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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S13565-S13567 on Oct. 29, 1999.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 311
At the request of Mr. Robb, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 311, a bill to authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs, and for other purposes.
S. 345
At the request of Mr. Allard, the names of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Fitzgerald) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as cosponsors of S. 345, a bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to remove the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful.
S. 777
At the request of Mr. Fitzgerald, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1020
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1020, a bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code, to provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process relating to motor vehicle franchise contracts.
S. 1109
At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Roth) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as cosponsors of S. 1109, a bill to conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items, products, or substances containing, or labeled or advertised as containing, bear viscera, and for other purposes.
S. 1133
At the request of Mr. Grams, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1133, a bill to amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food.
S. 1158
At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Grams) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1158, a bill to allow the recovery of attorney's fees and costs by certain employers and labor organizations who are prevailing parties in proceedings brought against them by the National Labor Relations Board or by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
S. 1315
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1315, a bill to permit the leasing of oil and gas rights on certain lands held in trust for the Navajo Nation or allotted to a member of the Navajo Nation, in any case in which there is consent from a specified percentage interest in the parcel of land under consideration for lease.
S. 1384
At the request of Mr. Abraham, the names of the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Thurmond) were added as cosponsors of S. 1384, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects, and for other purposes.
S. 1419
At the request of Mr. Robb, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1419, a bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to designate May as
``National Military Appreciation Month.''
At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Frist), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh), and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns) were added as cosponsors of S. 1419, supra.
S. 1455
At the request of Mr. Abraham, the name of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1455, a bill to enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for college education, and for other purposes.
S. 1482
At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1482, a bill to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, and for other purposes.
S. 1528
At the request of Mr. Lott, the names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as cosponsors of S. 1528, 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. 1590
At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Jeffords) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle) were added as cosponsors of S. 1590, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the authority of the Surface Transportation Board, and for other purposes.
S. 1592
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1592, a bill to amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act to provide to certain nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status under that Act, and for other purposes.
S. 1600
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1600, a bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit under a defined benefit plan by the adoption of a plan amendment reducing future accruals under the plan.
S. 1638
At the request of Mr. Ashcroft, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Hutchinson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1638, a bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive eligibility dates for financial assistance for higher education for spouses and dependent children of Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty.
S. 1717
At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Mississippi
(Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1717, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of pregnancy-
related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women.
S. 1770
At the request of Mr. Lott, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1770, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research and development credit and to extend certain other expiring provisions for 30 months, and for other purposes.
S. 1791
At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1791, a bill to authorize the Librarian of Congress to purchase papers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior, from Dr. King's estate.
At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) were added as cosponsors of S. 1791, supra.
S. 1795
At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Grams) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1795, a bill to require that before issuing an order, the President shall cite the authority for the order, conduct a cost benefit analysis, provide for public comment, and for other purposes.
Senate Resolution 118
At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of Senate Resolution 118, a resolution designating December 12, 1999, as ``National Children's Memorial Day.''
Senate Resolution 200
At the request of Mr. Grams, the names of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Thurmond), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Mack), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Helms), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Hollings), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Frist), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Jeffords), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Gramm), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Smith), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Roth), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Abraham), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Ashcroft), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Campbell), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Allard), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Murkowski), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Thomas), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Kerrey), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Thompson), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Nickles), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as cosponsors of Senate Resolution 200, a resolution designating the week of February 14-20 as ``National Biotechnology Week.''
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