[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 126 (Thursday, August 2, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10788-S10791]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 289

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 289, a bill to establish the Journey Through Hallowed Ground 
National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 334

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) were added as cosponsors of S. 334, a 
bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that 
will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away.


                                 S. 381

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 381, a bill to 
establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior 
Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances 
surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis 
countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 
through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United 
States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 415

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 415, a bill to 
amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to prevent the use of 
the legal system in a manner that extorts money from State and local 
governments, and the Federal Government, and inhibits such governments' 
constitutional actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth 
amendments.


                                 S. 439

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr.

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Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 439, a bill to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed 
services who have a service-connected disability to receive both 
disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of 
military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Lieberman) 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. 543

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Brownback) was added as a 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. 582

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 586

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 586, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide grants to promote positive health 
behaviors in women and children.


                                 S. 595

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 595, a bill to amend 
the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to 
strike a provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency.


                                 S. 739

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 739, a bill to provide disadvantaged children with 
access to dental services.


                                 S. 742

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 742, a bill to 
amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks posed 
by asbestos-containing products, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 775

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. 
Klobuchar), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator 
from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of S. 775, a bill 
to establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United 
States.


                                 S. 781

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 781, a bill to extend the authority of the 
Federal Trade Commission to collect Do-Not-Call Registry fees to fiscal 
years after fiscal year 2007.


                                 S. 843

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 843, a bill to provide for 
the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program.


                                 S. 903

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) 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. 911

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Domenici) 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. 946

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) 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. 969

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


                                 S. 970

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 988

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Allard) and the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) were added as cosponsors of S. 988, a 
bill to extend the termination date for the exemption of returning 
workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers.


                                S. 1015

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1015, a bill to reauthorize 
the National Writing Project.


                                S. 1060

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1060, a bill to reauthorize 
the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry 
planning and implementation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1069

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1069, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and 
treatment of hearing loss.


                                S. 1160

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1160, a bill to 
ensure an abundant and affordable supply of highly nutritious fruits, 
vegetables, and other specialty crops for American consumers and 
international markets by enhancing the competitiveness of United 
States-grown specialty crops.


                                S. 1161

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1161, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to authorize the expansion of medicare coverage of medical 
nutrition therapy services.


                                S. 1175

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1175, a bill to end the use of 
child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1188

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1188, a bill to amend the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to enhance the ability 
to produce fruits and vegetables on covered commodity base acres.

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                                S. 1213

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1213, a bill to give States 
the flexibility to reduce bureaucracy by streamlining enrollment 
processes for the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance 
Programs through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and 
related assistance to low-income families.


                                S. 1223

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 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. 1373

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1373, a bill to provide grants 
and loan guarantees for the development and construction of science 
parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology 
activities.


                                S. 1376

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1376, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to revise and expand the drug discount program under 
section 340B of such Act to improve the provision of discounts on drug 
purchases for certain safety net provides.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) 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. 1398

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1398, a bill to expand the 
research and prevention activities of the National Institute of 
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention with respect to inflammatory bowel disease.


                                S. 1534

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1534, a bill to hold the current regime 
in Iran accountable for its human rights record and to support a 
transition to democracy in Iran.


                                S. 1572

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1589

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the 
Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were added as cosponsors of S. 1589, 
a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the 
costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care 
organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service 
Medicaid to such organizations.


                                S. 1607

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) 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. 1672

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1672, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to establish a scholarship program for students seeking a 
degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and orientation 
and mobility.


                                S. 1708

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1708, a bill to provide 
for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, 
education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other 
tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne 
Diseases Advisory Committee.


                                S. 1718

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1718, a bill to amend the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for reimbursement to 
servicemebers of tuition for programs of education interrupted by 
military service, for deferment of students loans and reduced interest 
rates for servicemembers during periods of military service, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1755

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1755, a bill to amend the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make permanent the 
summer food service pilot project for rural areas of Pennsylvania and 
apply the program to rural areas of every State.


                                S. 1784

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1784, a bill to amend the 
Small Business Act to improve programs for veterans, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1793

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1793, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for property 
owners who remove lead-based paint hazards.


                                S. 1825

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1825, a bill to provide for the 
study and investigation of wartime contracts and contracting processes 
in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1833

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
New York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1833, a bill to 
amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require third-party 
verification of compliance of children's products with consumer product 
safety standards promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1847

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1847, a bill to 
reauthorize the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1871

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1871, a bill to provide for special transfers of funds 
to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment 
compensation laws.


                                S. 1894

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar) and the 
Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as cosponsors of S. 1894, 
a bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide 
family and medical leave to primary caregivers of servicemembers with 
combat-related injuries.


                                S. 1895

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1895, a bill to aid 
and support pediatric involvement in reading and education.

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                                S. 1910

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1910, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts derived from 
Federal grants and State matching funds in connection with revolving 
funds established in accordance with the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act will not be treated as 
proceeds or replacement proceeds for purposes of section 148 of such 
Code.


                                S. 1920

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator 
from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1920, a bill to award competitive grants 
to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to implement 
innovative strategies at the secondary school level to improve student 
achievement and prepare at-risk students for postsecondary education 
and the workforce.


                                S. 1921

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1921, a bill to amend the 
American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization 
for that Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1924

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1924, a bill 
to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a 
presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire 
protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result 
of the performance of such employee's duty.


                                S. 1926

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1926, a bill to establish 
the National Infrastructure Bank to provide funding for qualified 
infrastructure projects, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 39

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 39, a concurrent 
resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a world day of 
remembrance for road crash victims.


                               S. RES. 82

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 82, a resolution 
designating August 16, 2007 as ``National Airborne Day''.


                              S. RES. 178

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 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. 288

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 288, a 
resolution designating September 2007 as ``National Prostate Cancer 
Awareness Month''.


                              S. RES. 291

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 291, a resolution designating the week beginning September 9, 
2007, as ``National Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
Week''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2535

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2535 proposed 
to H.R. 976, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to 
reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2540

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2540 proposed 
to H.R. 976, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to 
reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2541

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2541 proposed 
to H.R. 976, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to 
reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2557

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2557 proposed to H.R. 976, a bill to amend 
title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State 
Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2564

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2564 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 976, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social 
Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance 
Program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2565

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2565 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 976, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social 
Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance 
Program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2566

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2566 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 976, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social 
Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance 
Program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2567

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the 
Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 2567 proposed to H.R. 976, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social 
Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance 
Program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2588

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2588 proposed to H.R. 976, a 
bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the 
State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2596

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2596 
proposed to H.R. 976, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2621

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2621 proposed to 
H.R. 976, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to 
reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for 
other purposes.

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