[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 127 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10902-S10905]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 399

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 399, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social 
Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of 
covering physicians services under the Medicaid program.


                                 S. 402

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 402, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for 
qualified timber gains.


                                 S. 431

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


                                 S. 450

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 450, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare 
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 456, a bill to increase and

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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. 558

  At the request of Mr. Corker, his name 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.
  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 558, supra.


                                 S. 576

  At the request of Mr. Obama, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
576, a bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and 
guarantee due process rights.


                                 S. 580

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 580, a bill to amend the 
National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national 
historic trails, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 600

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 600, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
establish the School-Based Health Clinic program, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 771

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 775

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 775, a bill to 
establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United 
States.


                                 S. 791

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
791, a bill to establish a collaborative program to protect the Great 
Lakes, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 803

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 803, a bill to repeal a 
provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child 
support incentive payments.


                                 S. 814

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) 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. 881

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 881, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track 
maintenance credit.


                                 S. 932

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Domenici) 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. 970

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) 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. 1015

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


                                S. 1160

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) 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. 1175

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) 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. 1196

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1196, a bill to 
improve mental health care for wounded members of the Armed Forces, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1259

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1259, a bill to 
amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance for 
developing countries to promote quality basic education and to 
establish the achievement of universal basic education in all 
developing countries as an objective of United States foreign 
assistance policy, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1328

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1328, a bill 
to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate 
discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners 
of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain 
lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of 
citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration 
fraud in connection with permanent partnerships.


                                S. 1338

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1338, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a two-year 
moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for imaging 
services.


                                S. 1356

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici) 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. 1390

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1390, a bill to 
provide for the issuance of a ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices 
of the brave men and women of the armed forces who have been awarded 
the Purple Heart.


                                S. 1545

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1545, a bill 
to implement the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group.


                                S. 1572

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) 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. 1605

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) 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.

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                                S. 1628

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1628, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize programs to increase 
the number of nurse faculty and to increase the domestic nursing and 
physical therapy workforce, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1638

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


                                S. 1651

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1651, a bill to assist certain Iraqis who have worked directly with, 
or are threatened by their association with, the United States, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1669

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1669, a bill to amend 
titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure payment under 
Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for 
covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics.


                                S. 1730

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1730, a bill to amend 
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, to reward States for 
engaging individuals with disabilities in work activities, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1744

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1744, a bill to prohibit 
the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to 
foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of 
assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


                                S. 1755

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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. 1795

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1795, a bill to improve access 
to workers' compensation programs for injured Federal employees.


                                S. 1823

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1823, a bill to set the 
United States on track to ensure children are ready to learn when they 
begin kindergarten.


                                S. 1825

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) 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. 1843

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1843, a bill to 
amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age 
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful 
practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a 
discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1895

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


                                S. 1898

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1898, a bill to 
amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to expand family and 
medical leave for spouses, sons, daughters, and parents of 
servicemembers with combat-related injuries.


                                S. 1934

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Casey) were added as cosponsors of S. 1934, a bill to extend the 
existing provisions regarding the eligibility for essential air service 
subsidies through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1953

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1953, a bill to 
amend the Agricultural Manufacturing Act of 1946 to require labeling of 
raw agricultural forms of ginseng, including the country of harvest, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1963

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. 
Johnson) were added as cosponsors of S. 1963, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal 
home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds.


                                S. 1965

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1965, a bill 
to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online 
predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child 
pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material 
that is inappropriate for minors.


                                S. 1970

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1970, a bill 
to establish a National Commission on Children and Disasters, a 
National Resource Center on Children and Disasters, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1975

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1975, a bill to expand 
family and medical leave in support of servicemembers with combat-
related injuries.


                              S. RES. 178

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 269

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from 
Alaska (Mr. Stevens) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 269, a resolution expressing the sense 
of the Senate that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should 
recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative postage stamp 
be issued in honor of former United States Representative Barbara 
Jordan.


                              S. RES. 296

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 296, a resolution 
designating September 2007 as ``National Youth Court Month''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2063

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2063 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. 2125

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2125 
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,

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and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2208

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2208 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. 2647

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and 
the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 2647 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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