[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 114 (Thursday, September 14, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9630-S9631]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 155

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 155, a bill to 
increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to 
investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish 
violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities 
from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for 
violent crimes, to reform and facilitate prosecution of juvenile gang 
members who commit violent crimes, to expand and improve gang 
prevention programs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 503

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 503, a bill to expand 
Parents as Teachers programs and other quality programs of early 
childhood home visitation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 713

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 713, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and 
infrastructure grants.


                                S. 1172

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1172, a bill to provide for 
programs to increase the awareness and knowledge of women and health 
care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers.


                                S. 1244

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1244, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for 
qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance 
under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit 
for individuals with long-term needs.


                                S. 1360

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1360, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income 
for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries 
of employees, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1915

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1915, a bill to amend the 
Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, 
delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2010

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) 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. 2250

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the 
Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), 
the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. 
Mikulski), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were added as cosponsors of S. 2250, a 
bill to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug.


                                S. 2475

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2475, a bill to establish the 
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the 
American Latino Community, to develop a plan of action for the 
establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American 
Latino Community in Washington, DC, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2491

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the 
Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Bayh) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens) 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. 2707

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms.

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Snowe) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2707, a bill to amend the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 to exempt qualified public housing agencies from the 
requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan.


                                S. 2750

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2750, a bill 
to improve access to emergency medical services through medical 
liability reform and additional Medicare payments.


                                S. 3238

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman), the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Martinez), and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3238, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 
establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.


                                S. 3275

  At the request of Mr. Allen, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici) 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. 3519

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3519, a bill to reform 
the State inspection of meat and poultry in the United States, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3609

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3609, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
treatment of certain physician pathology services under the Medicare 
program.


                                S. 3628

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3628, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and extend 
certain energy-related tax provisions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3705

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3705, a bill 
to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve requirements 
under the Medicaid program for items and services furnished in or 
through an educational program or setting to children, including 
children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3744

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3744, a bill to 
establish the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Program.


                                S. 3771

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Allen), and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3771, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health 
centers program under section 330 of such Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4923

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
4923 proposed to H.R. 4954, a bill to improve maritime and cargo 
security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4945

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator 
from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4945 proposed to H.R. 4954, a 
bill to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered 
defenses, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 5003

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Biden), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the 
Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Conrad), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes), the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy), and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 5003 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 4096, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
to 2006 the alternative minimum tax relief available in 2005 and to 
index such relief for inflation.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 5004

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Biden), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the 
Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Conrad), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes), the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy), and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 5004 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 4096, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
to 2006 the alternative minimum tax relief available in 2005 and to 
index such relief for inflation.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 5005

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of amendment No. 5005 intended to be proposed to H.R. 4954, a bill to 
improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, 
and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Levin, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 5005 intended to be proposed to H.R. 4954, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 5005 intended to be proposed to H.R. 4954, supra.
  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 5005 intended to be proposed to H.R. 4954, supra.

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