[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 69 (Monday, June 5, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5430-S5432]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 98

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 98, a bill to amend 
the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and the Revised Statutes of the 
United States to prohibit financial holding companies and national 
banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage 
or real estate management activities, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 185

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 185, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for the 
reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of 
dependency and indemnity compensation and to modify the effective date 
for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan.


                                 S. 420

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of

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S. 420, a bill to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.


                                 S. 548

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 548, a bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and 
forest land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the 
public under programs administered by States and tribal governments.


                                 S. 635

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) 
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. 1110

  At the request of Mr. Allen, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1110, a bill to amend the 
Federal Hazardous Substances Act to require engine coolant and 
antifreeze to contain a bittering agent in order to render the coolant 
or antifreeze unpalatable.


                                S. 1272

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Colorado (Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1272, a bill 
to amend title 46, United States Code, and title II of the Social 
Security Act to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in 
the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service 
and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.


                                S. 1522

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1522, a bill to 
recognize the heritage of hunting and provide opportunities for 
continued hunting on Federal public land.


                                S. 1537

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1537, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of 
Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the 
Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
and Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence.


                                S. 1687

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1687, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide waivers relating to 
grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and 
cervical cancers.


                                S. 1722

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1722, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal 
Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1741

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 1862

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) 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. 1907

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1907, a bill to promote the 
development of Native American small business concerns, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1998

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) 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. 2178

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


                                S. 2292

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) were 
added as cosponsors 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 names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Allard), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar) and the 
Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as cosponsors of S. 2321, 
a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of Louis Braille.


                                S. 2393

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2393, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and 
treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have 
access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric 
cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer 
database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers.


                                S. 2395

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2395, a bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
require that air carriers accept as mail shipments certain live 
animals.


                                S. 2444

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2444, a bill to amend 
the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide 
grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of 
deficient dams.


                                S. 2570

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2570, a bill to authorize 
funds for the United States Marshals Service's Fugitive Safe Surrender 
Program.


                                S. 2599

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2599, a bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to prohibit the 
confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies.


                                S. 2614

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) 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. 2691

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2691, a bill to amend 
the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase competitiveness in the 
United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2810

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) 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 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

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agencies on aging, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2831

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) 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. 2916

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2916, a bill to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to 
contraceptive services for women and men under the Medicaid program, 
help low income women and couples prevent unintended pregnancies and 
reduce abortion, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2970

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor 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 Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) 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. 3033

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3033, a bill to suspend 
temporarily the duty on Methylionone.


                                S. 3035

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3035, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of establishing the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area 
in the States of Washington and Oregon, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3176

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were 
added as cosponsors 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.
  At the request of Mr. Baucus, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
3176, supra.


                                S. 3275

  At the request of Mr. Allen, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Burns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3275, a bill to amend title 
18, United States code, to provide a national standard in accordance 
with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the 
State.


                              S.J. RES. 38

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 38, a 
joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained 
in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other 
purposes.


                              S. RES. 470

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 470, a resolution 
promoting a comprehensive political agreement in Iraq.


                              S. RES. 492

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 492, a resolution to 
amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to prohibit Members from using 
charitable foundations for personal gain.


                              S. RES. 493

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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.


                              S. RES. 495

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 495, a resolution designating June 8, 2006, as 
the day of a National Vigil for Lost Promise.

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