[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 57 (Thursday, May 11, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4469-S4471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 483

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 483, a bill to strengthen 
religious liberty and combat government hostility to expressions of 
faith, by extending the reach of The Equal Access Act to elementary 
schools.


                                 S. 484

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 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. 859

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 859, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an income tax credit for the 
provision of homeownership and community development, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 910

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 910, a bill to require that 
health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for 
mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment 
of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.


                                 S. 914

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor 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. 932

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 932, a bill to provide 
for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own 
health needs and the health needs of their families.


                                 S. 985

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. 985, a bill to establish 
kinship navigator programs, to establish kinship guardianship 
assistance payments for children, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1035

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1214

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1214, a bill to require equitable coverage of 
prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive 
services under health plans.


                                S. 1369

  At the request of Mr. Talent, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1369, a bill to establish an 
Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department 
of Justice.


                                S. 1948

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1948, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce 
the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of 
passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 2025

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Reed) 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. 2035

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2035, a bill to extend the time 
required for construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
Idaho, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2556

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2556, a bill to amend title 
11, United States Code, with respect to reform of executive 
compensation in corporate bankruptcies.


                                S. 2563

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2566

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2566, a bill to provide for coordination of 
proliferation interdiction activities and conventional arms 
disarmament, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2568

  At the request of Mr. Sarbanes, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2568, a bill 
to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Captain John 
Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.


                                S. 2607

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2607, a bill to establish 
a 4-year small business health insurance information pilot program.


                                S. 2642

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) 
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. 2643

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2643, a bill to 
amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify 
that Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the 
use of methamphetamine.


                                S. 2658

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) 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.


                                S. 2679

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2679, a bill 
to establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of 
the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime 
Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Talent, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2679, supra.


                                S. 2760

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2760, a bill to suspend the 
duty on imports of ethanol, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 270

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 270, a resolution expressing 
the sense of the Senate that the International Monetary Fund should 
investigate whether China is manipulating the rate of exchange between 
the Chinese yuan and the United States dollar.


                              S. RES. 398

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 398, a 
resolution relating to the censure of George W. Bush.


                              S. RES. 431

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 431, a 
resolution designating May 11, 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. 472

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 472, a resolution commemorating and acknowledging the 
dedication and sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their 
lives while serving as law enforcement officers.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3867

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3867 intended to be proposed to S. 
1955, a bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act 
of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access 
and reduce costs through the creation of small business health plans 
and through modernization of the health insurance marketplace.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3914

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3914 intended to be proposed to S. 1955, a bill to amend 
title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public 
Health Service Act to expand health care access and reduce costs 
through the creation of small business health plans and through 
modernization of the health insurance marketplace.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3915

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Dorgan) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3915 intended to be proposed to S. 1955, a 
bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 
and the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access and 
reduce costs through the creation of small business health plans and 
through modernization of the health insurance marketplace.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3917

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3917 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1955, a bill to amend title I of the Employee 
Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to 
expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation of 
small business health plans and through modernization of the health 
insurance marketplace.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3924

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3924 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1955, a bill to amend title I of the Employee 
Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to 
expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation of 
small business health plans and through modernization of the health 
insurance marketplace.

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