[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 40 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2899-S2900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 140

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 140, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other 
communications services.


                                 S. 221

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 221, a bill to 
amend title 9, United States Code, to provide for greater fairness in 
the arbitration process relating to livestock and poultry contracts.


                                 S. 231

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 231, a bill to 
authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at 
fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.


                                 S. 326

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 326, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special period of limitation 
when uniformed services retirement pay is reduced as result of award of 
disability compensation.


                                 S. 358

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 358, a bill to prohibit 
discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to 
health insurance and employment.


                                 S. 430

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 430, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through 
empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the 
enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and for 
other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 430, supra.


                                 S. 457

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 457, a bill to extend the 
date on which the National Security Personnel System will first apply 
to certain defense laboratories.


                                 S. 507

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 507, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified 
midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates 
for certified nurse-midwife services.


                                 S. 527

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 527, a bill to 
make amendments to the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation 
Act.


                                 S. 558

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 558, a bill to provide parity between 
health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for 
medical and surgical services.
  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 558, supra.


                                 S. 579

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 579, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the 
development and operation of research centers regarding environmental 
factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer.


                                 S. 590

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 590, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the investment tax credit 
with respect to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 591

  At the request of Mr. Smith, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
591, a bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to adjust for inflation 
the allowable amounts of financial resources of eligible households and 
to exclude from countable financial resources certain retirement and 
education accounts.


                                 S. 600

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 600, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to establish the School-Based Health Clinic program, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 609

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 609, a bill to amend section 254 of the Communications 
Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service 
contributions and the universal service support programs established 
pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 
31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act.


                                 S. 625

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 625, a bill to protect the public health by 
providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to 
regulate tobacco products.


                                 S. 645

  At the request of Mr. Thomas, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr.

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Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 645, a bill to amend the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 to provide an alternate sulfur dioxide removal 
measurement for certain coal gasification project goals.


                                 S. 691

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 691, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benefits under the 
Medicare program for beneficiaries with kidney disease, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 699

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 699, a bill to prevent the 
fraudulent use of social security account numbers by allowing the 
sharing of social security data among agencies of the United States for 
identity theft prevention and immigration enforcement purposes, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 713

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 713, a bill to 
ensure dignity in care for members of the Armed Forces recovering from 
injuries.


                                 S. 746

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 746, a bill to establish a competitive grant 
program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand 
the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and 
biomedical research.


                                 S. 761

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 761, a bill to invest in innovation and 
education to improve the competitiveness of the United States in the 
global economy.


                                 S. 779

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 779, a bill to reauthorize the 
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.


                                 S. 796

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 796, a bill to 
amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that exchange-rate 
misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy, 
to amend the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy 
Coordination Act of 1988 to clarify the definition of manipulation with 
respect to currency, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 804

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 804, a bill to amend the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration of 
elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.


                               S. RES. 92

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 92, a resolution calling for the 
immediate and unconditional release of soldiers of Israel held captive 
by Hamas and Hezbollah.


                               S. RES. 95

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 95, a resolution 
designating March 25, 2007, as ``Greek Independence Day: A National Day 
of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 272

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 272 proposed to 
S. 4, a bill to make the United States more secure by implementing 
unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on 
terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 356

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of amendment No. 356 intended to be proposed to S. 4, a bill to make 
the United States more secure by implementing unfinished 
recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more 
effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 368

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 368 intended to 
be proposed to S. 4, a bill to make the United States more secure by 
implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight 
the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 381

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 381 intended to be 
proposed to S. 4, a bill to make the United States more secure by 
implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight 
the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 393

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 393 intended to 
be proposed to S. 4, a bill to make the United States more secure by 
implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight 
the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and 
for other purposes.

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