[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 98 (Monday, June 18, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7810-S7812]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 83

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 83, a bill to provide increased 
rail transportation security.


                                 S. 161

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 161, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living 
adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of 
disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans.


                                 S. 430

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) 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.


                                 S. 442

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 442, a bill to provide for loan repayment for 
prosecutors and public defenders.


                                 S. 450

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 557

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 557, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the depreciation 
classification of motorsports entertainment complexes.


                                 S. 558

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 558, a bill to 
provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health 
benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services.


                                 S. 573

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) 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. 579

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) 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. 593

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 593, a bill to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to establish a grant program to provide supportive 
services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless 
individuals, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 625

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor 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. 721

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 721, a bill to allow travel 
between the United States and Cuba.


                                 S. 773

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) 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. 777

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) 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.

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                                 S. 803

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 803, a bill 
to repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending 
of child support incentive payments.


                                 S. 805

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) 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. 860

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 860, a bill to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option 
to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with 
HIV.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 901, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of 
appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such 
Act.


                                 S. 903

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 903, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his 
contributions to the fight against global poverty.


                                 S. 912

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 970

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) 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. 991

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 991, a bill to 
establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation under the 
authorities of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961.


                                S. 1149

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1149, a bill to amend the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to 
authorize the interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and 
poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the State 
inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal inspection 
requirements and to require the Secretary to reimburse State agencies 
for part of the costs of the inspections.


                                S. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson) 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. 1260

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1260, a bill to protect 
information relating to consumers, to require notice of security 
breaches, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1277

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1277, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the 
treatment of payment under the Medicare program for clinical laboratory 
tests furnished by critical access hospitals.


                                S. 1295

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1295, a bill to amend the 
African Development Foundation Act to change the name of the 
Foundation, modify the administrative authorities of the Foundation, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) 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. 1407

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 1407, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily provide a shorter recovery 
period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in 
nonresidential and residential rental buildings.
  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1407, supra.


                                S. 1418

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1418, a bill 
to provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and 
mothers in developing countries, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1428

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) 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. 1451

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the 
Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1451, a bill to encourage the development of coordinated quality 
reforms to improve health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in 
the health care system.


                                S. 1455

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1455, a bill to provide for the establishment of a 
health information technology and privacy system.


                                S. 1500

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1500, a bill to 
support democracy and human rights in Zimbabwe, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1509

  At the request of Mr. Martinez, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1509, a bill to 
improve United States hurricane forecasting, monitoring, and warning 
capabilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1535

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1535, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Foreign Trade Zones Act 
to simplify the tax and eliminate the drawback fee on certain distilled 
spirits used in nonbeverage products manufactured in a United States 
foreign trade zone for domestic use and export.


                                S. 1551

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1618

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1618, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for the production of 
a cellulosic biofuel.

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                              S.J. RES. 16

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 16, a joint resolution 
approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese 
Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.


                              S. RES. 178

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 178, a resolution 
expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the families of women and 
girls murdered in Guatemala, and encouraging the United States to work 
with Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.


                              S. RES. 185

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 185, a resolution 
supporting the ideals and values of the Olympic Movement.


                              S. RES. 197

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 197, a resolution 
honoring the accomplishments of AmeriCorps.


                              S. RES. 215

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich) and the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 215, a 
resolution designating September 25, 2007, as ``National First 
Responder Appreciation Day''.


                              S. RES. 231

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator 
from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Clinton), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), 
the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) 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.


                              S. RES. 236

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 236, a resolution 
supporting the goals and ideals of the National Anthem Project, which 
has worked to restore America's voice by re-teaching Americans to sing 
the national anthem.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1221

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1221 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1348, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1510

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1510 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. 1544

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1544 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 name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was withdrawn as a cosponsor 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1610

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1610 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. 1614

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1614 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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