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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S7469-S7470 on July 29, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 486
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 486, a bill to reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed, and for other purposes.
S. 674
At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mrs. Carnahan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 674, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide new tax incentives to make health insurance more affordable for small businesses, and for other purposes.
S. 847
At the request of Mr. Dayton, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 847, a bill to impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.
S. 1226
At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1226, a bill to require the display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War II memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
S. 1394
At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Sarbanes) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1394, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
S. 1523
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1523, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
S. 1605
At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1605, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment under the Medicare Program for four hemodialysis treatments per week for certain patients, to provide for an increased update in the composite payment rate for dialysis treatments, and for other purposes.
S. 1679
At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1679, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to accelerate the reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for medicare outpatient services.
S. 1785
At the request of Mr. Cleland, the names of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Torricelli) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) were added as cosponsors of S. 1785, a bill to urge the President to establish the White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month, and for other purposes.
S. 2027
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2027, a bill to implement effective measures to stop trade in conflict diamonds, and for other purposes.
S. 2268
At the request of Mr. Miller, the names of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Brownback) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Campbell) were added as cosponsors 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. 2505
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2505, a bill to promote the national security of the United States through international educational and cultural exchange programs between the United States and the Islamic world, and for other purposes.
S. 2634
At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2634, a bill to establish within the National Park Service the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program, and for other purposes.
S. 2712
At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2712, a bill to authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and to authorize military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries.
S. 2762
At the request of Mr. Thomas, the names of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Roberts), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Helms) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) were added as cosponsors of S. 2762, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide involuntary conversion tax relief for producers forced to sell livestock due to weather-related conditions or Federal land management agency policy or action, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 242
At the request of Mr. Thurmond, the names of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Shelby) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Frist) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 242, a resolution designating August 16, 2002, as
``National Airborne Day''.
AMENDMENT NO. 4326
At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Hutchinson) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4326 proposed to S. 812, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals.
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