[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 17, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9469-S9472]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 14

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 14, a bill to repeal the sunset 
on certain tax rates and other incentives and to repeal the individual 
alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 59

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 59, a bill to amend title XIX of 
the Social Security Act to improve access to advanced practice nurses 
and physician assistants under the Medicaid Program.

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                                 S. 65

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden), and the Senator 
from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as cosponsors of S. 65, a bill to 
modify the age-60 standard for certain pilots and for other purposes.


                                 S. 116

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 116, a bill to authorize 
resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning 
through summer learning grants.


                                 S. 206

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 206, a bill to amend title 
II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset 
and windfall elimination provisions.


                                 S. 394

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 394, a bill 
to amend the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act of 1958 to 
ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Martinez) 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. 469

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 469, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for 
contributions of qualified conservation contributions.


                                 S. 617

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 617, a bill to make the National 
Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to 
certain veterans.


                                 S. 625

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) 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. 746

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 746, a bill to establish a 
competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical 
education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public 
health practice and biomedical research.


                                 S. 771

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 771, a bill to 
amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and 
health of schoolchildren by updating the definition of ``food of 
minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and 
to protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and 
breakfast programs.


                                 S. 773

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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. 774

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 774, a bill to amend the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to 
permit States to determine State residency for higher education 
purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of 
status of certain alien students who are long-term United States 
residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 803

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 803, a bill to repeal a provision enacted to 
end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive 
payments.


                                 S. 844

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 844, a bill to 
provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1062

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1062, a bill to establish a 
congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families.


                                S. 1070

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) 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. 1075

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1075, a bill to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to 
contraceptive services for women and men under the Medicaid program, 
help low income women and couples prevent unintended pregnancies and 
reduce abortion, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1090

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 1150

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1150, a bill to enhance the 
State inspection of meat and poultry in the United States, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1164

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1164, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve patient access to, and 
utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit under the 
Medicare Program.


                                S. 1183

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama) 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. 1230

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1230, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for 
contributions to qualified tuition programs.


                                S. 1339

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1339, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Higher Education 
Act of 1965, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 
recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public 
elementary and secondary school teachers and principals, and for other 
purposes.

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                                S. 1374

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1374, a bill to assist 
States in making voluntary high quality full-day prekindergarten 
programs available and economically affordable for the families of all 
children for at least 1 year preceding kindergarten.


                                S. 1428

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) 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. 1430

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1430, a bill to authorize State and local governments 
to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with 
investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1457

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) 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. 1463

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1463, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate the sale of ammonium 
nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition of ammonium nitrate by 
terrorists, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1484

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1484, a bill to amend part 
B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the Medicare 
treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment to that in effect before 
enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.


                                S. 1492

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 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. 1514

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


                                S. 1577

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1593

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) 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. 1607

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1607, a bill to provide 
for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct 
the misalignment, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1668

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1668, a bill to assist in 
providing affordable housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes.


                                S. 1731

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1731, a bill to provide for 
the continuing review of unauthorized Federal programs and agencies and 
to establish a bipartisan commission for the purposes of improving 
oversight and eliminating wasteful Government spending.


                                S. 1742

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1742, a bill to prevent 
the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness 
doctrine.


                                S. 1776

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1776, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a user fee 
program to ensure food safety, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 118

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 118, a resolution 
urging the Government of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2000

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2000 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2022

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2022 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2022 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1585, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2067

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2067 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2086

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 2086 intended to be proposed to H.R. 
1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2087

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator 
from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), 
the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2087 proposed to 
H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2110

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

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of amendment No. 2110 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2121

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2121 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2122

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2122 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2163

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2163 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2209

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2209 intended to be proposed 
to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2234

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2234 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.

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