[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 67 (Thursday, May 25, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5230-S5233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 190

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 190, a bill to address the 
regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 236

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 236, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the 
treatment of payment under the medicare program for clinical laboratory 
tests furnished by critical access hospitals.


                                 S. 438

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S. 438, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare 
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 506

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 506, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to establish a scholarship and loan repayment 
program for public health preparedness workforce development to 
eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages in 
Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies.


                                 S. 635

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 635, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to improve the benefits under the medicare program for 
beneficiaries with kidney disease, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 841

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 841, a bill to 
amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective 
remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the 
basis of sex, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1035

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar) and the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 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. 1064

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1064, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to improve stroke prevention, diagnosis, 
treatment, and rehabilitation.


                                S. 1321

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Talent) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1321, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and 
other communications.


                                S. 1353

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine) and the Senator 
from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) were added as cosponsors of S. 1353, a

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bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.


                                S. 1417

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1417, a bill to 
impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein 
concentrates.


                                S. 1509

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1509, a bill to 
amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add non-human primates to the 
definition of prohibited wildlife species.


                                S. 1575

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1575, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a demonstration 
program to increase the number of doctorally-prepared nurse faculty.


                                S. 1741

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1741, a bill to amend the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of 
the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in 
a disaster area.


                                S. 1774

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 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. 2071

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton), was added as a cosponsor of S. 2071, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify congressional intent 
regarding the counting of residents in the nonhospital setting under 
the medicare program.


                                S. 2124

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the 
Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Dayton), and the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Lott) were added as cosponsors of S. 2124, a bill to address the 
needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning 
requirements and relief efforts in the event of a major disaster, to 
increase the accessibility of replacement housing built with Federal 
funds following Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2278

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 2321

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) 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. 2370

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2370, a bill to promote 
the development of democratic institutions in areas under the 
administrative control of the Palestinian Authority, and for other 
purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Reed, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2370, supra.


                                S. 2452

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) 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 names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Allen), and the Senator 
from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) were added as cosponsors 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. 2505

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2505, a bill to 
suspend temporarily the duty on aerosol valves designed to deliver a 
metered dose (50 microliters) of a pressurized liquid pharmaceutical.


                                S. 2548

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Jeffords) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 2549

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2549, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the use of health savings 
accounts for the payment of health insurance premiums for high 
deductible health plans purchased in the individual market.


                                S. 2554

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) 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. 2556

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) 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 South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) 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 Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) 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. 2635

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2635, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters.


                                S. 2658

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) 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. 2677

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2677, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the investment tax credit with 
respect to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2703

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2703, a bill to amend the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965.


                                S. 2725

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
California

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(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2811

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was withdrawn 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. 2816

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2816, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for the 
manufacture of flexible fuel motor vehicles and to extend and increase 
the income tax credit for alternative fuel refueling property, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2817

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2817, a bill to promote 
renewable fuel and energy security of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2824

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2824, a bill to 
reduce the burdens of the implementation of section 404 of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


                                S. 2943

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2943, a bill to 
suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's footwear with coated or 
laminated textile fabrics.


                                S. 2948

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2948, a bill to 
suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear with coated or 
laminated textile fabrics.


                                S. 2949

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2949, a bill to 
suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear valued over $20 a pair 
with coated or laminated textile fabrics.


                                S. 2950

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2950, a bill to 
suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's footwear valued over $20 
a pair with coated or laminated textile fabrics.


                                S. 2951

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2951, a bill to 
suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear valued over 
$20 a pair with coated or laminated textile fabrics.


                                S. 2952

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2952, a bill to 
suspend temporarily the duty on certain other footwear valued over $20 
a pair with coated or laminated textile fabrics.


                                S. 2953

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2953, a bill to 
reduce temporarily the duty on certain men's footwear covering the 
ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.


                                S. 2954

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2954, a bill to 
reduce temporarily the duty on certain footwear not covering the ankle 
with coated or laminated textile fabrics.


                                S. 2955

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2955, a bill to 
reduce temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear covering the 
ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.


                                S. 2956

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2956, a bill to 
reduce temporarily the duty on certain women's footwear not covering 
the ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.


                                S. 2957

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2957, a bill to 
reduce temporarily the duty on certain other footwear covering the 
ankle with coated or laminated textile fabrics.


                                S. 2958

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2958, a bill to 
reduce temporarily the duty on certain footwear with coated or 
laminated textile fabrics.


                              S.J. RES. 1

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added as 
cosponsors of S.J. Res. 1, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.


                              S. RES. 180

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 180, a resolution 
supporting the goals and ideals of a National Epidermolysis Bullosa 
Awareness Week to raise public awareness and understanding of the 
disease and to foster understanding of the impact of the disease on 
patients and their families.


                              S. RES. 320

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor 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. 331

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 331, a resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate regarding fertility issues facing cancer survivors.


                              S. RES. 462

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 462, a resolution 
designating June 8, 2006, as the day of a National Vigil for Lost 
Promise.


                              S. RES. 485

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 485, a resolution to 
express the sense of the Senate concerning the value of family planning 
for American women.


                              S. RES. 493

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 493, a 
resolution calling on the Government of the United Kingdom to establish 
immediately a full, independent, public judicial inquiry into the 
murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Pat Finucane, as 
recommended by international Judge Peter Cory as part of the Western 
Park agreement and a way forward for the Northern Ireland Peace 
Process.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4108

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4108 proposed 
to S. 2611, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4138

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Dayton) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4138 intended to 
be proposed to S. 2611, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
reform and for other purposes.

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                           AMENDMENT NO. 4167

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4167 intended to 
be proposed to S. 2611, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
reform and for other purposes.

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