[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 68 (Friday, May 26, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5343-S5344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 520

  At the request of Mr. Shelby, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 520, a bill to limit the 
jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism.


                                 S. 559

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor 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. 604

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 604, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize expansion of 
medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy services.


                                 S. 707

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 707, a bill to 
reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related 
deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant 
mortality caused by prematurity.


                                S. 1112

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) 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. 1217

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1217, a bill to amend title 
II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period 
for disabled individuals to become eligible for medicare benefits, to 
eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening 
conditions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1479

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) 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. 1575

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1998

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1998, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance 
protections relating to the reputation and meaning of the Medal of 
Honor and other military decorations and awards, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2202

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2202, a bill to provide 
for ethics reform of the Federal judiciary and to instill greater 
public confidence in the Federal courts.


                                S. 2250

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Thomas) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2250, a bill to award a 
congressional gold medal to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug.


                                S. 2292

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2292, a bill to provide relief for the Federal judiciary from excessive 
rent charges.


                                S. 2401

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2401, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain energy tax incentives, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2794

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2794, a bill to ensure the equitable provision of pension and 
medical benefits to Department of Energy contractor employees.


                                S. 2810

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2810, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate months in 2006 from 
the 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.

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                                S. 2970

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2970, a bill to require the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to provide free credit monitoring and credit reports 
for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal 
data, to ensure that such persons are appropriately notified of such 
thefts, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2990

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2990, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore financial stability 
to Medicare anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians.


                                S. 3064

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3064, a bill to express the 
policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship 
with native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by 
the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity.


                                S. 3172

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3172, a bill to establish 
an Office of Emergency Communications, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3176

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 3176, a bill to protect the privacy of veterans and spouses of 
veterans affected by the security breach at the Department of Veterans 
Affairs on May 3, 2006, and for other purposes.

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