[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5552-5553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 493

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 493, a bill to amend title 
II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase teacher familiarity 
with the educational needs of gifted and talented students, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 635

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor 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. 654

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 654, a bill to prohibit 
the expulsion, return, or extradition of persons by the United States 
to countries engaging in torture, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 811

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 811, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.


                                 S. 914

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1060

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1060, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for 
the purchase of hearing aids.


                                S. 1221

  At the request of Mr. Dayton, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) 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. 1507

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1507, a bill 
to protect children from Internet pornography and support law 
enforcement and other efforts to combat Internet and pornography-
related crimes against children.


                                S. 1791

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1791, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for qualified timber 
gains.


                                S. 1800

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1800, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets 
tax credit.


                                S. 1888

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Dayton) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1888, a bill to provide for 2 programs 
to authorize the use of leave by caregivers for family members of 
certain individuals performing military service, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1948

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1948, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the 
incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of 
passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2025

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2025, a bill to promote the 
national security and stability of the United States economy by 
reducing the dependence of the United States on oil through the use of 
alternative fuels and new technology, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2140

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2140, a bill to 
enhance protection of children from sexual exploitation by 
strengthening section 2257 of title 18, United States Code, requiring 
producers of sexually explicit material to keep and permit inspection 
of records regarding the age of performers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2201

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2201, a bill to amend title 
49, United States Code, to modify the mediation and implementation 
requirements of section 40122 regarding changes in the Federal Aviation 
Administration personnel management system, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2235

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2235, a bill to 
posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Constance Baker 
Motley.


                                S. 2253

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2253, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico 
for oil and gas leasing.


                                S. 2370

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2370, a bill to 
promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the 
administrative control of the Palestinian Authority, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2424

  At the request of Mr. Allen, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2424, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the contribution 
limits for health savings accounts, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2429

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Tennessee

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(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2429, a bill to 
authorize the President to waive the application of certain 
requirements under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 with respect to India.


                                S. 2446

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2446, a bill to 
promote the national security and stability of the economy of the 
United States by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil 
through the use of alternative fuels and new technology, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2482

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2482, a bill to authorize 
funding for State-administered bridge loan programs, to increase the 
access of small businesses to export assistance center services in 
areas in which the President declared a major disaster as a result of 
Hurricane Katrina of 2005, Hurricane Rita of 2005, or Hurricane Wilma 
of 2005, to authorize additional disaster loans, to require reporting 
regarding the administration of the disaster loan programs, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2554

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Frist) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2554, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to expand the permissible use of health savings accounts to 
include premiums for non-group high deductible health plan coverage.


                            S. CON. RES. 46

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 46, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
Russian Federation should fully protect the freedoms of all religious 
communities without distinction, whether registered and unregistered, 
as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards.


                              S. RES. 236

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 236, a resolution 
recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, 
and an eventual cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, supporting the 
goals and ideals of National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness 
Week, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3214

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3214 proposed 
to S. 2454, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3223

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) and the 
Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 3223 proposed to S. 2454, a bill to amend the Immigration 
and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3295

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3295 
intended to be proposed to S. 2454, a bill to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other 
purposes.

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