[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 60 (Tuesday, May 16, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4617-S4619]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 647

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 647, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize physical 
therapists to evaluate and treat medicare beneficiaries without a 
requirement for a physician referral, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 886

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 886, a bill to eliminate 
the annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog in the national 
parks, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 914

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) 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. 1104

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1104, a bill 
to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide 
States with the option to cover certain legal immigrants under the 
medicaid and State children's health insurance programs.


                                S. 1112

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1112, a bill to make 
permanent the enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified 
tuition programs enacted as part of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
Reconciliation Act of 2001.


                                S. 1263

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1263, a bill to amend the 
Small Business Act to establish eligibility requirements for business 
concerns to receive awards under the Small Business Innovation Research 
Program.


                                S. 1354

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1354, a bill to establish 
commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding 
injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, 
and Jewish refugees during World War II.


                                S. 1479

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1479, a bill to provide 
for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, 
education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other 
tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne 
Diseases Advisory Committee.


                                S. 1862

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1862, a bill to 
establish a joint energy cooperation program within the Department of 
Energy to fund eligible ventures between United States and Israeli 
businesses and academic persons in the national interest, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2005

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2005, a bill to provide 
for the reviewing, updating, and maintenance of National Flood 
Insurance Program rate maps, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 2010

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) 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. 2140

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) 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. 2178

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2178, a bill to make the 
stealing and selling of telephone records a criminal offense.


                                S. 2392

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2392, a bill to promote the 
empowerment of women in Afghanistan.


                                S. 2461

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2461, a bill to prohibit 
United States assistance to develop or promote any rail connections or 
railway-related connections that traverse or connect Baku, Azerbaijan, 
Tbilisi, Georgia, and Kars, Turkey, and that specifically exclude 
cities in Armenia.


                                S. 2480

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2480, a bill to amend the 
Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act with respect to the availability 
of contact lenses.


                                S. 2556

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) 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. 2566

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) 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. 2614

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Talent) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2614, a bill to amend the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish a program to provide 
reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling 
systems.


                                S. 2629

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2629, a bill to improve 
the tracking of stolen firearms and firearms used in a crime, to allow 
more frequent inspections of gun dealers to ensure compliance with 
Federal gun law, to enhance the penalties for gun trafficking, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2658

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 2682

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2682, a bill 
to exclude from admission to the United States aliens who have made 
investments directly and significantly contributing to the enhancement 
of the ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2703

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Jeffords) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2703, a bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 
1965.


                                S. 2725

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) 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.J. RES. 10

  At the request of Mr. Shelby, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 10, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States which requires (except during time of war and subject to 
suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the 
United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain 
revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not 
exceed 20 per centum of the gross national product of the United States 
during the previous calendar year.


                              S. RES. 236

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 236, a 
resolution recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a 
treatment, and an eventual cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, 
supporting the goals and ideals of National Idiopathic Pulmonary 
Fibrosis Awareness Week, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 320

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 320, a 
resolution calling for 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. 420

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 420, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that effective treatment 
and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic 
arthritis should be improved.


                              S. RES. 462

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) and the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 462, a 
resolution designating June 8, 2006, as the day of a National Vigil for 
Lost Promise.


                              S. RES. 469

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Frist) 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.
  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 469, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3960

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
3960 intended to be proposed to S. 2611, a bill to provide for 
comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3961

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici) 
and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3961 proposed to S. 2611, a bill to provide 
for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Allard, his name was added as a cosponsor of

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amendment No. 3961 proposed to S. 2611, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Thune, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3961 proposed to S. 2611, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3966

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3966 intended to be proposed to S. 2611, a 
bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3968

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3968 intended to be proposed to S. 2611, a 
bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3981

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
3981 proposed to S. 2611, a bill to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3985

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3985 intended to 
be proposed to S. 2611, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
reform and for other purposes.

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