regular service, to expand certain 
authorities to provide health care benefits for Reserves and their 
families, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 359

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 359, 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.
  At the request of Mr. Craig, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 359, supra.


                                 S. 360

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 360, a bill to amend 
the Coastal Zone Management Act.


                                 S. 397

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 397, a bill to prohibit civil 
liability actions from being brought or continued against 
manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or 
ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the 
misuse of their products by others.


                                 S. 453

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 453, a bill 
to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an extension of 
eligibility for supplemental security income through fiscal year 2008 
for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants.


                                 S. 484

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 484, 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. 493

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 493, a bill to 
amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase teacher 
familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 539

  At the request of Mr. Martinez, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 539, a bill to amend title 
28, United States Code, to provide the protections of habeas corpus for 
certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 580

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 580, 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. 589

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 589, a bill to establish 
the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays.


                                 S. 602

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 602, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease 
research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public 
education about prevention.


                               S. RES. 64

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 64, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States 
should prepare a comprehensive strategy for advancing and entering into 
international negotiations on a binding agreement that would swiftly 
reduce global mercury use and pollution to levels sufficient to protect 
public health and the environment.


                               S. RES. 83

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), 
the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici) and the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Talent) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 83, a 
resolution commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the Black Press of 
America.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 151

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from 
New York (Mrs. Clinton), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), 
the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar), the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Nelson), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the 
Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes), the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Reed), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), 
the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from West Virginia 
(Mr. Byrd), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Corzine), the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 151 intended to be proposed to S. 
Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010.

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  At the request of Mr. Reid, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 151 intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 153

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 153 
proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 154

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 154 
proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 156

  At the request of Mr. Sarbanes, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), 
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
156 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.
  At the request of Mr. Kohl, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 156 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 159

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 159 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 
2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 169

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
169 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.
  At the request of Mr. Obama, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 169 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 172

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 172 
proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 177

  At the request of Mr. Obama, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 177 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent 
resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.
  At the request of Mr. Harkin, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 177 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 177 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, supra.
  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 177 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 180

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 180 
proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 187

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 187 
proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 188

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) and 
the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 188 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent 
resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 189

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes), the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. 
Murray), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from 
New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and 
the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 189 intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 
2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 192

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from Washington (Ms. 
Cantwell), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Talent) and the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 192 
proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 195

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 195 intended to 
be proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 197

  At the request of Mr. Allen, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 197 proposed to S. 
Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 199

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 199 intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 
18, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and 
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 
2007 through 2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 202

  At the request of Mr. Dayton, the names of the Senator from Michigan

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(Mr. Levin), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
202 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 204

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Corzine), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), 
the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Jeffords), the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Clinton), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator 
from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Washington (Ms. 
Cantwell), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the 
Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Nelson), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the 
Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. 
Landrieu) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 204 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 
2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 214

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and 
the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 214 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent 
resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.
  At the request of Mr. Obama, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 214 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 216

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 216 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, supra.


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  On page S2998, March 17, 2005, under ``ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS ``, 
the following cosponsor addition was omitted: AMENDMENT NO. 216 At 
the request of Mr. Kerry, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 216 proposed to S.Con.Res. 18, supra.


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                           AMENDMENT NO. 217

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine), the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Baucus) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 217 proposed to S. 
Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 218

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 218 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, 
an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and 
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 
2007 through 2010.
  At the request of Mr. Hatch, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 218 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 219

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), 
the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 219 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 
2010.
  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 219 
proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Obama, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 219 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 220

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 220 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent 
resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.
  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Corzine) and 
the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 220 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 222

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 222 intended to be proposed 
to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2005 and 2007 through 2010.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 223

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 223 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent 
resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.
  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 223 proposed to S. 
Con. Res. 18, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 224

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 224 proposed to S. Con. Res. 18, an original concurrent 
resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.
  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 224 proposed to S. 
Con. Res. 18, supra.

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