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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S10703-S10704 on Oct. 7, 2004.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 91
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 91, a bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process relating to livestock and poultry contracts.
S. 453
At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 453, a bill to authorize the Health Resources and Services Administration and the National Cancer Institute to make grants for model programs to provide to individuals of health disparity populations prevention, early detection, treatment, and appropriate follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and to make grants regarding patient navigators to assist individuals of health disparity populations in receiving such services.
S. 1349
At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1349, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage bond financing, and for other purposes.
S. 1379
At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1379, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
S. 2038
At the request of Mr. Bayh, the names of the Senator from Maryland
(Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) were added as cosponsors of S. 2038, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for influenza vaccine awareness campaign, ensure a sufficient influenza vaccine supply, and prepare for an influenza pandemic or epidemic, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage vaccine production capacity, and for other purposes.
S. 2158
At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mr. Talent) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2158, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, and to provide for better coordination of Federal efforts and information on islet cell transplantation.
S. 2174
At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2174, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services under the medicaid program.
S. 2422
At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2422, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a REMIC or a grantor trust.
S. 2437
At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2437, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2565
At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2565, a bill to amend the Agriculture Adjustment Act to convert the dairy forward pricing program into a permanent program of the Department of Agriculture.
S. 2602
At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Michigan
(Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were added as cosponsors of S. 2602, a bill to provide for a circulating quarter dollar coin program to honor the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
S. 2695
At the request of Mr. Santorum, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2695, a bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations.
At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2695, supra.
S. 2722
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2722, a bill to maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program.
S. 2844
At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2844, a bill to designate Poland as a program country under the visa waiver program established under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
S. 2869
At the request of Mr. Talent, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2869, a bill to respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines in the United States, and for other purposes.
S. 2877
At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mr. Talent) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2877, a bill to reduce the special allowance for loans from the proceeds of tax exempt issues, and to provide additional loan forgiveness for teachers who teach mathematics, science, or special education.
S. CON. RES. 8
At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Sununu), the Senator from Rhode Island
(Mr. Reed), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 8, a concurrent resolution designating the second week in May each year as
``National Visiting Nurse Association Week''.
S. CON. RES. 67
At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 67, a concurrent resolution expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain injury and supporting the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month.
S. CON. RES. 122
At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 122, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the policy of the United States at the 56th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
S. CON. RES. 136
At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Campbell), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 136, a concurrent resolution honoring and memorializing the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93.
S. RES. 164
At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Burns) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 164, a resolution reaffirming support of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and anticipating the commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the enactment of the Genocide Convention Implementation Act of 1987 (the Proxmire Act) on November 4, 2003.
S. RES. 392
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Nevada
(Mr. Ensign) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 392, a resolution conveying the sympathy of the Senate to the families of the young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encouraging increased United States involvement in bringing an end to these crimes.
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