[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 121 (Monday, September 26, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10425-S10426]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 191

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 191, a bill to extend 
certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 484

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name 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. 555

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 555, a bill to amend the 
Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal.


                                 S. 602

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) 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. 635

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Dayton), the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 889

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 889, a bill to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to require phased increases in the 
fuel efficiency standards applicable to light trucks, to require fuel 
economy standards for automobiles up to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle 
weight, to increase the fuel economy of the Federal fleet of vehicles, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1081

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Specter) 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. 1112

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) 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. 1172

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1172, a bill to 
provide for programs to increase the awareness and knowledge of women 
and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers.


                                S. 1197

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Talent) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1197, a bill to reauthorize 
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.


                                S. 1269

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1269, a bill to amend the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act to clarify certain activities the conduct of 
which does not require a permit.


                                S. 1272

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name 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. 1319

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1319, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee 
stock ownership plans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1360

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1360, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross 
income for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan 
beneficiaries of employees, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1403

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) 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. 1418

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1418, a bill to enhance the 
adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology 
system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care 
in the United States.


                                S. 1424

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1424, a bill to remove the 
restrictions on commercial air service at Love Field, Texas.


                                S. 1462

  At the request of Mr. Corzine, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Kennedy) were added as cosponsors of S. 1462, a bill to promote peace 
and accountability in Sudan, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1523

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1523, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent increased expensing for 
small businesses.


                                S. 1700

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) 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. 1716

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1716, a bill to provide 
emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1735

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1735, a bill to improve the 
Federal Trade Commissions's ability to protect consumers from price-
gouging during energy emergencies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1749

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1750

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1750, a bill to provide 
for the issuance of certificates to Social Security beneficiaries who 
are born before 1950 guaranteeing their right to receive Social 
Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act in full 
with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment.


                              S. RES. 155

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 155, a resolution designating the week of November 6 through 
November

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12, 2005, as ``National Veterans Awareness Week'' to emphasize the need 
to develop educational programs regarding the contributions of veterans 
to the country.


                              S. RES. 236

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 236, a resolution recognizing the need to 
pursue research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for 
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, supporting the goals and ideals of 
National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week, and for other 
purposes.


                              S. RES. 237

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback), the 
Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) 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. 245

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 245, a 
resolution recognizing the life and accomplishments of Simon 
Wiesenthal.

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