[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 143 (Tuesday, September 25, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12054-S12056]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 65

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


                                 S. 305

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Obama) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 305, a bill to amend the Packers and 
Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or 
control livestock intended for slaughter.


                                 S. 773

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback) 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. 790

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 790, a bill to amend the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to permit the simplified 
summer food programs to be carried out in all States and by all service 
institutions.


                                 S. 819

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) 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. 1105

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1105, a bill to provide 
Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to 
prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1232

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1232, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of

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Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Education, to develop a voluntary policy for managing the risk of food 
allergy and anaphylaxis in schools, to establish school-based food 
allergy management grants, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1359

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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 names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1382, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
provide the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.


                                S. 1494

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1494, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes 
programs for Type I diabetes and Indians under that Act.


                                S. 1515

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor 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 Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) 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. 1543

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the 
Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) were added as cosponsors of S. 1543, a 
bill to establish a national geothermal initiative to encourage 
increased production of energy from geothermal resources, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1555

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1555, a bill 
to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food 
and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1571

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1571, a bill 
to reform the essential air service program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1603

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1603, a bill to authorize 
Congress to award a gold medal to Jerry Lewis, in recognition of his 
outstanding service to the Nation.


                                S. 1616

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1616, a bill to 
amend the Clean Air Act to promote and assure the quality of biodiesel 
fuel, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1661

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1661, a bill 
to communicate United States travel policies and improve marketing and 
other activities designed to increase travel in the United States from 
abroad.


                                S. 1750

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1750, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to community 
cancer care by Medicare beneficiaries.


                                S. 1895

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


                                S. 1930

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1930, a bill to amend the 
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prevent illegal logging practices, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1965

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) 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. 2035

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2035, 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. 2061

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2061, a bill to amend the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain home health workers 
from the provisions of such Act.


                                S. 2063

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator 
from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) were added as cosponsors of S. 2063, a bill to establish a 
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action, to assure the 
economic security of the United States, and to expand future prosperity 
and growth for all Americans.


                                S. 2067

  At the request of Mr. Martinez, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2067, a bill to amend 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to recreational 
vessels.


                                S. 2075

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2075, a bill to ensure 
that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the 
opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to 
receive an abortion.


                                S. 2085

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from 
Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were added as cosponsors of S. 2085, a bill to 
delay for 6 months the requirement to use of tamper-resistant 
prescription pads under the Medicaid program.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2067

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) 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. 2872

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2872 
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.
  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2872 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1585, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2919

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator

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from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2919 
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. 2931

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2931 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. 2969

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2969 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. Obama) 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. 2989

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2989 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.
  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 2989 intended to be proposed to H.R. 
1585, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2993

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2993 
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. 3003

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor 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. 3012

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Webb) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3012 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. Kyl, the names of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Ensign) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) were added as 
cosponsors 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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