[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 120 (Thursday, September 22, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10378-S10379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                  S. 4

  At the request of Mr. Frist, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4, a bill to reduce 
healthcare costs, expand access to affordable healthcare coverage, and 
improve healthcare and strengthen the healthcare safety net, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 236

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 236, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the 
treatment of payment under the medicare program for clinical laboratory 
tests furnished by critical access hospitals.


                                 S. 246

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 246, a bill to repeal the 
sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 
with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption 
assistance programs.


                                 S. 576

  At the request of Mr. Byrd, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 576, a bill to restore 
the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-
roaming horses and burros.


                                 S. 852

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 852, a bill to 
create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for 
bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1046

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the names of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Ensign) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 1046, a bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect 
to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and 
controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.


                                S. 1191

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1191, a bill to establish a 
grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans 
in remote rural areas.


                                S. 1244

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S.

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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. 1421

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1421, a bill to 
enhance resources to enforce United States trade rights.


                                S. 1440

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) 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.


                                S. 1445

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1445, a bill to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 520 
Colorado Avenue in Arriba, Colorado, as the ``William H. Emery Post 
Office''.


                                S. 1489

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1489, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1692

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were 
withdrawn as cosponsors of S. 1692, a bill to provide disaster 
assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, and 
for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1692, supra.


                                S. 1695

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1695, a bill to provide the Secretary of Agriculture 
with additional authority and funding to provide emergency relief, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to victims of 
Hurricane Katrina and related conditions.


                                S. 1700

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1700, a bill to establish an 
Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1715

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1715, a bill to provide relief for students and institutions 
affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1716

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Dayton), the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. 
Salazar) were added as cosponsors of S. 1716, a bill to provide 
emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1732

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1732, a bill 
to require the Federal Trade Commission to conduct an inquiry into the 
retail prices of natural gas and gasoline.


                                S. 1736

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1736, a bill to provide 
for the participation of employees in the judicial branch in the 
Federal leave transfer program for disasters and emergencies.


                                S. 1738

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1738, a bill to 
expand the responsibilities of the Special Inspector General for Iraq 
Reconstruction to provide independent objective audits and 
investigations relating to the Federal programs for Hurricane Katrina 
recovery.


                                S. 1747

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Allen) and 
the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1747, a bill to limit liability for volunteers and those providing 
goods and services for disaster relief, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1749

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator 
from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) were added as cosponsors of S. 1749, a bill to 
reinstate the application of the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon 
Act to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.


                            S. CON. RES. 48

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 48, 
a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a 
commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote public 
awareness of Down syndrome.


                              S. RES. 237

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Dayton) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 237, a resolution expressing the 
sense of the Senate on reaching an agreement on the future status of 
Kosovo.


                              S. RES. 242

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 242, a resolution to 
express the sense of the Senate that the President should appoint an 
individual to oversee Federal funds for the Hurricane Katrina recovery, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1764

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1764 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 2744, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1767

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1767 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2744, a bill making appropriations 
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1835

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1835 proposed to H.R. 2744, a bill making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for 
other purposes.

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