[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 19, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7887-S7890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 38

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name 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. 147

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 147, a bill to empower 
women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor 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. 507

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) 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. 535

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 535, a bill to establish an 
Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department 
of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in 
the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 543

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a

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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. 594

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 594, a bill to 
limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions.


                                 S. 622

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 622, a bill to enhance 
fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural 
commodities.


                                 S. 651

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) 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. 773

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name 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.
  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 773, supra.


                                 S. 807

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 807, a bill to amend the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 
1980 to provide that manure shall not be considered to be a hazardous 
substance, pollutant, or contaminant.


                                 s. 871

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. 
Cochran) were added as cosponsors of S. 871, a bill to establish and 
provide for the treatment of Individual Development Accounts, and for 
other purposes.


                                 s. 901

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) 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. 932

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 932, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize physical 
therapists to evaluate and treat Medicare beneficiaries without a 
requirement for a physician referral, and for other purposes.


                                 s. 941

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 941, a bill 
to increase Federal support for Community Health Centers and the 
National Health Service Corps in order to ensure access to health care 
for millions of Americans living in medically-underserved areas.


                                 s. 946

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 946, a bill to 
amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize 
the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition 
Program, and for other purposes.


                                 s. 961

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name 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. 991

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) 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. 999

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) 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. 1042

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1042, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to make the provision of technical services 
for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments 
safer, more accurate, and less costly.


                                s. 1146

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1146, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
health care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other 
purposes.


                                s. 1149

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Johnson) 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. 1172

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1172, a bill to reduce hunger in the United States.


                                s. 1183

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Casey) were added as cosponsors of S. 1183, a bill to enhance and 
further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the 
quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical 
disabilities, and for other purposes.


                                s. 1224

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1295

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 1310

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1310, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for an extension of increased payments for ground ambulance services 
under the Medicare program.


                                s. 1323

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1323, a bill to 
prevent legislative and regulatory functions from being usurped by 
civil liability actions brought or continued against food 
manufacturers, marketers, distributors, advertisers, sellers, and trade 
associations for claims of injury relating to a person's weight gain, 
obesity, or any health condition associated with weight gain or 
obesity.


                                s. 1337

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) 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. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from

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Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) and the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) 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. 1406

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1406, a bill to amend the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to strengthen polar bear 
conservation efforts, and for other purposes.


                                s. 1415

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) 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 Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) 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 Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) 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. 1460

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1460, a bill to amend the 
Farm Security and Rural Development Act of 2002 to support beginning 
farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1469

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1469, a bill to require the closure of 
the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1529

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) 
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. 1571

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1571, a bill to 
reform the essential air service program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1572

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 1592

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) 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 names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama) and the Senator 
from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici) were added as cosponsors 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. 1603

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1603, a bill to authorize 
Congress to award a gold medal to Jerry Lewis, in recognition of his 
outstanding service to the Nation.


                                S. 1605

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1605, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of 
Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under 
the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1606

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1606, a bill to provide for the establishment 
of a comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded 
warriors in order to facilitate and enhance their care, rehabilitation, 
physical evaluation, transition from care by the Department of Defense 
to care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and transition from 
military service to civilian life, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1616

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1616, a bill to amend the 
Clean Air Act to promote and assure the quality of biodiesel fuel, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1618

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


                                S. 1621

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1621, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain farming 
business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of 
depreciation.


                                S. 1638

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1638, a bill 
to adjust the salaries of Federal justices and judges, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1642

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1642, a bill to extend 
the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
and for other purposes.


                             S. CON. RES. 1

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 1, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that an artistic 
tribute to commemorate the speech given by President Ronald Reagan at 
the Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987, should be placed within the 
United States Capitol.


                            S. CON. RES. 22

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 22, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Citizens' 
Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General 
that a commemorative postage stamp be issued to promote public 
awareness of Down syndrome.


                              S. RES. 171

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 171, a resolution 
memorializing fallen firefighters by lowering the United States flag to 
half-staff on the day of the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial 
Service in Emmitsburg, Maryland.


                              S. RES. 215

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the 
Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. 
Landrieu), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici), the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman), the Senator 
from Hawaii (Mr.

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Akaka), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from 
New York (Mrs. Clinton) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 215, a 
resolution designating September 25, 2007, as ``National First 
Responder Appreciation Day''.


                              S. RES. 224

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 224, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Israeli-
Palestinian peace process.


                              S. RES. 231

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator 
from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and 
the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) 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 Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) 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. 1556

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) 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. 1610

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein) were added as cosponsors 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. 1628

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1628 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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