[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 96 (Thursday, June 14, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7730-S7733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 156

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 156, a bill to make the 
moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory 
taxes on electronic commerce permanent.


                                 S. 163

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 163, a bill to improve the 
disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 326

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) 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. 329

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 329, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for 
cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services.


                                 S. 450

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

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(Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 450, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare 
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), 
the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici) were added as cosponsors of S. 
456, a bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed 
to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish 
violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities 
from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for 
violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 467

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 467, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to expand the clinical trials drug data bank.


                                 S. 468

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 468, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to drug 
safety, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 543

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 543, a 
bill to improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent 
compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a 
hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare 
program.


                                 S. 545

  At the request of Mr. Lott, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 545, a bill to improve 
consumer access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers.


                                 S. 573

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 573, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health 
Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of 
heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.


                                 S. 576

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 576, a bill to provide for the 
effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights.


                                 S. 644

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 644, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to recodify as part of that title 
certain educational assistance programs for members of the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces, to improve such programs, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 651

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 651, a bill to help promote 
the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and 
communities across the United States.


                                 S. 671

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 671, a bill to exempt 
children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical 
limitations on immigrant visas.


                                 S. 717

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 717, a bill to repeal 
title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which 
provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding 
authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant 
driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by 
providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with 
guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national 
security.


                                 S. 739

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 739, a bill to provide 
disadvantaged children with access to dental services.


                                 S. 777

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 777, a bill to repeal the 
imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by 
government entities.


                                 S. 839

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 839, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude amounts received as a military 
basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of 
the low-income housing credit and qualified residential rental 
projects.


                                 S. 872

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 872, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the excise tax provisions 
and income tax credit for biodiesel.


                                 S. 909

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 909, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
Act to permit States, at their option, to require certain individuals 
to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or 
nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 912

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 912, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for 
the construction and renovation of public schools.


                                 S. 963

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 963, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to educational 
organizations to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust.


                                 S. 994

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) 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 Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 999

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 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. 1090

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1090, a bill to amend the 
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to assist the neediest 
of senior citizens by modifying the eligibility criteria for 
supplemental foods provided under the commodity supplemental food 
program to take into account the extraordinarily high out-of-pocket 
medical expenses that senior citizens pay, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1175

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) 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. 1317

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Washington

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(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1317, a bill to 
posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Constance Baker 
Motley.


                                S. 1322

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1322, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee 
stock ownership plans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1337

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1337, a bill to 
amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for equal 
coverage of mental health services under the State Children's Health 
Insurance Program.


                                S. 1376

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1376, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
revise and expand the drug discount program under section 340B of such 
Act to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain 
safety net providers.


                                S. 1386

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1386, a bill to amend the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, to provide better assistance 
to low- and moderate-income families, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1390

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1390, a bill to provide for 
the issuance of a ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of the 
brave men and women of the armed forces who have been awarded the 
Purple Heart.


                                S. 1415

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1415, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to 
improve screening and treatment of cancers, provide for survivorship 
services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1428

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1428, a bill to 
amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure access 
to durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1457

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1457, a bill to provide 
for the protection of mail delivery on certain postal routes, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1494

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 1512

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1512, a bill to 
amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to expand Federal 
eligibility for children in foster care who have attained age 18.


                                S. 1551

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1551, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the 
goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1572

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1572, a bill to 
increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals 
(including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health 
care to children and adolescents, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1577

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1577, a bill to amend 
titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, 
including national criminal history background checks, of direct 
patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing 
facilities, and other long-term care facilities and providers, and to 
provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and 
State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term 
care facilities or providers.


                                S. 1592

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1592, a bill to reauthorize 
the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program.


                                S. 1593

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1593, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief and 
protections to military personnel, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 215

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 215, a resolution 
designating September 25, 2007, as ``National First Responder 
Appreciation Day''.


                              S. RES. 231

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 231, a resolution recognizing the 
historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing 
the sense of the Senate that history should be regarded as a means for 
understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1518

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1518 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 6, a bill to reduce our Nation's 
dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and 
alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy 
technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic 
Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative 
energy, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1519

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1519 proposed 
to H.R. 6, a bill to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by 
investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, 
promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater 
efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables 
Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1521

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1521 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 6, a bill to reduce our Nation's dependency on 
foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy 
resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing 
greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and 
Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1524

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1524 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 6, a bill to reduce our Nation's dependency on 
foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy 
resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing 
greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and 
Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1547

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1547 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 6, a bill to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign 
oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, 
promoting

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new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and 
creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest 
in alternative energy, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1556

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Bond), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the 
Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1556 intended to be proposed to H.R. 6, a bill to reduce 
our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in 
alternative energy, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1557

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and 
the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1557 proposed to H.R. 6, a bill to reduce our Nation's 
dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and 
alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy 
technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic 
Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative 
energy, and for other purposes.

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