[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 13, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13502-S13503]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 521

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 521, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services to establish, promote, and support a comprehensive 
prevention, research, and medical management referral program for 
hepatitis C virus infection.


                                 S. 707

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh), the Senator 
from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) were added as cosponsors of S. 707, a bill to reduce preterm 
labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and 
complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused 
by prematurity.


                                 S. 716

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 716, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to enhance services provided by vet centers, to 
clarify and improve the provision of bereavement counseling by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 737

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 737, a bill to amend the USA 
PATRIOT ACT to place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance 
and the issuance of search warrants, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 908

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 908, a bill to 
allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to 
determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address the 
problems of weight gain, obesity, and health conditions associated with 
weight gain or obesity.


                                S. 1100

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1100, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide capital gains treatment for 
certain self-created musical works.


                                S. 1120

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Sarbanes) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 1313

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1313, a bill to protect 
homes, small businesses, and other private property rights, by limiting 
the power of eminent domain.


                                S. 1508

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


                                S. 1538

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1538, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for 
the construction and renovation of public schools.


                                S. 1687

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1687, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide waivers relating to grants for 
preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers.


                                S. 1733

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1733, a bill to establish 
pilot projects under the medicare program to provide incentives for 
home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications 
technologies.


                                S. 1791

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1791, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to allow a deduction for qualified timber gains.


                                S. 1801

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1801, a bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to 
reauthorize the Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1841

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from Washington (Ms. 
Cantwell), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and 
the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) 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. 1881

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1881, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Old Mint at San 
Francisco otherwise known as the ``Granite Lady'', and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1952

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1952, a bill to provide 
grants for rural health information technology development activities.


                                S. 1991

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1991, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a financial assistance 
program to facilitate the provision of supportive services for very 
low-income veteran families in permanent housing, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2075

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from 
Nevada (Mr. Reid), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Chafee) and the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2075, a bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State 
residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the 
cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien 
students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the 
United States as children, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2076

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2076, a bill to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to provide to assistant United States 
attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law 
enforcement officers.

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                                S. 2082

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2082, a bill to amend the 
USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of that Act 
and the lone wolf provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 to March 31, 2006.
  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2082, supra.


                              S.J. RES. 22

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 22, a joint 
resolution proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the 
United States posthumously.


                            S. CON. RES. 64

  At the request of Mr. Craig, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Con. Res. 64, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the 
Congress regarding oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned 
Names and Numbers.


                              S. RES. 180

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 320

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) 
and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 320, a resolution calling the President to ensure 
that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate 
understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human 
rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States 
record relating to the Armenian Genocide.

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