[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 149 (Thursday, November 10, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12682-S12684]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 146

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 146, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized 
military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the 
Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for 
purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.


                                 S. 484

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) 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. 625

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) 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. 633

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Thomas) was added as a cosponsor of S. 633, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans 
who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the 
United States.


                                 S. 855

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 855, a bill to improve the security of the Nation's ports by 
providing Federal grants to support Area Maritime Transportation 
Security Plans and to address vulnerabilities in port areas identified 
in approved vulnerability assessments or by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security.


                                S. 1014

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1014, a bill to 
provide additional relief for small business owners ordered to active 
duty as members of reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1173

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) 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. 1399

  At the request of Mr. Thomas, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1399, a bill 
to improve the results the executive branch achieves on behalf of the 
American people.


                                S. 1496

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1504

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr.

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Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1504, a bill to establish a 
market driven telecommunications marketplace, to eliminate government 
managed competition of existing communication service, and to provide 
parity between functionally equivalent services.


                                S. 1508

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1508, a bill to 
require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports 
in electronic form.


                                S. 1735

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) 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. 1791

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1791, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for qualified timber 
gains.


                                S. 1926

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1926, a bill to provide the 
Department of Justice the necessary authority to apprehend, prosecute, 
and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror.


                                S. 1930

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator 
from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Lautenberg) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1930, a bill to expand the research, prevention, and 
awareness activities of the National Institute of Diabetes and 
Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention with respect to inflammatory bowel disease.


                                S. 1959

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Dayton) and the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as cosponsors of S. 1959, a bill 
to direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks 
and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National 
Statuary Hall.


                                S. 1975

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1975, a bill 
to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections.


                                S. 1986

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1986, a bill to provide for the coordination and use of the National 
Domestic Preparedness Consortium by the Department of Homeland 
Security, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 62

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Washington (Ms. 
Cantwell), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from 
New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the 
Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Dayton), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Leahy), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Frist), the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), 
the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl), the Senator from North Carolina 
(Mrs. Dole), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett), the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Allen), the 
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Chafee), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from 
Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint), the 
Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the 
Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Sessions), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Smith) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Talent) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 62, a concurrent resolution 
directing the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of 
Rosa Parks for placement in the Capitol.


                               S. RES. 9

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 9, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding 
designation of the month of November as ``National Military Family 
Month''.


                              S. RES. 219

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 219, a resolution designating March 
8, 2006, as ``Endangered Species Day'', and encouraging the people of 
the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to 
species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to 
promote species conservation worldwide.


                              S. RES. 232

  At the request of Mr. Allen, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 232, a resolution celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 
enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and reaffirming the 
commitment of the Senate to ensuring the continued effectiveness of the 
Act in protecting the voting rights of all citizens of the United 
States.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2304

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2304 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 3010, a bill making appropriations for 
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2474

  At the request of Mr. Martinez, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl) and the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. DeWine) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2474 
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. 2476

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 2476 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. 2477

  At the request of Mr. Talent, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2477 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. 2481

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2481 
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. 2485

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Feingold) were

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added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2485 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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