Volume 146, No. 48 covering the 2nd Session of the 106th Congress (1999 - 2000) 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 S2870-S2873 on April 25, 2000.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 20
At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 20, a bill to assist the States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup programs, and for other purposes.
S. 309
At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 309, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a member of the uniformed services shall be treated as using a principal residence while away from home on qualified official extended duty in determining the exclusion of gain from the sale of such residence.
S. 317
At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle) and the Senator from Washington (Mr. Gorton) were added as cosponsors of S. 317, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a principal residence.
S. 345
At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 345, a bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to remove the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful.
S. 351
At the request of Mr. Grams, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Daschle) was added as a cosponsor of S. 351, a bill to provide that certain Federal property shall be made available to States for State and local organization use before being made available to other entities, and for other purposes.
S. 484
At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Coverdell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 484, a bill to provide for the granting of refugee status in the United States to nationals of certain foreign countries in which American Vietnam War POW/MIAs or American Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, if those nationals assist in the return to the United States of those POW/MIAs alive.
S. 514
At the request of Mr. Cochran, the names of the Senator from New York
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as cosponsors of S. 514, a bill to improve the National Writing Project.
S. 662
At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Abraham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 662, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide medical assistance for certain women screened and found to have breast or cervical cancer under a federally funded screening program.
S. 764
At the request of Mr. Thurmond, the name of the Senator from Arizona
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 764, a bill to amend section 1951 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as the Hobbs Act), and for other purposes.
S. 784
At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 784, a bill to establish a demonstration project to study and provide coverage of routine patient care costs for Medicare beneficiaries with cancer who are enrolled in an approved clinical trial program.
S. 1369
At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1369, a bill to enhance the benefits of the national electric system by encouraging and supporting State programs for renewable energy sources, universal electric service, affordable electric service, and energy conservation and efficiency, and for other purposes.
S. 1419
At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich), and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Bryan) were added as cosponsors of S. 1419, a bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to designate May as ``National Military Appreciation Month.''
S. 1440
At the request of Mr. Gramm, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1440, a bill to promote economic growth and opportunity by increasing the level of visas available for highly specialized scientists and engineers and by eliminating the earnings penalty on senior citizens who continue to work after reaching retirement age.
S. 1617
At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from Washington
(Mr. Gorton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1617, a bill to promote preservation and public awareness of the history of the Underground Railroad by providing financial assistance, to the Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
S. 1762
At the request of Mr. Coverdell, the names of the Senator from Utah
(Mr. Hatch) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) were added as cosponsors of S. 1762, a bill to amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost share assistance for the rehabilitation of structural measures constructed as part of water resources projects previously funded by the Secretary under such Act or related laws.
S. 1805
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1805, a bill to restore food stamp benefits for aliens, to provide States with flexibility in administering the food stamp vehicle allowance, to index the excess shelter expense deduction to inflation, to authorize additional appropriations to purchase and make available additional commodities under the emergency food assistance program, and for other purposes.
S. 1806
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Kerrey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1806, a bill to authorize the payment of a gratuity to certain members of the Armed Forces who served at Bataan and Corregidor during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.
S. 1883
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mr. Ashcroft) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1883, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate an inequity on the applicability of early retirement eligibility requirements to military reserve technicians.
S. 1905
At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1905, a bill to establish a program to provide for a reduction in the incidence and prevalence of Lyme disease.
S. 1915
At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1915, a bill to enhance the services provided by the Environmental Protection Agency to small communities that are attempting to comply with national, State, and local environmental regulations.
S. 1995
At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1995, a bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to revise the eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program.
S. 2061
At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Mr. Breaux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2061, a bill to establish a crime prevention and computer education initiative.
S. 2068
At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. McConnell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2068, a bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations.
S. 2078
At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2078, a bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Muhammad Ali in recognition of his outstanding athletic accomplishments and enduring contributions to humanity, and for other purposes.
S. 2084
At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2084, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of the charitable deduction allowable for contributions of food inventory, and for other purposes.
S. 2158
At the request of Mr. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Mack) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2158, a bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to eliminate the duty on certain steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities.
S. 2217
At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Thomas) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2217, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian of the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.
S. 2220
At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2220, a bill to protect Social Security and provide for repayment of the Federal debt.
S. 2232
At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2232, a bill to promote primary and secondary health promotion and disease prevention services and activities among the elderly, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to add preventive benefits, and for other purpose.
S. 2235
At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were added as cosponsors of S. 2235, a bill to amend the Public Health Act to revise the performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations.
S. 2243
At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Texas
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2243, a bill to reauthorize certain programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 2265
At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2265, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve marginal domestic oil and natural gas well production, and for other purposes.
S. 2274
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. L. Chafee), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Edwards), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Robb) were added as cosponsors of S. 2274, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the medicaid program for such children.
S. 2277
At the request of Mr. Roth, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2277, a bill to terminate the application of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the People's Republic of China.
S. 2311
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added as cosponsors of S. 2311, a bill to revise and extend the Ryan White CARE Act programs under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, to improve access to health care and the quality of health care under such programs, and to provide for the development of increased capacity to provide health care and related support services to individuals and families with HIV disease, and for other purposes.
S. 2322
At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Robb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2322, a bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2330
At the request of Mr. Breaux, the name of the Senator from New Mexico
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2330, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services.
At the request of Mr. Roth, the names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Gramm), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl), the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Roberts), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) were added as cosponsors of S. 2330, supra.
S. 2341
At the request of Mr. Gregg, the names of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of S. 2341, a bill to authorize appropriations for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to achieve full funding for part B of that Act by 2010.
S. 2344
At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Allard) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Coverdell) were added as cosponsors of S. 2344, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate.
S. 2353
At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2353, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the program for American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities under part A of title III.
S. 2365
At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Burns) were added as cosponsors of S. 2365, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 15 percent reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services.
S. 2408
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Utah
(Mr. Bennett) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were added as cosponsors of S. 2408, a bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to the Navajo Code Talkers in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.
S. 2417
At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2417, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase funding for State nonpoint source pollution control programs, and for other purposes.
S. CON. RES. 60
At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 60, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the U.S.S. Wisconsin and all those who served aboard her.
S. CON. RES. 81
At the request of Mr. Roth, the name of the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 81, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release Rabiya Kadeer, her secretary, and her son, and permit them to move to the United States if they so desire.
S. CON. RES. 104
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mr. Ashcroft) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 104, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the ongoing prosecution of 13 members of Iran's Jewish community.
S. CON. RES. 107
At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Kerrey), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 107, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning support for the Sixth Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference.
S.J. RES. 3
At the request of Mr. Inouye, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 3, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.
S.J. RES. 44
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Texas
(Mr. GRAMM), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 44, a joint resolution supporting the Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.
S. RES. 247
At the request of Mr. Campbell, the names of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Snowe), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the Senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Thomas), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Fitzgerald), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. L. Chafee), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 247, a resolution commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law enforcement officers.
S. RES. 248
At the request of Mr. Robb, the names of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 248, a resolution to designate the week of May 7, 2000, as ``National Correctional Officers and Employees Week.''
S. RES. 287
At the request of Mr. Mack, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 287, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding U.S. policy toward Libya.
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