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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S9941 on Sept. 3, 1998.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 61
At the request of Mr. Lott, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Bumpers) was added as a cosponsor of S. 61, a bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to extend eligibility for veterans' burial benefits, funeral benefits, and related benefits for veterans of certain service in the United States merchant marine during World War II.
S. 374
At the request of Mr. Robb, the names of the Senator from Connecticut
(Mr. Dodd), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were added as cosponsors of S. 374, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.
S. 1593
At the request of Mrs. Boxer, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1593, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses.
S. 1868
At the request of Mr. Nickles, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1868, a bill to express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted for their faith worldwide; to authorize United States actions in response to religious persecution worldwide; to establish an Ambassador at Large on International Religious Freedom within the Department of State, a Commission on International Religious Persecution, and a Special Adviser on International Religious Freedom within the National Security Council; and for other purposes.
S. 2180
At the request of Mr. Lott, the names of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Hagel), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Cleland) were added as cosponsors of S. 2180, a bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify liability under that Act for certain recycling transactions.
S. 2190
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2190, a bill to authorize qualified organizations to provide technical assistance and capacity building services to microenterprise development organizations and programs and to disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and for other purposes.
S. 2208
At the request of Mr. Frist, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Mr. Breaux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2208, a bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research.
S. 2219
At the request of Mr. Kerrey, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2219, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain irrigation project property to certain irrigation districts in the State of Nebraska.
S. 2244
At the request of Mr. Chafee, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2244, a bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to promote volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.
S. 2266
At the request of Mr. Thurmond, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2266, a bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to exempt State and local agencies operating prisons from the provisions relating to public services.
S. 2295
At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Bumpers) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2295, a bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2352
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Mississippi
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2352, a bill to protect the privacy rights of patients.
S. 2432
At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2432, a bill to support programs of grants to States to address the assistive technology needs of individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.
Senate Resolution 270
At the request of Mr. Frist, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Abraham) was added as a cosponsor of Senate Resolution 270, a resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning actions that the President of the United States should take to resolve the dispute between the Air Line Pilots Association and Northwest Airlines.
Amendment No. 3445
At the request of Mr. Dodd the names of the Senator from Rhode Island
(Mr. Chafee), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3445 proposed to S. 2132, an original bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
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