[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 133 (Wednesday, October 19, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11559-S11561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 385

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 385, a bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to restore 
integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity 
payments and benefits.


                                 S. 513

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) 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. 769

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 769, a bill to enhance 
compliance assistance for small businesses.


                                 S. 859

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 859, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an income tax credit for the 
provision of homeownership and community development, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1016

  At the request of Mr. Martinez, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1016, a bill 
to direct the Secretary of Energy to make incentive payments to the 
owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially 
offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate the 
facilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1038

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1038, a bill to amend the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to enhance the ability 
to produce fruits and vegetables on covered commodity base acres.


                                S. 1081

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) 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. 1120

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Dorgan) were added as cosponsors of S. 1120, a bill to reduce hunger in 
the United States by half by 2010, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1139

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) 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. 1272

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator 
from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) and the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein)

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were added as cosponsors 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. 1353

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1353, a bill to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic 
Lateral Sclerosis Registry.


                                S. 1405

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns) and the Senator from 
New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of S. 1405, a bill to 
extend the 50 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a 
hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility 
and to establish the National Advisory Council on Medical 
Rehabilitation.


                                S. 1597

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1597, a bill to award 
posthumously a Congressional gold medal to Constantino Brumidi.


                                S. 1700

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Talent) 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. 1706

  At the request of Mr. Allen, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1706, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from a 
section 401(k) plan or a section 403(b) contract shall not be 
includible in gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care 
insurance premiums.


                                S. 1735

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 1740

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1740, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to defer 
recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated 
investment companies.


                                S. 1793

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1793, a bill to extend certain apportionments to 
primary airports.


                                S. 1795

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1795, a bill to 
amend the Social Security Act to protect Social Security cost-of-living 
adjustments (COLA).


                                S. 1813

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1813, a bill to amend 
titles 10 and 38 of the United States Code, to modify the circumstances 
under which a person who has committed a capital offense is denied 
certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors.


                                S. 1841

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) 
and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 1841, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
provide extended and additional protection to Medicare beneficiaries 
who enroll for the Medicare prescription drug benefit during 2006.


                                S. 1860

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1860, a bill 
to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve energy production and 
reduce energy demand through improved use of reclaimed waters, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1873

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1873, a bill to 
prepare and strengthen the biodefenses of the United States against 
deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of illness, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1880

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1880, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
enhance biodefense and pandemic preparedness activities, and for other 
purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 46

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 46, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
Russian Federation should fully protect the freedoms of all religious 
communities without distinction, whether registered and unregistered, 
as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards.


                              S. RES. 180

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Corzine) 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. 273

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 273, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other 
international organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control 
over the Internet.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2063

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2063 proposed to H.R. 3058, a bill making 
appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and 
Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and 
independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and 
for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2063 proposed to H.R. 3058, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2065

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2065 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3058, 
a bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, 
Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of 
Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2006, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2070

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 2070 proposed to H.R. 3058, a bill 
making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, 
and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, 
and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2072

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2072 proposed 
to H.R. 3058, a bill making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies

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for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2074

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2074 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 3058, a bill making appropriations for the 
Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban 
Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2075

  At the request of Mr. Frist, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 2075 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3058, a bill making 
appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and 
Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and 
independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2077

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama), the Senator from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Chafee) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2077 proposed to H.R. 3058, a 
bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, 
Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of 
Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2006, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2078

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2078 proposed to H.R. 3058, a bill making 
appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and 
Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and 
independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2108

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2108 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 3058, a bill making appropriations for the 
Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban 
Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other 
purposes.

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