[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 20, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8062-S8064]
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 Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) 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. 211

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 211, a bill to 
facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for 
information and referral on human services. volunteer services, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 305

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 305, a bill to amend the 
Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to 
own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter.


                                 S. 358

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 456

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) 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. 661

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 661, a bill to establish 
kinship navigator programs, to establish guardianship assistance 
payments for children, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 691

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici) 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. 777

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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. 805

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) 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. 824

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 824, a bill to 
amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the authorization for establishing a 
memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans 
who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United 
States.


                                 S. 831

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 831, a bill to authorize States and local governments 
to prohibit the investment of State assets in any company that has a 
qualifying business relationship with Sudan.


                                 S. 849

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 849, a bill to promote 
accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by 
strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) 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. 935

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 935, a bill to 
repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the 
Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity 
compensation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 970

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) 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 Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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. 1070

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1070, a bill 
to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the 
Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to 
resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder 
abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1137

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1137, a bill to authorize 
grants to carry out projects to provide education on preventing teen 
pregnancies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1154

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1154, a 
bill to promote biogas production, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1223

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1223, a bill to amend the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
support efforts by local or regional television or radio broadcasters 
to provide essential public information programming in the event of a 
major disaster, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1310

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) 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 Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) 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

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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 Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 1356

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1356, a bill to amend the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Act to establish industrial bank holding 
company regulation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1382, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide the establishment of an 
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.


                                S. 1415

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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 Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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 names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the 
Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 1492

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1492, a bill to improve the 
quality of federal and state data regarding the availability and 
quality of broadband services and to promote the deployment of 
affordable broadband services to all parts of the Nation.


                                S. 1496

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1496, a bill to amend the 
Food Security Act of 1985 to include pollinators in certain 
conservation programs.


                                S. 1514

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1514, a bill to revise and extend provisions 
under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act.


                                S. 1553

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1553, a bill to 
provide additional assistance to combat HIV/AIDS among young people, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1557

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1557, a bill to amend 
part B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 to improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers.


                                S. 1571

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


                                S. 1588

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1588, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual 
health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for 
treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or 
disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease.


                                S. 1593

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was withdrawn 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.
  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Nelson) were added as cosponsors of S. 1593, supra.


                                S. 1603

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) 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 Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) 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. RES. 132

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 132, a resolution 
recognizing the Civil Air Patrol for 65 years of service to the United 
States.


                              S. RES. 203

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                              S. RES. 215

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) 
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 names of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 224, a resolution expressing the sense 
of the Senate regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.


                              S. RES. 236

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) 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. 1510

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 1646

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1646 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,

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and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to 
invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1666

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1666 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. 1668

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1668 
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. 1693

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1693 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.
  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1693 proposed to H.R. 6, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1694

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1694 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. 1695

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1695 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.

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