[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 27, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10514-S10515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 27

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 27, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction of 
State and local general sales taxes.


                                 S. 37

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 37, a bill to 
extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research for 2 
years.


                                 S. 191

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Craig) 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. 438

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. 438, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare 
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 484

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) 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. 612

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 612, a bill to 
require the Secretary of the Army to award the Combat Medical Badge or 
another combat badge for Army helicopter medical evacuation ambulance 
(Medevac) pilots and crews.


                                 S. 625

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 625, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a $1,000 refundable credit for 
individuals who are bona fide volunteer members of volunteer 
firefighting and emergency medical service organizations.


                                 S. 756

  At the request of Mr. Bennett, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 756, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to enhance public and health professional awareness and 
understanding of lupus and to strengthen the Nation's research efforts 
to identify the causes and cure of lupus.


                                 S. 910

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Lautenberg) were added as cosponsors of S. 910, a bill to require that 
health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for 
mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment 
of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.


                                 S. 969

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 969, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act with respect to preparation for an influenza 
pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1112

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) 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. 1139

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1139, a bill to amend the 
Animal Welfare Act to strengthen the ability of the Secretary of 
Agriculture to regulate the pet industry.


                                S. 1191

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 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. 1227

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1227, a bill to 
improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of 
modern information technology.


                                S. 1358

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1358, a bill to protect 
scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking.


                                S. 1367

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1367, a bill to provide for 
recruiting, selecting, training, and supporting a national teacher 
corps in underserved communities.


                                S. 1440

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 1488

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1488, a bill to withhold 
funding from the United Nations if the United Nations abridges the 
rights provided by the Second Amendment to the Constitution, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1500

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1500, a bill 
to authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to 
develop multidisciplinary research centers regarding women's health and 
disease prevention and to conduct and coordinate a research program on 
hormone disruption, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1630

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) 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.


                                S. 1631

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1631, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit 
tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to the American 
consumer, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1700

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the 
Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1700, a bill to establish an Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery 
Chief Financial Officer, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1723

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1723, a bill 
to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access for commercial 
fisherman, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 1725

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar), the 
Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. 
Coleman) were added as cosponsors of S. 1725, a bill to strengthen 
Federal leadership, provide grants, enhance outreach and guidance, and 
provide other support to State and local officials to enhance emergency 
communications capabilities, to achieve communications 
interoperability, to foster improved regional collaboration and 
coordination, to promote more efficient utilization of funding devoted 
to public safety communications, to promote research and development by 
both the public and private sectors for first responder communications, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1738

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) 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.
  At the request of Mr. Johnson, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1738, supra.


                                S. 1761

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. 
DeMint) were added as cosponsors of S. 1761, a bill to clarify the 
liability of government contractors assisting in rescue, recovery, 
repair, and reconstruction work in the Gulf Coast region of the United 
States affected by Hurricane Katrina or other major disasters.


                                S. 1769

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1769, a bill to provide relief to individuals and 
businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina related to healthcare and 
health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1772

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1772, a bill to streamline 
the refinery permitting process, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 53

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Sarbanes) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 53, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any effort 
to impose photo identification requirements for voting should be 
rejected.


                               S. RES. 87

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 87, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the resumption of beef 
exports to Japan.


                              S. RES. 180

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 180, a 
resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a National Epidermolysis 
Bullosa Awareness Week to raise public awareness and understanding of 
the disease and to foster understanding of the impact of the disease on 
patients and their families.


                              S. RES. 184

  At the request of Mr. Frist, his name 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.


                              S. RES. 237

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 237, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on reaching an agreement 
on the future status of Kosovo.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1472

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1472 
intended to be proposed to S. 1042, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1502

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1502 
intended to be proposed to S. 1042, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1503

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1503 intended to be 
proposed to S. 1042, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for 
the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

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