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March 15, 2002 sees Congressional Record publish “ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS”

Volume 148, No. 30 covering the 2nd Session of the 107th Congress (2001 - 2002) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S1974 on March 15, 2002.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS

S. 159

At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 159, a bill to elevate the Environmental Protection Agency to a cabinet level department, to redesignate the Environmental Protection Agency as the Department of Environmental Protection Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 490

At the request of Mr. Edwards, the name of the Senator from Missouri

(Mrs. Carnahan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 490, a bill to provide grants to law enforcement agencies that ensure that law enforcement officers employed by such agencies are afforded due process when involved in a case that may lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer.

S. 1258

At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Hawaii

(Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Graham) were added as cosponsors of S. 1258, a bill to improve academic and social outcomes for teenage youth.

S. 1335

At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Maine

(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1335, a bill to support business incubation in academic settings.

S. 1617

At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1617, a bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to increase the hiring of firefighters, and for other purposes.

S. 1876

At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Alaska

(Mr. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1876, a bill to establish a National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets.

S. 1961

At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Georgia

(Mr. Miller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1961, a bill to improve financial and environmental sustainability of the water programs of the United States.

S. 1984

At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Arkansas

(Mr. Hutchinson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1984, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services, and for other purposes.

S. 1991

At the request of Mr. Hollings, the names of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns) were added as cosponsors of S. 1991, to establish a national rail passenger transportation system, reauthorize Amtrak, improve security and service on Amtrak, and for other purposes.

S. 1995

At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Nebraska

(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1995, a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.

S. RES. 206

At the request of Mr. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 206, a resolution designating the week of March 17 through March 23, 2002 as

``National Inhalants and Poison Prevention Week.''

S. RES. 219

At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Tennessee

(Mr. Frist) was added as a cosponsor of S.Res. 219, a resolution expressing support for the democratically elected Government of Colombia and its efforts to counter threats from United States-

designated foreign terrorist organizations.

AMENDMENT NO. 3008

At the request of Mr. Dayton, the name of the Senator from Illinois

(Mr. Fitzgerald) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3008 proposed to S. 517, a bill to authorize funding the Department of Energy to enhance its mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, and for other purposes.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 148, No. 30