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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S7430-S7431 on July 26, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 321
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 321, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the medicaid program for such children, and for other purposes.
S. 1456
At the request of Mr. Bennett, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mr. Schumer) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 1456, a bill to facilitate the security of the critical infrastructure of the United States, to encourage the secure disclosure and protected exchange of critical infrastructure information, to enhance the analysis, prevention, and detection of attacks on critical infrastructure, to enhance the recovery from such attacks, and for other purposes.
S. 2013
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2013, a bill to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat, meat products, poultry, and poultry products processed by establishments receiving inspection services.
S. 2035
At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mrs. Carnahan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2035, a bill to provide for the establishment of health plan purchasing alliances.
S. 2108
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2108, a bill to amend the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to assist the neediest of senior citizens by modifying the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the commodity supplemental food program to take into account the extraordinarily high out-of-pocket medical expenses that senior citizens pay, and for other purposes.
S. 2184
At the request of Mr. Breaux, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2184, a bill to provide for the reissuance of a rule relating to ergonomics.
S. 2210
At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2210, a bill to amend the International Financial Institutions Act to provide for modification of the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative.
S. 2246
At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2246, a bill to improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other persons with print disabilities in elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
S. 2268
At the request of Mr. Miller, the name of the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. Bunning) 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.
S. 2489
At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Jeffords) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2489, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other purposes.
S. 2512
At the request of Mr. Bunning, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2512, a bill to provide grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
S. 2528
At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2528, a bill to establish a National Drought Council within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to improve national drought preparedness, mitigation, and response efforts, and for other purposes.
S. 2570
At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2570, a bill to temporarily increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for the medicaid program, and for other purposes.
S. 2602
At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2602, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.
S. 2626
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2626, a bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
S. 2674
At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2674, a bill to improve access to health care medically underserved areas.
S. 2800
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2800, a bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers.
At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Dayton), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone) were added as cosponsors of S. 2800, supra.
S. J. RES. 40
At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Edwards), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 40, a joint resolution designating August as ``National Missing Adult Awareness Month''.
S. J. RES. 41
At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 41, a joint resolution calling for Congress to consider and vote on a resolution for the use of force by the United States Armed Forces against Iraq before such force is deployed.
S. RES. 239
At the request of Mr. Allen, the name of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 239, a resolution recognizing the lack of historical recognition of the gallant exploits of the officers and crew of the S.S. Henry Bacon, a Liberty ship that was sunk February 23, 1945, in the waning days of World War II.
S. RES. 306
At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 306, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the continuous repression of freedoms within Iran and of individual human rights abuses, particularly with regard to women.
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