[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 18, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11655-S11656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 156

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 156, a bill to 
make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and 
discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.


                                 S. 185

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 185, a bill to restore 
habeas corpus for those detained by the United States.


                                 S. 338

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 338, 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. 469

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 573

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 573, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act 
to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, 
stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.


                                 S. 626

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 638

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 638, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and 
infrastructure grants.


                                 S. 819

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 911

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) 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. 935

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) 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. 988

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 
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. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) 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. 1418

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1418, a bill to provide 
assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in 
developing countries, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1430

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Lott) 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. 1459

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1459, a bill to strengthen 
the Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and cure of 
psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, expand psoriasis and psoriatic 
arthritis data collection, study access to and quality of care for 
people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1465

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1465, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
under the Medicare program of certain medical mobility devices approved 
as class III medical devices.


                                S. 1515

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1515, a bill to establish a domestic violence 
volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims.


                                S. 1518

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1518, a bill to amend the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize the Act, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1638

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


                                S. 1708

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 1760

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1760, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative.


                                S. 1843

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) 
were added as cosponsors 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

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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 names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1895, a bill to aid and support 
pediatric involvement in reading and education.


                                S. 1944

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were 
added as cosponsors 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 Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) 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. 1984

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. 
McConnell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1984, a bill to strengthen 
immigration enforcement and border security and for other purposes.


                                S. 2049

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as cosponsors of S. 2049, 
a bill to prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States 
from providing quality health coverage to children in need under the 
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).


                            S. CON. RES. 45

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 45, a 
concurrent resolution commending the Ed Block Courage Award Foundation 
for its work in aiding children and families affected by child abuse, 
and designating November 2007 as National Courage Month.


                              S. RES. 106

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 106, a resolution 
calling on the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the 
United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity 
concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
genocide documented in the United States record relating to the 
Armenian Genocide.


                              S. RES. 315

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 315, a resolution to express the sense of the 
Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-
National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the Senate and 
strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General 
Petraeus and all the members of the United States Armed Forces.


                              S. RES. 316

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 316, a resolution 
designating the week of October 21 through October 27, 2007 as 
``National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.''


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2000

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) 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. 2057

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2057 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 Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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 Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 2313

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2313 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. 2335

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the 
Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) 
and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as cosponsors 
of amendment No. 2335 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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