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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S7579-S7580 on July 30, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 654
At the request of Mr. Torricelli, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 654, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore, increase, and make permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans.
S. 1291
At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from New Mexico
(Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) were added as cosponsors of S. 1291, a bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien college-bound students who are long term United States residents.
S. 1339
At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1339, a bill to amend the Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000 to provide an asylum program with regard to American Persian Gulf War POW/MIAs, and for other purposes.
S. 1394
At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1394, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
S. 1785
At the request of Mr. Cleland, the names of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Sarbanes) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as cosponsors of S. 1785, a bill to urge the President to establish the White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month, and for other purposes.
S. 1867
At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Edwards) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1867, a bill to establish the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, and for other purposes.
S. 1967
At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Corzine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1967, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve outpatient vision services under part B of the medicare program.
S. 2013
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2013, a bill to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat, meat products, poultry, and poultry products processed by establishments receiving inspection services.
S. 2027
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2027, a bill to implement effective measures to stop trade in conflict diamonds, and for other purposes.
S. 2057
At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2057, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit expansion of medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and to provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services provided under the medicare program.
S. 2237
At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Hutchinson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2237, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance compensation for veterans with hearing loss, and for other purposes.
S. 2268
At the request of Mr. Miller, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2268, a bill to amend the Act establishing the Department of Commerce to protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce.
S. 2480
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Smith) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) were added as cosponsors of S. 2480, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from state laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns.
S. 2513
At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. Carnahan) were added as cosponsors of S. 2513, a bill to asses the extent of the backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples, and to improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence.
S. 2554
At the request of Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, the name of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2554 , a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program for Federal flight deck officers, and for other purposes.
S. 2562
At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2562, a bill to expand research regarding inflammatory bowel disease, and for other purposes.
S. 2576
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2576, a bill to establish the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
S. 2606
At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2606, a bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a trade adjustment assistance program for certain service workers, and for other purposes.
S. 2626
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2626, a bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
S. 2653
At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2653, a bill to reduce the amount of paperwork for special education teachers, to make mediation mandatory for all legal disputes related to individualized education programs, and for other purposes.
S. 2663
At the request of Mr. Breaux, the name of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2663, a bill to permit the designation of Israeli-Turkish qualifying industrial zones.
S. 2734
At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Torricelli) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as cosponsors of S. 2734, a bill to provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the devastating effects of drought.
S. 2770
At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2770, a bill to amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas.
S. 2800
At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) were added as cosponsors of S. 2800 , a bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers.
S.J. RES. 41
At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 41, a joint resolution calling for Congress to consider and vote on a resolution for the use of force by the United States Armed Forces against Iraq before such force is deployed.
S. RES. 309
At the request of Mr. Smith of Oregon, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 309, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Bosnia and Herzegovina should be congratulated on the 10th anniversary of its recognition by the United States.
At the request of Mr. Sarbanes, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 309, supra.
S. CON. RES. 107
At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Washington
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 107, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Federal land management agencies should fully support the Western Governors Association ``Collaborative 10-year Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment'', as signed August 2001, to reduce the overabundance of forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National prescribed Fire Strategy that minimizes risks of escape.
AMENDMENT NO. 4326
At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4326 proposed to S. 812, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals.
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