[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 55 (Tuesday, May 9, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4211-S4213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 185

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 185, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for the 
reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of 
dependency and indemnity compensation and to modify the effective date 
for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan.


                                 S. 401

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 401, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social 
Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older 
Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and 
supports, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 713

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) 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. 722

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 722, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 
level.


                                S. 1278

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1278, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a mechanism for United 
States citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their 
permanent partners for residence in the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1537

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr.

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Obama) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1537, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide for the establishment of Parkinson's Disease Research Education 
and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs and Multiple Sclerosis Centers of 
Excellence.


                                S. 1698

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1698, a bill to accelerate 
efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing 
countries and for other purposes.


                                S. 1774

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1774, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, 
intensification, and coordination of the activities of the National 
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute with respect to research on pulmonary 
hypertension.


                                S. 1934

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1934, a bill to 
reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for reentry 
of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on Federal 
programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the 
community, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2039

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2039, a bill to provide 
for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders.


                                S. 2306

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2306, a bill to amend the 
National Organ Transplant Act to clarify that kidney paired donation 
and kidney list donation do not involve the transfer of a human organ 
for valuable consideration.


                                S. 2321

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) and 
the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Thomas) 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. 2452

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2452, a bill to prohibit 
picketing at the funerals of members and former members of the armed 
forces.


                                S. 2491

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2491, a bill to award a 
Congressional gold medal to Byron Nelson in recognition of his 
significant contributions to the game of golf as a player, a teacher, 
and a commentator.


                                S. 2510

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2510, a bill to establish 
a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel 
Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not 
Federal employees, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2554

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) 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. 2562

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2644

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2644, a bill to 
harmonize rate setting standards for copyright licenses under sections 
112 and 114 of title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2652

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Allard) 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. 2658

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2658, a bill to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment 
of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the enhancement of the 
functions of the National Guard Bureau, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2658, supra.


                                S. 2674

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2674, a bill to 
amend the Native American Languages Act to provide for the support of 
Native American language survival schools, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2692

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2692, a bill to suspend 
temporarily the duty on certain microphones used in automotive 
interiors.


                                S. 2694

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2694, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to remove certain limitations on attorney 
representation of claimants for veterans benefits in administrative 
proceedings before the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2697

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2697, a bill to establish the 
position of the United States Ambassador for ASEAN.


                                S. 2703

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) and the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were added as cosponsors of S. 2703, a 
bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965.


                                S. 2704

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2704, a bill to revise 
and extend the National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act of 
2000.


                                S. 2723

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2723, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the sponsor of 
a prescription drug plan or an organization offering an MA-PD plan to 
promptly pay claims submitted under part D, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2725

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2725, a bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal Minimum wage and to 
ensure that increases in the Federal minimum wage keep pace with any 
pay adjustments for Members of Congress.


                                S. 2754

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2754, a bill to derive 
human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not 
knowingly harm embryos.

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                                S. 2759

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2759, a bill to provide for 
additional outreach and education related to the Medicare program and 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a special 
enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related 
subsidy under the Medicare prescription drug program.


                              S. RES. 320

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) 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.


                              S. RES. 436

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 436, a resolution 
urging the Federation Internationale de Football Association to prevent 
persons or groups representing the Islamic Republic of Iran from 
participating in sanctioned soccer matches.


                              S. RES. 469

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 469, a 
resolution condemning the April 25, 2006, beating and intimidation of 
Cuban dissident Martha Beatriz Roque.

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