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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S1568-S1569 on March 9, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 414
At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Arizona [Mr. McCain] was added as a cosponsor of S. 414, a bill to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to encourage competition in international shipping and growth of United States imports and exports, and for other purposes.
S. 656
At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Alaska
[Mr. Murkowski] was added as a cosponsor of S. 656, a bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude from the definition of employee firefighters and rescue squad workers who perform volunteer services and to prevent employers from requiring employees who are firefighters or rescue squad workers to perform volunteer services, and to allow an employer not to pay overtime compensation to a firefighter or rescue squad worker who performs volunteer services for the employer, and for other purposes.
S. 766
At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from California
[Mrs. Feinstein] was added as a cosponsor of S. 766, a bill to require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive services under health plans.
S. 778
At the request of Mr. Lugar, the names of the Senator from Minnesota
[Mr. Grams] and the Senator from Ohio [Mr. DeWine] were added as cosponsors of S. 778, a bill to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Saharan Africa.
S. 1069
At the request of Mr. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from Colorado [Mr. Campbell], the Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], and the Senator from Delaware [Mr. Biden] were added as cosponsors of S. 1069, a bill entitled the ``National Discovery Trails Act of 1997.''
S. 1325
At the request of Mr. Frist, the name of the Senator from South Carolina [Mr. Thurmond] was added as a cosponsor of S. 1325, a bill to authorize appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
S. 1422
At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Alabama
[Mr. Sessions] was added as a cosponsor of S. 1422, a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to promote competition in the market for delivery of multichannel video programming and for other purposes.
S. 1530
At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Oregon
[Mr. Smith] and the Senator from Vermont [Mr. Jeffords] were added as cosponsors of S. 1530, a bill to resolve ongoing tobacco litigation, to reform the civil justice system responsible for adjudicating tort claims against companies that manufacture tobacco products, and establish a national tobacco policy for the United States that will decrease youth tobacco use and reduce the marketing of tobacco products to young Americans.
S. 1618
At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Kerry] and the Senator from Hawaii [Mr. Inouye] were added as cosponsors of S. 1618, a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the protection of consumers against ``slamming'' by telecommunications carriers, and for other purposes.
S. 1677
At the request of Mr. Chafee, the names of the Senator from South Carolina [Mr. Hollings] and the Senator from Alaska [Mr. Murkowski] were added as cosponsors of S. 1677, a bill to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and the Partnerships for Wildlife Act.
S. 1684
At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the name of the Senator from Alabama [Mr. Sessions] was added as a cosponsor of S. 1684, a bill to allow the recovery of attorneys' fees and costs by certain employers and labor organizations who are prevailing parties in proceedings brought against them by the National Labor Relations Board.
S. 1711
At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from North Carolina [Mr. Helms] was added as a cosponsor of S. 1711, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty tax, to increase the income levels for the 15 and 28 percent tax brackets, to provide a 1-year holding period for long-term capital gains, to index capital assets for inflation, to reduce the highest estate tax rate to 28 percent, and for other purposes.
S. 1724
At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Cochran] was added as a cosponsor of S. 1724, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the information reporting requirement relating to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 65
At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from New York
[Mr. D'Amato] and the Senator from Ohio [Mr. Glenn] were added as cosponsors of Senate Concurrent Resolution 65, a concurrent resolution calling for a United States effort to end restriction on the freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people in the occupied area of Cyprus.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 71
At the request of Mr. Nickles, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor of Senate Concurrent Resolution 71, a concurrent resolution condemning Iraq's threat to international peace and security.
Senate Resolution 155
At the request of Mr. Lott, the names of the Senator from Mississippi
[Mr. Cochran] and the Senator from Texas [Mrs. Hutchison] were added as cosponsors of Senate Resolution 155, a resolution designating April 6 of each year as ``National Tartan Day'' to recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions made by Scottish Americans to the United States.
Senate Resolution 189
At the request of Mr. Torricelli, the names of the Senator from Hawaii [Mr. Akaka], the Senator from New York [Mr. D'Amato], the Senator from California [Mrs. Feinstein], the Senator from Illinois
[Ms. Moseley-Braun], and the Senator from New York [Mr. Moynihan] were added as cosponsors of Senate Resolution 189, a resolution honoring the 150th anniversary of the United States Women's Rights Movement that was initiated by the 1848 Women's Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York, and calling for a national celebration of women's rights in 1998.
Amendment No. 1724
At the request of Mr. DeWine the name of the Senator from Montana
[Mr. Baucus] was added as a cosponsor of Amendment No. 1724 proposed to S. 1173, a bill to authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass transit programs, and for other purposes.
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