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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S5702-S5703 on June 16, 1997.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 112
At the request of Mr. Moynihan, the name of the Senator from California [Mrs. Boxer] was added as a cosponsor of S. 112, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition capable of piercing police body armor.
S. 363
At the request of Mr. Hollings, the name of the Senator from West Virginia [Mr. Byrd] was added as a cosponsor of S. 363, a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require that violent video programming is limited to broadcast after the hours when children are reasonably likely to comprise a substantial portion of the audience, unless it is specifically rated on the basis of its violent content so that it is blockable by electronic means specifically on the basis of that content.
S. 370
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Illinois [Ms. Moseley-Braun], and the Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Kerry] were added as cosponsors of S. 370, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for increased Medicare reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists to increase the delivery of health services in health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.
S. 371
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Kerry] was added as a cosponsor of S. 371, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for increased Medicare reimbursement for physician assistants, to increase the delivery of health services in health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.
S. 387
At the request of Mr. Sarbanes, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 387, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide equity to exports of software.
S. 415
At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Maine [Ms. Collins] was added as a cosponsor of S. 415, a bill to amend the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve rural health services, and for other purposes.
S. 476
At the request of Mr. Kerry, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 476, a bill to provide for the establishment of not less than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America facilities by the year 2000.
S. 496
At the request of Mr. Chafee, the name of the Senator from New York
[Mr. Moynihan] was added as a cosponsor of S. 496, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax to individuals who rehabilitate historic homes or who are the first purchasers of rehabilitated historic homes for use as a principal residence.
S. 611
At the request of Mr. Mack, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
[Mr. Hagel] was added as a cosponsor of S. 611, a bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to focus on price stability in establishing monetary policy to ensure the stable, long-
term purchasing power of the currency, to repeal the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
S. 646
At the request of Mr. Ford, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
[Mr. Hutchinson] was added as a cosponsor of S. 646, a bill to ensure the competitiveness of the United States textile and apparel industry.
S. 649
At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Alabama
[Mr. Shelby] and the Senator from Illinois [Ms. Moseley-Braun] were added as cosponsors of S. 649, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of bone mass measurements for certian individuals under part B of the Medicare program.
S. 720
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Illinois
[Ms. Moseley-Braun] was added as a cosponsor of S. 720, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand and make permanent the availablity of cost-effective, comprehensive acute and long-term care services to frail elderly persons through Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
S. 755
At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from South Carolina [Mr. Hollings] was added as a cosponsor of S. 755, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the provisions of chapter 76 of that title (relating to missing persons) as in effect before the amendments made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 and to make other improvements to that chapter.
S. 766
At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Virginia
[Mr. Robb] and the Senator from Nevada [Mr. Bryan] were added as cosponsors of S. 766, a bill to require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive services under health plans.
S. 836
At the request of Mr. Abraham, the name of the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Lieberman] was added as a cosponsor of S. 836, a bill to offer small businesses certain protections from litigation excesses.
S. 852
At the request of Mr. Lott, the name of the Senator from Alabama [Mr. Shelby] was added as a cosponsor of S. 852, a bill to establish nationally uniform requirements regarding the titling and registration of salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles.
S. 862
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Minnesota [Mr. Grams] was added as a cosponsor of S. 862, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to change the payment system for health maintenance organizations and competitive medical plans.
S. 874
At the request of Mr. Faircloth, the name of the Senator from New York [Mr. D'Amato] was added as a cosponsor of S. 874, a bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for an exemption to the requirement that all Federal payments be made by electronic funds transfer.
Senate Joint Resolution 31
At the request of Mr. Helms, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. Smith] was added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 31, a joint resolution disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China.
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