[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 25, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3506-S3508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 351

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 351, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient 
protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse 
may be required to work in certain providers of services to which 
payments are made under the Medicare Program.


                                 S. 440

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 440, a bill to amend 
title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as 
physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the 
medicaid program.


                                 S. 633

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) 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

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disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United 
States.


                                 S. 713

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 713, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and 
infrastructure grants.


                                 S. 908

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) 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. 912

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 912, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the 
United States over waters of the United States.


                                 S. 914

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Lautenberg) were added as cosponsors of S. 914, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to establish a competitive grant program to 
build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce 
of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical 
research.


                                S. 1086

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1086, a bill to improve the national program to 
register and monitor individuals who commit crimes against children or 
sex offenses.


                                S. 1440

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator 
from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 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. 1515

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1515, a bill to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve access to 
advanced practice nurses and physician assistants under the Medicaid 
Program.


                                S. 1531

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1531, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs 
with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.


                                S. 1801

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 1906

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1906, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
property tax rebates and other benefits provided to volunteer 
firefighters, search and rescue personnel, and emergency medical 
responders from income and employment taxes and wage withholding.


                                S. 1998

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1998, a bill to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance protections relating to 
the reputation and meaning of the Medal of Honor and other military 
decorations and awards, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2010

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2010, a bill to amend 
the Social Security Act to enhance the Social Security of the Nation by 
ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to 
prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, 
neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2076

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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.


                                S. 2140

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2140, a bill to 
enhance protection of children from sexual exploitation by 
strengthening section 2257 of title 18, United States Code, requiring 
producers of sexually explicit material to keep and permit inspection 
of records regarding the age of performers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2181

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2181, a bill 
to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for an offset 
from the Medicaid clawback for State prescription drug expenditures for 
covered part D drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.


                                S. 2251

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2251, a bill to amend the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the ultra-deepwater and 
unconventional onshore natural gas and other petroleum research and 
development program.


                                S. 2321

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Bond) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2321, a bill to require the Secretary of 
the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Louis Braille.


                                S. 2370

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Specter), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator 
from Alaska (Mr. Stevens) were added as cosponsors of S. 2370, a bill 
to promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under 
the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2399

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2399, a bill to prohibit 
termination of employment of volunteers firefighters and emergency 
medical personnel responding to emergencies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2409

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2409, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of 
such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible 
individuals.


                                S. 2414

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2414, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require broker reporting of 
customer's basis in securities transactions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2422

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2422, a bill to establish a Conservation and Habitat Restoration 
Fund and to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants to 
States for coastal zone management, coastal wetlands conservation, 
coastal land protection, and fisheries habitat restoration, and to 
improve understanding of coastal areas, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2487

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2487, a bill to ensure an 
abundant and affordable supply of highly nutritious fruits, vegetables, 
and other specialty crops for American consumers and international 
markets by enhancing

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the competitiveness of United States-grown specialty crops.


                                S. 2493

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2493, a bill 
to provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with 
respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2548

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2548, a bill to amend the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
ensure that State and local emergency preparedness operational plans 
address the needs of individuals with household pets and service 
animals following a major disaster or emergency.


                                S. 2556

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2556, a bill to amend title 11, United States Code, 
with respect to reform of executive compensation in corporate 
bankruptcies.


                                S. 2557

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2557, a bill 
to improve competition in the oil and gas industry, to strengthen 
antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2562

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2562, a bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
2006, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
the survivors of certain disabled veterans.


                                S. 2563

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. 
Burr) were added as cosponsors of S. 2563, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to require prompt payment to pharmacies 
under part D, to restrict pharmacy co-branding on prescription drug 
cards issued under such part, and to provide guidelines for Medication 
Therapy Management Services programs offered by prescription drug plans 
and MA-PD plans under such part.


                                S. 2593

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Sarbanes) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2593, a bill to protect, 
consistent with Roe v. Wade, a woman's freedom to choose to bear a 
child or terminate a pregnancy, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2617

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2617, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to limit increases in the costs to 
retired members of the Armed Forces of health care services under the 
TRICARE program, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 182

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 182, a resolution supporting efforts to increase childhood 
cancer awareness, treatment, and research.


                              S. RES. 313

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Conrad) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 313, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that a National Methamphetamine 
Prevention Week should be established to increase awareness of 
methamphetamine and to educate the public on ways to help prevent the 
use of that damaging narcotic.


                              S. RES. 409

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Kennedy) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 409, a resolution 
supporting democracy, development, and stabilization in Haiti.


                              S. RES. 439

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
DeWine) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 439, a resolution designating the third week of 
April 2006 as ``National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week''.

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