[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 6, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7178-S7180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 38

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 38, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for 
the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans 
who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 185

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 185, a bill to restore 
habeas corpus for those detained by the United States.


                                 S. 469

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 469, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule 
for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.


                                 S. 548

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 548, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair 
market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, 
musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.


                                 S. 597

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 597, a bill to extend the 
special postage stamp for breast cancer research for 2 years.


                                 S. 626

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 626, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public 
health, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 691

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) 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. 771

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 771, a bill to 
amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and 
health of schoolchildren by updating the definition of ``food of 
minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and 
to protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and 
breakfast programs.


                                 S. 773

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 773, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to 
pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a 
deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.


                                 S. 805

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 805, a bill to amend the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist countries in sub-Saharan 
Africa in the effort to achieve internationally recognized goals in the 
treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the 
reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human health 
care capacity and improving retention of medical health professionals 
in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 961

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 961, a bill 
to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits to certain 
individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including 
the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during 
World War II, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 970

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 970, a bill to impose sanctions 
on Iran and on other countries for assisting Iran in developing a 
nuclear program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 994

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 994, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the deductible and change 
the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate under the 
beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veteran 
Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 999

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 999, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to improve stroke prevention, diagnosis, 
treatment, and rehabilitation.


                                S. 1173

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1173, a bill to 
protect, consistent with Roe v. Wade, a woman's freedom to choose to 
bear a child or terminate a pregnancy, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1175

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1175, a bill to end the 
use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1224

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1224, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social 
Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance 
Program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1239, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax 
credit through 2013, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1254

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1254, a bill to amend title II of the Social 
Security Act to provide that the reductions in social security

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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. 1340

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1340, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare 
beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care 
coordination services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1382, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to provide the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 
Registry.


                                S. 1398

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1398, a bill to expand the 
research and prevention activities of the National Institute of 
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention with respect to inflammatory bowel disease.


                                S. 1405

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1405, a bill to enhance 
the ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve 
their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1430

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1430, a bill to authorize 
State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent 
investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in 
Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1439

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1439, a bill 
to reauthorize the broadband loan and loan guarantee program under 
title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936.


                                S. 1444

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1444, a bill to provide 
for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels 
sent to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or 
Afghanistan.


                                S. 1450

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1450, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for the Housing Assistance Council.


                                S. 1457

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) and 
the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 1457, a bill to provide for the protection of mail delivery on 
certain postal routes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1464

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1464, a bill 
to establish a Global Service Fellowship Program, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1494

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1494, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes 
programs for Type I diabetes and Indians under that Act.


                                S. 1529

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1529, a bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
end benefit erosion, support working families with child care expenses, 
encourage retirement and education savings, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1542

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1542, a bill to establish State infrastructure banks for education, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1543

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from 
Alaska (Mr. Stevens), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar), the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) 
and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1543, a bill to establish a national geothermal initiative to encourage 
increased production of energy from geothermal resources, and for other 
purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 31

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 31, a concurrent resolution expressing 
support for advancing vital United States interests through increased 
engagement in health programs that alleviate disease and reduce 
premature death in developing nations, especially through programs that 
combat high levels of infectious disease improve children's and women's 
health, decrease malnutrition, reduce unintended pregnancies, fight the 
spread of HIV/AIDS, encourage healthy behaviors, and strengthen health 
care capacity.


                               S. RES. 85

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 85, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the creation of 
refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian 
Gulf region as a result of human rights violations.


                              S. RES. 203

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 203, a resolution calling on the Government of 
the People's Republic of China to use its unique influence and economic 
leverage to stop genocide and violence in Darfur, Sudan.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1183

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1183 proposed to S. 1348, a bill to provide 
for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1194

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1194 proposed to 
S. 1348, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1197

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) and the 
Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1197 proposed to S. 1348, a bill to provide for 
comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1199

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Reid) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1199 proposed to S. 
1348, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1202

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1202 proposed 
to S. 1348, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1267

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1267 
proposed to S. 1348, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1313

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr.

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Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1313 intended to be 
proposed to S. 1348, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1314

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1314 intended to be proposed to S. 1348, a bill to 
provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.

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