[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 121 (Monday, September 25, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10072-S10073]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 241

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) 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. 334

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 334, a bill to amend 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 
importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 381

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 381, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage guaranteed 
lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life 
insurance proceeds at dates later than death by excluding from income a 
portion of such payments.


                                 S. 503

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) 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. 559

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) 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. 908

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) and the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of S. 908, a bill to 
allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to 
determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address the 
problems of weight gain, obesity, and health conditions associated with 
weight gain or obesity.


                                 S. 965

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 965, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to reduce the recognition period for built-in gains for subchapter S 
corporations.


                                S. 1013

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1013, a bill to 
improve the allocation of grants through the Department of Homeland 
Security, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1082

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1082, a bill to restore 
Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.


                                S. 1172

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) 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. 1915

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) 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. 2154

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Sarbanes), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the 
Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. 
Landrieu) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2154, a bill to provide for the issuance of a 
commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks.


                                S. 2284

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 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. 2348

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2348, a bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
require a licensee to notify the Atomic Energy Commission, and the 
State and county in which a facility is located, whenever there is an 
unplanned release of fission products in excess of allowable limits.


                                S. 2491

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback), the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) and the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 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. 2493

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2493, a bill to 
provide for disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with 
respect to campus buildings, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3421

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3421, a bill to authorize major 
medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3519

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.

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DeWine) 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. 3596

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3596, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to certain 
concentrated animal feeding operations for the cost of complying with 
environmental protection regulations.


                                S. 3681

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3681, a bill to amend the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to 
provide that manure shall not be considered to be a hazardous 
substance, pollutant, or contaminant.


                                S. 3705

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) 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 names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama) were added as 
cosponsors 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 North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) and the 
Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) 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.


                                S. 3795

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Chafee) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3795, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide for a two-year moratorium on certain Medicare 
physician payment reductions for imaging services.
  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3795, supra.


                                S. 3827

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3827, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to extend and expand the benefits for businesses operating 
in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3855

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3855, a bill to provide 
emergency agricultural disaster assistance, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3877

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3877, a bill 
entitled the ``Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Improvement and 
Enhancement Act of 2006''.


                                S. 3879

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3879, a bill to implement the 
Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 388

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3884, a bill to 
impose sanctions against individuals responsible for genocide, war 
crimes, and crimes against humanity, to support measures for the 
protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and to support 
peace efforts in the Darfur region of Sudan, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3912

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3912, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the exceptions process with 
respect to caps on payments for therapy services under the Medicare 
program.


                                S. 3913

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the 
Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as cosponsors of S. 3913, a 
bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to eliminate funding 
shortfalls for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) 
for fiscal year 2007.


                            S. CON. RES. 72

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 72, a concurrent resolution 
requesting the President to issue a proclamation annually calling upon 
the people of the United States to observe Global Family Day, One Day 
of Peace and Sharing, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 84

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 84, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding a free trade 
agreement between the United States and Taiwan.


                              S. RES. 559

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 559, a resolution calling 
on the President to take immediate steps to help stop the violence in 
Darfur.


                              S. RES. 572

  At the request of Mr. Burns, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith), the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the 
Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Allen) and the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Snowe) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 572, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to raising awareness 
and enhancing the state of computer security in the United States, and 
supporting the goals and ideals of National Cyber Security Awareness 
Month.

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