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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S7033-S7035 on July 18, 2002.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 267
At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 267, a bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, to make it unlawful for any stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer to transfer or market nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes.
S. 654
At the request of Mr. Torricelli, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) 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. 786
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor of S. 786, a bill to designate certain Federal land in the State of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes.
S. 1502
At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mrs. Carnahan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1502, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage, and for other purposes.
S. 1785
At the request of Mr. Cleland, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1924
At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1924, a bill to promote charitable giving, and for other purposes.
S. 1945
At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Hollings) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) were added as cosponsors of S. 1945, a bill to provide for the merger of the bank and savings association deposit insurance funds, to modernize and improve the safety and fairness of the Federal deposit insurance system, and for other purposes.
S. 1961
At the request of Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 1961, a bill to improve financial and environmental sustainability of the water programs of the United States.
S. 2027
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 2053
At the request of Mr. Frist, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2053, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program, and for other purposes.
S. 2085
At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2085, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the definition of homebound with respect to home health services under the medicare program.
S. 2119
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2119, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of inverted corporate entities and of transactions with such entities, and for other purposes.
S. 2233
At the request of Mr. Thomas, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Hutchinson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2233, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a medicare subvention demonstration project for veterans.
S. 2239
At the request of Mr. Sarbanes, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2239, a bill to amend the National Housing Act to simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers.
S. 2268
At the request of Mr. Miller, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) 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.
At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma
(Mr. Nickles) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2268, supra.
S. 2480
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Washington
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2531
At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2531, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, screening, testing, processing, storage, or distribution of human tissue or human tissue-based products.
S. 2554
At the request of Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) were added as cosponsors 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. 2611
At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2611, a bill to reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2614
At the request of Mr. Corzine, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Dayton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2614, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the work hours and increase the supervision of resident physicians to ensure the safety of patients and resident physicians themselves.
S. 2674
At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Helms) were added as cosponsors of S. 2674, a bill to improve access to health care medically underserved areas.
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2674, supra.
S. 2692
At the request of Mr. Corzine, the names of the Senator from Missouri
(Mrs. Carnahan) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Hollings) were added as cosponsors of S. 2692, a bill to provide additional funding for the second round of empowerment zones and enterprise communities.
S. 2712
At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Edwards) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2712, a bill to authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and to authorize military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries.
S. 2721
At the request of Mr. Sarbanes, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2721, a bill to improve the voucher rental assistance program under the United States Housing Act of 1937, and for other purposes.
S. 2734
At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Cleland), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. Carnahan) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) 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. RES. 242
At the request of Mr. Thurmond, the name of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 242, a resolution designating August 16, 2002, as ``National Airborne Day''.
S. RES. 266
At the request of Mr. Frist, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 266, a resolution designating October 10, 2002, as ``Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day''.
S. RES. 293
At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mrs. Carnahan) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 293, a resolution designating the week of November 10 through November 16, 2002, as
``National Veterans Awareness Week'' to emphasize the need to develop educational programs regarding the contributions of veterans to the country.
AMENDMENT NO. 4305
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Torricelli), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. Carnahan), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Jeffords), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4305 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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