Volume 144, No. 113 covering the 2nd Session of the 105th Congress (1997 - 1998) 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 S9788-S9790 on Sept. 1, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 89
At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Connecticut
[Mr. Dodd] was added as a cosponsor of S. 89, a bill to prohibit discrimination against individuals and their family members on the basis of genetic information, or a request for genetic services.
S. 951
At the request of Mr. Torricelli, the name of the Senator from California
[Mrs. Boxer] was added as a cosponsor of S. 951, a bill to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency.
S. 971
At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dodd] was added as a cosponsor of S. 971, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters, and for other purposes.
S. 977
At the request of Mr. Torricelli, the name of the Senator from Illinois [Mr. Durbin] was added as a cosponsor of S. 977, a bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen the protection of native biodiversity and ban clearcutting on Federal lands, and to designate certain Federal lands as Ancient Forests, Roadless Areas, Watershed Protection Areas, Special Areas, and Federal Boundary Areas where logging and other intrusive activities are prohibited.
S. 1067
At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1067, a bill to prohibit United States military assistance and arms transfers to foreign governments that are undemocratic, do not adequately protect human rights, are engaged in acts of armed aggression, or are not fully participating in the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms.
S. 1097
At the request of Mr. Moynihan, the name of the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Lieberman] was added as a cosponsor of S. 1097, a bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
S. 1162
At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from California
[Mrs. Boxer] was added as a cosponsor of S. 1162, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack offenses.
S. 1334
At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma
[Mr. Nickles] was added as a cosponsor of S. 1334, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a demonstration project to evaluate the feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health Benefits program to ensure the availability of adequate health care for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries under the military health care system.
S. 1529
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Dodd] was added as a cosponsor of S. 1529, a bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes.
S. 1734
At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Alabama [Mr. Sessions] was added as a cosponsor of S. 1734, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the income inclusion on a distribution from an individual retirement account to the extent that the distribution is contributed for charitable purposes.
S. 1858
At the request of Mr. Reed, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1858, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities with incentives to become economically self-
sufficient.
S. 1875
At the request of Mr. Daschle, the name of the Senator from Illinois
[Ms. Moseley-Braun] was added as a cosponsor of S. 1875, a bill to initiate a coordinated national effort to prevent, detect, and educate the public concerning Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect and to identify effective interventions for children, adolescents, and adults with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect, and for other purposes.
S. 2283
At the request of Mr. DeWine, the names of the Senator from Maryland
[Ms. Mikulski], the Senator from Louisiana [Ms. Landrieu], the Senator from North Dakota [Mr. Dorgan], the Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Kennedy], the Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Daschle], the Senator from New Mexico [Mr. Bingaman], the Senator from Indiana [Mr. Lugar], and the Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Kerry] were added as cosponsors of S. 2283, a bill to support sustainable and broad-based agricultural and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes.
S. 2295
At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from Connecticut [Mr. Lieberman], the Senator from North Dakota [Mr. Conrad], the Senator from Nebraska [Mr. Kerrey], the Senator from Maine
[Ms. Snowe], the Senator from Virginia [Mr. Robb], the Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Chafee], the Senator from Idaho [Mr. Kempthorne], the Senator from Vermont [Mr. Leahy], the Senator from Colorado [Mr. Campbell], the Senator from Alaska [Mr. Murkowski], and the Senator from Montana [Mr. Burns] were added as cosponsors of S. 2295, a bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2318
At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Montana
[Mr. Burns] was added as a cosponsor of S. 2318, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period.
S. 2346
At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Michigan
[Mr. Abraham] was added as a cosponsor of S. 2346, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand S corporation eligibility for banks, and for other purposes.
S. 2353
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Oregon
[Mr. Smith] was added as a cosponsor of S. 2353, a bill to redesignate the legal public holiday of ``Washington's Birthday'' as ``Presidents' Day'' in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt and in recognition of the importance of the institution of the Presidency and the contributions that Presidents have made to the development of our Nation and the principles of freedom and democracy.
S. 2354
At the request of Mr. Bond, the names of the Senator from Arkansas
[Mr. Hutchinson], and the Senator from Kansas [Mr. Brownback] were added as cosponsors of S. 2354, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose a moratorium on the implementation of the per beneficiary limits under the interim payment system for home health agencies, and to modify the standards for calculating the per visit cost limits and the rates for prospective payment systems under the medicare home health benefit to achieve fair reimbursement payment rates, and for other purposes.
S. 2357
At the request of Mr. Ashcroft, the names of the Senator from Michigan [Mr. Abraham], the Senator from Kansas [Mr. Brownback], the Senator from Minnesota [Mr. Grams], and the Senator from Idaho [Mr. Craig] were added as cosponsors of S. 2357, a bill requiring the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in the preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law.
S. 2358
At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from North Dakota [Mr. Dorgan] was added as a cosponsor of S. 2358, a bill to provide for the establishment of a service-connection for illnesses associated with service in the Persian Gulf War, to extend and enhance certain health care authorities relating to such service, and for other purposes.
S. 2364
At the request of Mr. Chafee, the names of the Senator from Texas
[Mrs. Hutchison], the Senator from Maryland [Mr. Sarbanes], the Senator from Ohio [Mr. Glenn], the Senator from North Dakota [Mr. Dorgan], the Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Reed], and the Senator from Pennsylvania
[Mr. Santorum] were added as cosponsors of S. 2364, a bill to reauthorize and make reforms to programs authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965.
S. 2371
At the request of Mr. Lott, the name of the Senator from Colorado
[Mr. Allard] was added as a cosponsor of S. 2371, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual capital gains tax rates and to provide tax incentives for farmers.
S. 2382
At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from South Carolina [Mr. Hollings] was added as a cosponsor of S. 2382, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow certain community-
based organizations and health care providers to determine that a child is presumptively eligible for medical assistance under a State plan under that title.
Senate Joint Resolution 9
At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Iowa [Mr. Grassley] was added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 9, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require two-thirds majorities for increasing taxes.
Senate Joint Resolution 50
At the request of Mr. Bond, the names of the Senator from West Virginia [Mr. Byrd] and the Senator from Maine [Ms. Snowe] were added as cosponsors of Senate Joint Resolution 50, a joint resolution to disapprove the rule submitted by the Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services on June 1, 1998, relating to surety bond requirements for home health agencies under the medicare and medicaid programs.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 108
At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Florida
[Mr. Graham], the Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Cochran], and the Senator from Oregon [Mr. Wyden] were added as cosponsors of Senate Concurrent Resolution 108, a concurrent resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and for other purposes.
Senate Resolution 193
At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Texas [Mr. Gramm] and the Senator from Michigan [Mr. Abraham] were added as cosponsors of Senate Resolution 193, a resolution designating December 13, 1998, as ``National Children's Memorial Day.''
Senate Resolution 259
At the request of Mr. Thurmond, the names of the Senator from New York [Mr. D'Amato], the Senator from South Carolina [Mr. Hollings], the Senator from Virginia [Mr. Robb], the Senator from New Jersey [Mr. Torricelli], and the Senator from Ohio [Mr. DeWine] were added as cosponsors of Senate Resolution 259, a resolution designating the week beginning September 20, 1998, as ``National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week,'' and for other purposes.
Amendment No. 3013
At the request of Mr. Campbell the name of the Senator from Alabama
[Mr. Sessions] was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3013 intended to be proposed to S. 1112, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Native American history and culture.
Amendment No. 3368
At the request of Mr. Graham the name of the Senator from New York
[Mr. D'Amato] was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3368 proposed to S. 2312, an original bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
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