[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10785-10786]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 20

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 20, a bill to expand 
access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended 
pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to 
women's health care.


                                S. 1046

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Shelby) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1046, a bill to amend title 28, 
United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts 
over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of 
Allegiance.


                                S. 1353

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1353, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of 
an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.


                                S. 1376

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1376, a bill to 
improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 
12 students in the United States by improving professional development 
programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through 
institutions of higher education.


                                S. 1537

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1537, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of 
Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the 
Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
and Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence.


                                S. 1840

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1840, a bill to amend 
section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to increase the 
affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals.


                                S. 1862

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1862, a bill to establish a 
joint energy cooperation program within the Department of Energy to 
fund eligible ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and 
academic persons in the national interest, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1896

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1896, a bill to permit 
access to Federal crime information databases by educational agencies 
for certain purposes.


                                S. 1934

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1934, a bill to 
reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for reentry 
of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on Federal 
programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the 
community, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2010

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) 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. 2292

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2292, a bill to provide relief 
for the Federal judiciary from excessive rent charges.


                                S. 2321

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2321, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Louis 
Braille.


                                S. 2423

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2423, a bill 
to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.


                                S. 2424

  At the request of Mr. Allen, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) 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. 2465

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2465, a bill to 
amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide increased 
assistance for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2467

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2467, a bill to enhance 
and improve the trade relations of the United States by strengthening 
United States trade enforcement efforts and encouraging United States 
trading partners to adhere to the rules and norms of international 
trade, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2554

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2566

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2566, a bill to provide for 
coordination of proliferation interdiction activities and conventional 
arms disarmament, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2592

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) 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. 2599

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2599, a bill to amend the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national 
emergencies.


                                S. 2635

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2635, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the transportation fringe 
benefit to bicycle commuters.


                                S. 2659

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Washington

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(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2659, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of Indian 
tribal organizations for grants for the establishment of veterans 
cemeteries on trust lands.


                                S. 2707

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2810

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2810, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate months in 
2006 from the calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the 
Medicare part D prescription drug program and to provide for additional 
funding for State health insurance counseling program and area agencies 
on aging, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2822

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2822, a bill to 
authorize the Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto 
Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal 
land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor Brigadier 
General Francis Marion.


                                S. 3122

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Talent) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3122, a bill to amend the 
Small Business Act to improve loans for members of the Guard and 
Reserve, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3238

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
DeWine), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 
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 Alaska (Mr. 
Stevens) 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. 3481

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 3481, a bill to require the Government Accountability Office to 
submit a report to Congress on the compliance of the Postal Service 
with procedural requirements in the closing of the postal sorting 
facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3487

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3487, a bill to amend the 
Small Business Act to reauthorize and improve the disaster loan 
program, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 12

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 12, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
flag of the United States.


                              S.J. RES. 38

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 38, a joint 
resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in 
the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 96

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 96, a concurrent 
resolution to commemorate, celebrate, and reaffirm the national motto 
of the United States on the 50th anniversary of its formal adoption.


                              S. RES. 303

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 303, a resolution 
calling for the Government of Nigeria to conduct a thorough judicial 
review of the Ken Saro-Wiwa case, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 503

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 503, a resolution 
mourning the loss of life caused by the earthquake that occurred on May 
27, 2006, in Indonesia, expressing the condolences of the American 
people to the families of the victims, and urging assistance to those 
affected.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4192

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4192 
intended to be proposed to S. 2766, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2007 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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