[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 137 (Monday, September 17, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11586-S11588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 s. 29

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
29, a bill to clarify the tax treatment of certain payments made to 
homeowners by the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Mississippi 
Development Authority.


                                 s. 36

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 36, a bill to amend the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels 
promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and 
biomass, and for other purposes.


                                 s. 65

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 65, a bill to modify the 
age-60 standard for certain pilots and for other purposes.


                                 s. 154

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 154, a bill to promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities.


                                 s. 155

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 155, a bill to promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities.


                                 s. 283

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 283, a bill to amend the 
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other 
purposes.


                                 s. 380

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 380, a bill to 
reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000, and for other purposes.


                                 s. 469

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 613

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 613, a bill to enhance the 
overseas stabilization and reconstruction capabilities of the United 
States Government, and for other purposes.


                                 s. 626

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 626, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public 
health, and for other purposes.


                                 s. 644

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 644, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to recodify as part of that title certain 
educational assistance programs for members of the reserve components 
of the Armed Forces, to improve such programs, and for other purposes.


                                 s. 645

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 645, a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide an 
alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for certain coal 
gasification project goals.


                                 s. 648

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) 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 Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) 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. 721

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 721, a bill to allow 
travel between the United States and Cuba.


                                 s. 773

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator 
from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) were added as cosponsors 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. 803

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 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 New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 819

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 819, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free 
distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable 
purposes.


                                 s. 908

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 908, a bill to establish a 
Consortium on the Impact of Technology in Aging Health Services.


                                 s. 935

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions) 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. 962

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 962, a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize 
and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and 
demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other 
purposes.


                                 s. 969

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, 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.


                                s. 1015

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


                                s. 1159

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1159, a bill to amend 
part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide 
full Federal funding of such part.


                                s. 1160

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) 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

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consumers and international markets by enhancing the competitiveness of 
United States-grown specialty crops.


                                s. 1172

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1172, a bill to 
reduce hunger in the United States.


                                s. 1175

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1175, a bill to end the use of child soldiers in 
hostilities around the world, and for other purposes.


                                s. 1190

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1190, a bill to promote the 
deployment and adoption of telecommunications services and information 
technologies, and for other purposes.


                                s. 1257

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1257, a bill to 
provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an 
additional seat in the House of Representatives.


                                s. 1261

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1261, a bill to amend 
title 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year limit on use 
of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits, and for other 
purposes.


                                s. 1267

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1267, a bill to maintain the 
free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the 
federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons 
connected with the news media.


                                s. 1443

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1443, a bill to provide standards for renewable fuels and coal-
derived fuels.


                                s. 1451

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1451, a bill to 
encourage the development of coordinated quality reforms to improve 
health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in the health care 
system.


                                s. 1545

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


                                s. 1638

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


                                s. 1669

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 1718

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


                                s. 1760

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1760, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start 
Initiative.


                                s. 1800

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1827

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1827, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prompt payment to 
pharmacies under part D, to restrict pharmacy co-branding on 
prescription drug cards issued under such part, and to provide 
guidelines for Medication Therapy Management Services programs offered 
by prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans under such part.


                                s. 1842

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1842, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient 
protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse 
may be required to work in certain providers of services to which 
payments are made under the Medicare Program.


                                s. 1848

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1848, a bill to amend the Trade 
Act of 1974 to address the impact of globalization, to reauthorize 
trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to 
service workers, communities, firms, and farmers, and for other 
purposes.


                                s. 1885

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1885, a bill to 
provide certain employment protections for family members who are 
caring for members of the Armed Forces recovering from illnesses and 
injuries incurred on active duty.


                                s. 1895

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman), the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1895, a bill to aid and support 
pediatric involvement in reading and education.


                                s. 1905

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) and the 
Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) were added as cosponsors of S. 1905, 
a bill to provide for a rotating schedule for regional selection of 
delegates to a national Presidential nominating convention, and for 
other purposes.


                                s. 1930

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) 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 South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1944, a bill to 
provide justice for victims of state-sponsored terrorism.


                                s. 1951

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1951, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social 
Security Act to ensure that individuals eligible for medical assistance 
under the Medicaid program continue to have access to prescription 
drugs, and for other purposes.


                                s. 1954

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1954, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to pharmacies under 
part D.

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                                s. 1971

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1971, a bill to 
authorize a competitive grant program to assist members of the National 
Guard and Reserve and former and current members of the Armed Forces in 
securing employment in the private sector, and for other purposes.


                                s. 1998

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1998, a bill to reduce child marriage, and 
for other purposes.


                                s. 2017

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2017, a bill to amend the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide for national energy 
efficiency standards for general service incandescent lamps, and for 
other purposes.


                                s. 2020

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2020, a bill to reauthorize 
the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2010, 
to rename the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as the 
``Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2007'', and for other 
purposes.


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  On page S11588, September 17, 2007, the following appears: ``S. 
2041 At the request of Mr. COLEMAN, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. LOTT) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2041, a bill 
to amend the False Claims Act.''
  
  The online version was corrected by deleting the paragraph.


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                              s.j. res. 13

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) 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. con. res. 39

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) 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. 201

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 201, a resolution supporting the goals 
and ideals of ``National Life Insurance Awareness Month''.


                              s. res. 222

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 222, a 
resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer 
Awareness Month.


                              s. res. 224

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 224, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Israeli-
Palestinian peace process.


                           amendment no. 2000

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the 
Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Dodd) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 2049

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2049 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. 2067

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2072

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2072 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. 2074

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2074 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 name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor 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.

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