[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 142 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12002-S12004]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 22

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 22, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance 
for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after 
September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 502

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 502, a bill to repeal 
the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and 
on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates.


                                 S. 507

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 507, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified 
midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates 
for certified nurse-midwife services.


                                 S. 597

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 597, a bill to 
extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research for 2 
years.


                                 S. 773

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 773, a bill 
to amend the

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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. 881

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 881, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the 
railroad track maintenance credit.


                                 S. 958

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 958, a bill to 
establish an adolescent literacy program.


                                 S. 961

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 961, a 
bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits to 
certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
(including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
during World War II, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 999

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) 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. 1015

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


                                S. 1465

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) 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. 1627

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) 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 Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1638, a bill to adjust the 
salaries of Federal justices and judges, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1675

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1675, a bill to 
implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission 
report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service.


                                S. 1743

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the 
Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) were added as cosponsors of S. 1743, a 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar 
limitation on contributions to funeral trusts.


                                S. 1944

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) 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 North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator 
from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 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 names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1954, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to improve access to pharmacies under part D.


                                S. 1965

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) 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. 1991

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1991, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the 
suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and Clark National 
Historic Trail to include additional sites associated with the 
preparation and return phases of the expedition, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2002

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2002, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify certain provisions applicable 
to real estate investment trusts, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2004

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2004, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to establish epilepsy centers of excellence in 
the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2020

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) 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.


                                S. 2044

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2044, a bill to provide procedures for the proper 
classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2060

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2060, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Volunteer 
Teacher Advisory Committee.


                                S. 2071

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2071, a bill to enhance the ability to combat 
methamphetamine.


                                S. 2085

  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. 2085, a bill to delay for 6 months the requirement 
to use tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid program.


                              S. RES. 325

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 325, a resolution supporting efforts to 
increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2000

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson) 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.

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                           AMENDMENT NO. 2912

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2912 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. 2951

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and 
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 2951 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. 2972

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2972 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. 2982

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2982 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. 2997

  At the request of Mr. Reid, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2997 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. 3003

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Webb), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the 
Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 3003 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. 3010

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3010 
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. 3017

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3017 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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