[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 101 (Thursday, June 21, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8231-S8234]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 21

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 21, a bill to expand 
access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended 
pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care.


                                 S. 156

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the 
Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added as cosponsors of S. 
156, a bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and 
multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.


                                 S. 335

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 335, a bill to prohibit 
the Internal Revenue Service from using private debt collection 
companies, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 431

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 431, a bill to require 
convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 558

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Voinovich) 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. 582

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 582, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler 
systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.


                                 S. 604

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 604, a bill to amend title 10, United States 
Code, to limit increases in the certain costs of health care services 
under the health care programs of the Department of Defense, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 630

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 630, a bill to 
amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
minimum payment rate by Medicare Advantage organizations for services 
furnished by a critical access hospital and a rural health clinic under 
the Medicare program.


                                 S. 704

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Alaska (Mr. Stevens) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. 
Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 704, a bill to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller 
identification information.


                                 S. 773

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 813

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 813, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for 
attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards.


                                 S. 814

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 814, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-
advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases.


                                 S. 838

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 838, a bill to 
authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between United States and 
Israeli businesses and academic persons, to establish the International 
Energy Advisory Board, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 911

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 911, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and 
treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have 
access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric 
cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer 
database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers.


                                 S. 969

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 969, a bill to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act to modify the definition of supervisor.


                                S. 1026

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, his name was added as a cosponsor of S.

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1026, a bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.


                                S. 1028

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1028, a bill to require 
the Secretary of Energy to establish a strategic refinery reserve, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1215

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1215, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to extend and improve certain authorities 
of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1224

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) 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. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Salazar) 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. 1282

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1282, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the exclusion from gross 
income of certain wages of a certified master teacher, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1295

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) 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. 1359

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1359, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance public and health 
professional awareness and understanding of lupus and to strengthen the 
Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus.


                                S. 1363

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1363, a bill to improve 
health care for severely injured members and former members of the 
Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1409

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1409, a bill to provide and 
enhance education, housing, and entrepreneur assistance for veterans 
who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1418

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1431

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1431, a bill to provide 
for a statewide early childhood education professional development and 
career system, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1457

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) 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. 1469

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1482

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1482, a bill to 
amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct research on 
indicators of child well-being.


                                S. 1494

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 1514

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1514, a bill to revise 
and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act.


                                S. 1518

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1518, a bill to amend the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize the Act, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1571

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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 Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1592

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1592, a bill to reauthorize the Underground 
Railroad Educational and Cultural Program.


                                S. 1606

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1649

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1649, a bill 
to provide for 2 programs to authorize the use of leave by caregivers 
for family members of certain individuals performing military service, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1658

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1658, a bill to amend the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide protection for child custody 
arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed 
in support of a contingency operation.


                                S. 1661

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1661, a bill to communicate 
United States travel policies and improve marketing and other 
activities designed to increase travel in the United States from 
abroad.


                            S. CON. RES. 31

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor 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

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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. 242

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 242, a resolution celebrating the 
accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, also 
known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, 
and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal of educational 
opportunities for women and girls.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1561

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1561 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. 1627

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1627 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. 1694

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor 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 Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1704

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1704 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. 1731

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1731 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. 1733

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1733 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. 1771

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Bond) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1771 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. 1792

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Washington (Ms. 
Cantwell), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Hagel), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) and the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1792 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 Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1792 
proposed to H.R. 6, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1793

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the 
Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1793 
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. 1794

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the 
Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1794 
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. 1795

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the 
Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1795 
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. 1799

  At the request of Mr. Bennett, his name was added as a cosponsor of

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amendment No. 1799 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 name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1799 proposed to H.R. 6, supra.

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