[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 133 (Monday, September 10, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11326-S11328]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 368

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 368, a bill to amend the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS 
ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 400

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 400, a bill to amend the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal 
Revenue Code of

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1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary 
leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 449

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 449, a bill to amend 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
provide standards and procedures to guide both State and local law 
enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers during internal 
investigations, interrogation of law enforcement officers, and 
administrative disciplinary hearings, to ensure accountability of law 
enforcement officers, to guarantee the due process rights of law 
enforcement officers, and to require States to enact law enforcement 
discipline, accountability, and due process laws.


                                 S. 469

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) 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. 582

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) 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. 648

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 648, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the eligibility age for 
receipt of non-regular military service retired pay for members of the 
Ready Reserve in active federal status or on active duty for 
significant periods.


                                 S. 667

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 667, a bill to expand 
programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school 
readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification 
of developmental and health delays, including potential mental health 
concerns, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 671

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 671, a bill to exempt 
children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical 
limitations on immigrant visas.


                                 S. 694

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 694, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce 
the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of 
light motor vehicles, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 714

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 714, a bill to amend the Animal 
Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
facilities are obtained legally.


                                 S. 771

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) 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. 803

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 805

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) 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. 807

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 807, a bill to amend the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 
1980 to provide that manure shall not be considered to be a hazardous 
substance, pollutant, or contaminant.


                                 S. 829

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 829, a bill to 
reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely 
distressed public housing, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 911

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name 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.
  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 911, supra.


                                 S. 912

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 912, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for 
the construction and renovation of public schools.


                                 S. 935

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 968

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 968, a bill to amend 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide increased assistance for 
the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 969

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


                                 S. 988

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) 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. 999

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 999, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to improve stroke prevention, 
diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.


                                S. 1087

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1087, a bill to 
amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination 
in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1204

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor

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of S. 1204, a bill to enhance Federal efforts focused on public 
awareness and education about the risks and dangers associated with 
Shaken Baby Syndrome.


                                S. 1247

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1247, a bill to 
amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 to 
limit the development of any property acquired by the Secretary of the 
Interior for the development of visitor and administrative facilities 
for the Weir Farm National Historic Site, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1295

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) 
were added as cosponsors 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 New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) 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. 1386

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1386, a bill to amend the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, to provide better assistance 
to low- and moderate-income families, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1430

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, his name was added as a cosponsor 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. 1545

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


                                S. 1576

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1576, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health and 
healthcare of racial and ethnic minority groups.


                                S. 1627

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1627, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the benefits for 
businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or 
renewal communities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1638

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


                                S. 1792

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1792, a bill to amend the 
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to improve such Act.


                                S. 1800

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the 
Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1800, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require 
emergency contraception to be available at all military health care 
treatment facilities.


                                S. 1812

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1812, a bill to 
amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen 
mentoring programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1841

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1841, a bill 
to provide a site for the National Women's History Museum in 
Washington, District of Columbia, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1903

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1903, a bill to extend the 
temporary protected status designation of Liberia under section 244 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act so that Liberians can continue to 
be eligible for such status through September 30, 2008.


                                S. 1921

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 1930

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1930, a bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
to prevent illegal logging practices, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1944

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1944, a bill to provide 
justice for victims of state-sponsored terrorism.


                                S. 1958

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1958, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient 
quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-
term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare 
program.


                              S.J. RES. 13

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were 
added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 13, a joint resolution granting the 
consent of Congress to the International Emergency Management 
Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.


                               S. RES. 82

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


                              S. RES. 241

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 241, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should 
reaffirm the commitments of the United States to the 2001 Doha 
Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health and to pursuing 
trade policies that promote access to affordable medicines.


                              S. RES. 269

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) was added as a cosponsor 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.

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