[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 106 (Thursday, August 3, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8802-S8804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 211, a bill to facilitate 
nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and 
referral on human services, volunteer services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 241

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 241, a bill 
to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that 
funds received as universal service contributions and the universal 
service support programs established pursuant to that section are not 
subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly 
known as the Antideficiency Act.


                                 S. 513

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 513, a bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public 
safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.


                                 S. 528

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 528, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to States 
to conduct demonstration projects that are designed to enable medicaid-
eligible individuals to receive support for appropriate and necessary 
long-term services in the settings of their choice.


                                 S. 843

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. 
Thune) were added as cosponsors of S. 843, a bill to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to combat autism through research, screening, 
intervention and education.
  At the request of Mr. Frist, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
843, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
843, supra.


                                 S. 859

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 859, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an 
income tax credit for the provision of homeownership and community 
development, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 912

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 912, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the 
United States over waters of the United States.


                                 S. 914

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 1023

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1023, a bill to provide for 
the establishment of a Digital Opportunity Investment Trust.


                                S. 1035

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Thomas), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Talent) and the 
Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) 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. 1057

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1057, a bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to 
revise and extend that Act.


                                S. 1145

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1145, a bill to provide Federal assistance to States and local 
jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes.


                                S. 1221

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1221, a bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to 
create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee 
in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the 
result of the performance of such employee's duty.


                                S. 1522

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) 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. 1620

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1620, a bill to provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of 
nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11, 2001, terrorist 
attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2010

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) 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. 2138

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2138, a bill to prohibit racial profiling.


                                S. 2284

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2284, a bill to extend 
the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the 
numerical limitations for temporary workers.


                                S. 2354

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2354, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the coverage 
gap in prescription drug coverage under part D of such title based on 
savings to the Medicare program resulting from the negotiation of 
prescription drug prices.


                                S. 2460

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2460, a bill to permit 
access to certain information in the Firearms Trace System database.


                                S. 2487

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2487, a bill to 
ensure an abundant and affordable supply of highly nutritious fruits, 
vegetables, and other specialty crops for American consumers and 
international markets by enhancing the competitiveness of United 
States-grown specialty crops.

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                                S. 2548

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor 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. 2590

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2590, a bill to require full 
disclosure of all entities and organizations receiving Federal funds.


                                S. 2592

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2592, a bill to amend the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and health of 
schoolchildren by updating the definition of ``food of minimal 
nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and to 
protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and 
breakfast programs.


                                S. 2601

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2601, a bill to amend the 
Social Security Act to improve choices available to Medicare eligible 
seniors by permitting them to elect (instead of regular Medicare 
benefits) to receive a voucher for a health savings account, for 
premiums for a high deductible health insurance plan, or both and by 
suspending Medicare late enrollment penalties between ages 65 and 70.


                                S. 2616

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2616, a bill to amend 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and the Mineral 
Leasing Act to improve surface mining control and reclamation, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2663

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2663, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for 
education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup 
care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs 
under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2723

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2723, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the sponsor of a 
prescription drug plan or an organization offering an MA-PD plan to 
promptly pay claims submitted under part D, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2724

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2724, a bill to amend the 
Clean Air Act to establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant 
regulatory program for the electric generating sector.


                                S. 2787

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2787, a bill to permit United States persons to 
participate in the exploration for and the extraction of hydrocarbon 
resources from any portion of a foreign maritime exclusive economic 
zone that is contiguous to the exclusive economic zone of the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3275

  At the request of Mr. Allen, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) 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. 3485

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3485, a bill 
to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and 
sale of goods made with sweatshop labor, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3508

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3508, a bill to 
authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing 
agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3529

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3529, a bill to 
ensure that new mothers and their families are educated about 
postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, and provided with 
essential services, and to increase research at the National Institutes 
of Health on postpartum depression.


                                S. 3547

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3547, a bill to amend title 18, United 
States Code, with respect to fraud in connection with major disaster or 
emergency funds.


                                S. 3615

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3615, a bill to amend the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public 
health and food safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3659

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
3659, a bill to reauthorize and improve the women's small business 
ownership programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3662

  At the request of Mr. Bennett, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3662, a bill to amend the 
Credit Repair Organizations Act to establish a new disclosure 
statement, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3724

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3724, a bill to 
enhance scientific research and competitiveness through the 
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3738

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 3738, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide an additional standard deduction for real property taxes for 
nonitemizers.


                                S. 3742

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 3742, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of 
freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity.


                                S. 3764

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3764, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the coverage 
gap under the Medicare part D prescription drug program.


                                S. 3765

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3765, a bill 
to designate Lebanon under section 244(b) of the Immigration and 
Naturalization Act to permit nationals of Lebanon to be granted 
temporary protected status in the United States.


                                S. 3769

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3769, a bill to encourage 
multilateral cooperation and authorize a program of assistance to 
facilitate a peaceful transition in Cuba, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 97

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 97, a concurrent resolution expressing the 
sense of

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Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than 
January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the 
United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 
percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue 
to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.


                              S. RES. 224

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) 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. 407

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 407, a resolution 
recognizing the African American Spiritual as a national treasure.


                              S. RES. 494

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 494, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the creation of 
refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian 
Gulf region as a result of human rights violations.


                              S. RES. 513

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 513, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should designate 
the week beginning September 10, 2006, as ``National Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities Week''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4772

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4772 proposed to 
H.R. 5631, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4825

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4825 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 5631, a bill making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4826

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4826 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 5631, a bill making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4827

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4827 proposed to H.R. 5631, a bill making appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2007, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4827 proposed to H.R. 5631, supra.
  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4827 proposed to H.R. 5631, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Inouye, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4827 proposed to H.R. 5631, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of amendment No. 4827 proposed to H.R. 5631, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4827 proposed to H.R. 5631, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Baucus, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4827 proposed to H.R. 5631, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Reed, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4827 proposed to H.R. 5631, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) and the Senator 
from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
4827 proposed to H.R. 5631, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4842

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4842 proposed to 
H.R. 5631, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4842 proposed to H.R. 
5631, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4843

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton), 
the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), 
the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
4843 intended to be proposed to H.R. 5631, a bill making appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2007, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4844

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4844 proposed to 
H.R. 5631, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4850

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4850 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 5631, a bill making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2007, and for other purposes.

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