[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 64 (Monday, May 22, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4891-S4893]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 25

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 25, a bill to promote 
freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax 
and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting 
a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.


                                 S. 558

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 558, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to permit certain additional retired members of 
the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive 
both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of 
military service or Combat-Related Special compensation and to 
eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such 
concurrent receipt.


                                 S. 559

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 559, a bill to make the protection of 
vulnerable populations, especially women and children, who are affected 
by a humanitarian emergency a priority of the United States Government, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1035

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) 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.

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                                S. 1099

  At the request of Mr. Shelby, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1099, a bill to repeal the 
current Internal Revenue Code and replace it with a flat tax, thereby 
guaranteeing economic growth and greater fairness for all Americans.


                                S. 1162

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1162, a bill to amend title 
10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year limits on use of 
Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1171

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1171, a bill to halt 
Saudi support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or 
in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and to secure full Saudi 
cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1353

  At the request of Mr. Martinez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1353, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.
  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1353, supra.


                                S. 1376

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1376, a bill to improve and expand geographic 
literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United 
States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten 
through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher 
education.


                                S. 1862

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
DeWine) 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. 1934

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 2278

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2278, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and 
treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases 
in women.


                                S. 2292

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2292, a bill to provide 
relief for the Federal judiciary from excessive rent charges.


                                S. 2321

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2321, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Louis 
Braille.


                                S. 2385

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2385, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to expand eligibility for Combat-Related 
Special Compensation paid by the uniformed services in order to permit 
certain additional retired members who have a service-connected 
disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for that disability and Combat-Related Special 
Compensation by reason of that disability.


                                S. 2452

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Nelson) 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. 2459

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2459, a bill to improve cargo security, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2494

  At the request of Mr. Burns, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2494, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for the payment of 
premiums for high deductible health plans, to allow a credit for 
certain employment taxes paid with respect to premiums for high 
deductible health plans and contributions to health savings accounts, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2506

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2506, a bill to require 
Federal agencies to support health impact assessments and take other 
actions to improve health and the environmental quality of communities, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2642

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2658

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 2694

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


                                S. 2703

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2703, a bill to amend the Voting Rights Act 
of 1965.


                                S. 2796

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2796, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements 
in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with 
hydrogen energy.


                                S. 2802

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith), the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Allen), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns), the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Lieberman), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were added as cosponsors of S. 2802, a bill to 
improve American innovation and competitiveness in the global economy.


                                S. 2803

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2803, a bill to amend the Federal Mine Safety and 
Health Act of 1977 to improve the safety of mines and mining.


                                S. 2810

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2810, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to eliminate months in 2006 from the

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calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the Medicare part D 
prescription drug program and to provide for additional funding for 
State health insurance counseling program and area agencies on aging, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2811

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2811, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the annual, coordinated 
election period under the Medicare part D prescription drug program 
through all of 2006 and to provide for a refund of excess premiums paid 
during 2006, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2831

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2831, a bill to guarantee 
the free flow of information to the public through a free and active 
press while protecting the right of the public to effective law 
enforcement and the fair administration of justice.


                                S. 2855

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2855, a bill to amend the 
Safe Drinking Water Act to eliminate security risks by replacing the 
use of extremely hazardous gaseous chemicals with inherently safer 
technologies.


                              S.J. RES. 12

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 12, a 
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration 
of the flag of the United States.


                              S.J. RES. 35

  At the request of Mr. Byrd, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott) 
were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 35, a joint resolution proposing 
an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify that 
the Constitution neither prohibits voluntary prayer nor requires prayer 
in schools.


                            S. CON. RES. 71

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 71, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that States 
should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an 
ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the 
proximity of a potentially visually impaired individual.


                              S. RES. 224

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 224, a 
resolution to express the sense of the Senate supporting the 
establishment of September as Campus Fire Safety Month, and for other 
purposes.


                              S. RES. 462

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) 
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. McCain, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Allard) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 469, a resolution condemning the April 
25, 2006, beating and intimidation of Cuban dissident Martha Beatriz 
Roque.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4076

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4076 proposed 
to S. 2611, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and 
for other purposes.

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