[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 54 (Monday, May 8, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4156-S4157]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 22

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 22, a bill to improve patient access to health care 
services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive 
burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.


                                 S. 23

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott) and the Senator 
from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) were added as cosponsors of S. 23, a bill 
to improve women's access to health care services and provide improved 
medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system 
places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.


                                 S. 58

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 58, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to permit former members of the Armed Forces 
who have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on 
military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired 
members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such aircraft.


                                 S. 241

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 241, a bill to amend section 
254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as 
universal service contributions and the universal service support 
programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to 
certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as 
the Antideficiency Act.


                                 S. 311

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 311, a bill to amend title XIX of 
the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid 
coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV.


                                 S. 333

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Bond), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) and the Senator 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as cosponsors of S. 333, a bill 
to hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening 
behavior and to support a transition to democracy in Iran.


                                 S. 537

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 537, a bill to increase the 
number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including 
those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to 
children and adolescents, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 728

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 728, a bill to provide for the 
consideration and development of water and related resources, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 811

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 811, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
birth of Abraham Lincoln.


                                S. 1008

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1008, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to add meningococcal vaccines 
to the list of taxable vaccines for purposes of the Vaccine Injury 
Compensation Trust Fund.


                                S. 1035

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1035, a bill to authorize the 
presentation of commemorative medals on behalf of Congress to Native 
Americans who served as Code Talkers during foreign conflicts in which 
the United States was involved during the 20th century in recognition 
of the service of those Native Americans to the United States.


                                S. 1046

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1046, a bill to amend title 
28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal 
courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of 
Allegiance.


                                S. 1062

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1062, a bill to amend the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the 
Federal minimum wage.


                                S. 1221

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1221, a bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to 
create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee 
in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the 
result of the performance of such employee's duty.


                                S. 1619

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1619, a bill to 
amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to 
require local educational agencies and schools to implement integrated 
pest management systems to minimize the use of pesticides in schools 
and to provide parents, guardians, and employees with notice of the use 
of pesticides in schools, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1621

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1621, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the above-the-line deduction 
for teacher classroom supplies and to expand such deduction to include 
qualified professional development expenses.


                                S. 2025

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2025, a bill to promote 
the national security and stability of the United States economy by 
reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of 
alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2079

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2079, a bill to improve 
the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to 
catastrophic events affecting the natural resources of Forest Service 
land and Bureau of Land Management Land, respectively, to support the 
recovery of non-Federal land damaged by catastrophic events, to assist 
impacted communities, to revitalize Forest Service experimental 
forests, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2429

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the names of the Senator from Missouri

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(Mr. Bond) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2429, a bill to authorize the President to waive the 
application of certain requirements under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
with respect to India.


                                S. 2503

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2503, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an extension of 
the period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of 
disability determinations by the Department of Veterans Affairs.


                                S. 2548

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) 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. 2554

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2554, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the permissible use of health 
savings accounts to include premiums for non-group high deductible 
health plan coverage.


                                S. 2563

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) 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. 2642

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2642, a bill to amend the Commodity Exchange 
Act to add a provision relating to reporting and recordkeeping for 
positions involving energy commodities.


                                S. 2652

  At the request of Mr. Allen, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2652, a bill to amend chapter 27 of title 18, United States code, to 
prohibit the unauthorized construction, financing, or, with reckless 
disregard, permitting the construction or use on one's land, of a 
tunnel or subterranean passageway between the United States and another 
country.


                                S. 2695

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2695, a bill to provide 
for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to 
research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds 
administered by that agency.


                                S. 2703

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the 
Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as cosponsors of S. 2703, 
a bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965.


                                S. 2720

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2720, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to 
improve America's research competitiveness, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2721

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2721, a bill to simplify 
the taxation of business activity, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2747

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2747, a bill to 
enhance energy efficiency and conserve oil and natural gas, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2748

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2748, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives to 
promote energy production and conservation, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 16

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 16, a 
concurrent resolution conveying the sympathy of Congress to the 
families of the young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, 
and encouraging increased United States involvement in bringing an end 
to these crimes.


                              S. RES. 320

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback) 
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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