[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 113 (Monday, September 12, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9931-S9932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 267

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 267, a bill to 
reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 269

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 269, a bill to provide 
emergency relief to small business concerns affected by a significant 
increase in the price of heating oil, natural gas, propane, or 
kerosene, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 440

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 440, 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. 484

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici) 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. 513

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 513, a bill to 
provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers 
employed by States or their political subdivisions.


                                 S. 603

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 603, a bill to amend the 
Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the 
terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs 
to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive 
rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 635

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 635, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benefits under the 
medicare program for beneficiaries with kidney disease, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 695

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 695, a bill to suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges.


                                 S. 875

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 875, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
increase participation in section 401(k) plans through automatic 
contribution trusts, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1064

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1064, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to improve stroke prevention, diagnosis, 
treatment, and rehabilitation.


                                S. 1081

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1081, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a minimum update for 
physicians' services for 2006 and 2007.


                                S. 1110

  At the request of Mr. Allen, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1110, a bill to amend the 
Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require engine coolant and 
antifreeze to contain a bittering agent in order to render the coolant 
or antifreeze unpalatable.


                                S. 1112

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1112, a bill to make 
permanent the enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified 
tuition programs enacted as part of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
Reconciliation Act of 2001.


                                S. 1173

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1173, a bill to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a 
secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.


                                S. 1179

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1179, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that benefits under 
part D of such title have no impact on benefits under other Federal 
programs.


                                S. 1244

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1244, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such 
insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and 
a credit for individuals with long-term needs.


                                S. 1272

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Ohio (Mr. DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1272, a bill to 
amend title 46, United States Code, and title II of the Social Security 
Act to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United 
States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the 
Naval Transport Service) during World War II.


                                S. 1315

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1315, a bill to require a report on progress toward the Millennium 
Development Goals, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1369

  At the request of Mr. Talent, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1369, a bill to establish an 
Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department 
of Justice.


                                S. 1403

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1403, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost 
contracts under medicare.


                                S. 1440

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1440, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for 
cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services.

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                                S. 1462

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1462, a bill to 
promote peace and accountability in Sudan, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1462, supra.


                                S. 1496

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1496, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a pilot program under which up to 
15 States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps.


                                S. 1572

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1572, a bill to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the application 
of the 100 percent Federal medical assistance percentage under the 
medicaid program for services provided by the Indian Health Service or 
an Indian tribe or tribal organization directly or through referral, 
contract, or other arrangement.


                                S. 1622

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1622, a bill to 
establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and 
local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the 
Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, 
Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and 
make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the 
future.


                                S. 1630

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1630, a bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
establish the National Emergency Family Locator System.
  At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Corzine) and the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of S. 1630, 
supra.


                                S. 1638

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Corzine) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1638, a bill to provide for the establishment of programs and 
activities to assist in mobilizing an appropriate healthcare workforce 
in the event of a health emergency or natural disaster.


                                S. 1646

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1646, a bill to provide 
for the care of veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina.


                                S. 1647

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1647, a bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
provide relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural 
disasters.


                              S.J. RES. 23

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine) were added 
as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 23, a joint resolution supporting the goals 
and ideals of Gold Star Mothers Day.


                              S. RES. 184

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 184, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding manifestations of anti-
Semitism by United Nations member states and urging action against 
anti-Semitism by United Nations officials, United Nations member 
states, and the Government of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1652

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Salazar), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and 
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) were added as cosponsors 
of amendment No. 1652 proposed to H.R. 2862, a bill making 
appropriations for Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and 
Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2006, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1654

  At the request of Mr. Dayton, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Talent) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1654 proposed to H.R. 2862, a bill making 
appropriations for Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and 
Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2006, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1660

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama), the 
Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1660 proposed to H.R. 
2862, a bill making appropriations for Science, the Departments of 
State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1661

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1661 proposed to 
H.R. 2862, a bill making appropriations for Science, the Departments of 
State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

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