[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11314-11315]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 237

  At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 237, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on 
Social Security benefits.


                                 S. 543

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Hutchinson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 543, a bill to provide 
for equal coverage of mental health benefits with respect to health 
insurance coverage unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical 
and surgical benefits.


                                 S. 572

  At the request of Mr. Chafee, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 572, a bill 
to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend modifications 
to DSH allotments provided under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 
Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.


                                 S. 677

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 677, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to repeal the required use of certain principal repayments on mortgage 
subsidy bond financing to redeem bonds, to modify the purchase price 
limitation under mortgage subsidy bond rules based on median family 
income, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 839

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 839, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment for 
inpatient hospital services under the medicare program and to freeze 
the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical 
education.


                                 S. 912

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 912, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial benefits for 
veterans .


                                 S. 913

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 913, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide for coverage under the medicare program of all 
oral anticancer drugs.


                                 S. 918

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 918, a bill to provide 
more child support money to families leaving welfare, to simplify the 
rules governing the assignment and distribution of child support 
collected by States on behalf of children, to improve the collection of 
child support, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 999

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. 999, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to 
be issued to members of the Armed Forces who participated in operations 
in Korea after the end of the Korean War.


                                S. 1022

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1022, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health 
insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for 
TRICARE supplemental premiums.


                                S. 1311

  At the request of Mr. Chafee, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1311, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm 
the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are 
fleeing persecution or torture.


                                S. 1506

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1506, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for 
reduction of SBP survivor annuities by dependency and indemnity 
compensation .


                                S. 1549

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1549, a bill 
to provide for increasing the technically trained workforce in the 
United States.


                                S. 1991

  At the request of Mr. Hollings, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1991, to establish a national rail passenger 
transportation system, reauthorize Amtrak, improve security and service 
on Amtrak, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2039

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2039, a bill to expand aviation capacity in the Chicago area.


                                S. 2051

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2051, a bill to remove a 
condition preventing authority for concurrent receipt of military 
retired pay and veterans' disability compensation from taking affect, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2121

  At the request of Mr. Breaux, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2121, a bill to amend 
section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to simplify and clarify certain 
drawback provisions.


                                S. 2194

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2194, a bill to hold accountable the Palestine Liberation 
Organization and the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 2335

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2335, a bill to establish 
the Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business 
Administration, to create the Native American Small Business 
Development Program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2425

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Helms) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2425, a bill to 
prohibit United States assistance and commercial arms exports to 
countries and entities supporting international terrorism.


                                S. 2435

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2435, a bill to 
amend title 9 of the United States Code to exclude all employment 
contracts from the arbitration provisions of chapter 1 of such title; 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2447

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Allen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2447, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to freeze the reduction in payments to 
hospitals for indirect costs of medical education.


                                S. 2448

  At the request of Mr. Hollings, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2448, a bill to 
improve nationwide access to broadband services.


                                S. 2512

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2512, a bill 
to provide grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to 
meet requirements for realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act 
of 1996, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2525

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2525, a bill to amend the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase assistance for foreign 
countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2545

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2545, a bill to extend 
and improve United States programs on the proliferation of nuclear 
materials, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2562

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2562, a bill to expand 
research regarding inflammatory bowel disease, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2572

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2572, a bill to amend 
title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with 
respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2622

  At the request of Mr. Hollings, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2622, a bill to authorize 
the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of Congress 
to Joseph A. De Laine in recognition of his contributions to the 
Nation.


                                S. 2647

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2647, a bill to require 
that activities carried out by the United States in Afghanistan 
relating to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee 
relief and assistance will support the basic human rights of women and 
women's participation and leadership in these areas.


                                S. 2648

  At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the names of the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Brownback) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Smith) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2648, a bill to reauthorize and improve 
the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for 
needy families, improve access to quality child care, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2649

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the 
Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords) were added as cosponsors of S. 2649, a bill to provide 
assistance to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic in developing foreign 
countries.


                                S. 2668

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2668, a bill 
to ensure the safety and security of passenger air transportation cargo 
and all-cargo air transportation.


                              S. RES. 266

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Thomas) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 266, a resolution 
designating October 10, 2002, as ``Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day.''


                            S. CON. RES. 119

  At the request of Mr. Burns, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 119, a 
concurrent resolution honoring the United States Marines killed in 
action during World War II while participating in the 1942 raid on 
Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands and expressing the sense of Congress 
that a site in Arlington National Cemetery, near the Space Shuttle 
Challenger Memorial at the corner of Memorial and Farragut Drives, 
should be provided for a suitable monument to the Marine Raiders.


                            S. CON. RES. 121

  At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 121, a concurrent resolution expressing the 
sense of Congress that there should be established a National Health 
Center Week for the week beginning on August 18, 2002, to raise 
awareness of health services provided by community, migrant, public 
housing, and homeless health centers.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3936

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. 
Smith) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3936 intended to be 
proposed to S. 2514, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for 
the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

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