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Congressional Record publishes “ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” on July 22, 2002

Volume 148, No. 100 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 S7164-S7165 on July 22, 2002.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS

S. 233

At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 233, a bill to place a moratorium on executions by the Federal Government and urge the States to do the same, while a National Commission on the Death Penalty reviews the fairness of the imposition of the death penalty.

S. 486

At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Delaware

(Mr. Biden) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) were added as cosponsors of S. 486, a bill to reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed, and for other purposes.

S. 611

At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone) was added as a cosponsor of S. 611, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reduction in social security benefits which are required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which two-thirds of the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $1,200, adjusted for inflation.

S. 999

At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Oregon

(Mr. Smith) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were added as cosponsors of S. 999, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members of the Armed Forces who participated in operations in Korea after the end of the Korean War.

S. 1339

At the request of Mr. Hollings, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1339, a bill to amend the Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000 to provide an asylum program with regard to American Persian Gulf War POW/

MIAs, and for other purposes.

S. 1377

At the request of Mr. Smith of Oregon, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1377, a bill to require the Attorney General to establish an office in the Department of Justice to monitor acts of inter-national terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or individuals acting on behalf of Palestinian organizations and to carry out certain other related activities.

S. 1785

At the request of Mr. Cleland, the names of the Senator from Wyoming

(Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) 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. 1806

At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Jersey

(Mr. Torricelli) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1806, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to health professions programs regarding the practice of pharmacy.

S. 2059

At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Arkansas

(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2059, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants.

S. 2215

At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from California

(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2215, a bill to halt Syrian support for terrorism, end its occupation of Lebanon, stop its development of weapons of mass destruction, cease its illegal importation of Iraqi oil, and by so doing hold Syria accountable for its role in the Middle East, and for other purposes.

S. 2480

At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DeWine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2480, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from state laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns.

S. 2490

At the request of Mr. Torricelli, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2490, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the quality of, and access to, skilled nursing facility services under the medicare program.

S. 2528

At the request of Mr. Domenici, the names of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Edwards) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added as cosponsors 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. 2544

At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from Michigan

(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Dayton) were added as cosponsors of S. 2544, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, to authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such remediation, and for other purposes.

S. 2554

At the request of Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, the names of the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were added as cosponsors of S. 2554, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a program for Federal flight deck officers, and for other purposes.

S. 2602

At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 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. 2613

At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2613, a bill to amend section 507 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize additional appropriations for historically black colleges and universities, to decrease the cost-sharing requirement relating to the additional appropriations, and for other purposes.

S. 2672

At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2672, a bill to provide opportunities for collaborative restoration projects on National Forest System and other public domain lands, and for other purposes.

S. 2712

At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from Connecticut

(Mr. Lieberman) 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. 2727

At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from California

(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2727, a bill to provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other purposes.

S. 2729

At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Ohio

(Mr. Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2729, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a medicare voluntary prescription drug delivery program under the medicare program, to modernize the medicare program, and for other purposes.

S. 2734

At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Connecticut

(Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2734, a bill to provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the devastating effects of drought.

S. 2742

At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2742, a bill to establish new nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students.

S. RES. 242

At the request of Mr. Thurmond, the names of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Hutchinson), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Cleland), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Hollings), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Edwards), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from Wisconsin

(Mr. Kohl), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes), the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Miller), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 242, a resolution designating August 16, 2002, as ``National Airborne Day''.

AMENDMENT NO. 4308

At the request of Mr. Torricelli, the name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4308 intended to be proposed to S. 812, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals.

AMENDMENT NO. 4309

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

(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4309 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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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 148, No. 100