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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S8805-S8806 on July 19, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 459
At the request of Mr. Breaux, the names of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Abraham), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden), and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) were added as cosponsors of S. 459, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the State ceiling on private activity bonds.
S. 484
At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mr. Ashcroft) was added as a cosponsor of S. 484, a bill to provide for the granting of refugee status in the United States to nationals of certain foreign countries in which American Vietnam War POW/MIAs or American Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, if those nationals assist in the return to the United States of those POW/MIAs alive.
S. 510
At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Thomas) was added as a cosponsor of S. 510, a bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired lands.
S. 622
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Mr. Breaux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 622, a bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes.
S. 632
At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 632, a bill to provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control centers.
S. 693
At the request of Mr. Helms, the name of the Senator from Tennessee
(Mr. Thompson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 693, a bill to assist in the enhancement of the security of Taiwan, and for other purposes.
S. 777
At the request of Mr. Fitzgerald, the names of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Helms), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Ashcroft), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Coverdell) were added as cosponsors of S. 777, a bill to require the Department of Agriculture to establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to enable the public to file all required paperwork electronically with the Department and to have access to public information on farm programs, quarterly trade, economic, and production reports, and other similar information.
S. 805
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Wellstone) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as cosponsors of S. 805, a bill to amend title V of the Social Security Act to provide for the establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for children, and for other purposes.
S. 979
At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 979, a bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide for further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
S. 1029
At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Cleland) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1029, a bill to amend title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for digital education partnerships.
S. 1128
At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1128, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers, to provide for a carryover basis at death, and to establish a partial capital gains exclusion for inherited assets.
S. 1144
At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the names of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine) were added as cosponsors of S. 1144, a bill to provide increased flexibility in use of highway funding, and for other purposes.
S. 1197
At the request of Mr. Roth, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1197, a bill to prohibit the importation of products made with dog or cat fur, to prohibit the sale, manufacture, offer for sale, transportation, and distribution of products made with dog or cat fur in the United States, and for other purposes.
S. 1214
At the request of Mr. Thompson, the name of the Senator from New Mexico
(Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1214, a bill to ensure the liberties of the people by promoting federalism, to protect the reserved powers of the States, to impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and local laws, and for other purposes.
S. 1244
At the request of Mr. Thompson, the name of the Senator from Utah
(Mr. Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1244, a bill to establish a 3-year pilot project for the General Accounting Office to report to Congress on economically significant rules of Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
S. 1293
At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Coverdell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1293, a bill to establish a Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board.
S. 1361
At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Mr. Breaux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1361, a bill to amend the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to provide for an expanded Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, and for other purposes.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 9
At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of Senate Concurrent Resolution 9, a concurrent resolution calling for a United States effort to end restrictions on the freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people in the occupied area of Cyprus.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 34
At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Hollings) was added as a cosponsor of Senate Concurrent Resolution 34, a concurrent resolution relating to the observence of
``In Memory'' Day.
Senate Resolution 92
At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as cosponsors of Senate Resolution 92, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that funding for prostate cancer research should be increased substantially.
Senate Resolution 95
At the request of Mr. Thurmond, the names of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Coverdell), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Abraham), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions), and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Smith) were added as cosponsors of Senate Resolution 95, a resolution designating August 16, 1999, as ``National Airborne Day.''
Senate Resolution 118
At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Mississippi
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of Senate Resolution 118, a resolution designating December 12, 1999, as ``National Children's Memorial Day.''
Senate Resolution 128
At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Coverdell) was added as a cosponsor of Senate Resolution 128, a resolution designating March 2000, as ``Arts Education Month.''
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