[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 145 (Thursday, September 27, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12287-S12289]
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 Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 65, a bill to modify the 
age-60 standard for certain pilots and for other purposes.


                                 S. 156

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, his name 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. 396

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 396, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat controlled foreign corporations 
in tax havens as domestic corporations.


                                 S. 446

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 446, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to 
increase the number of nursing faculty and students, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 609

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 609, a bill to 
amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that 
funds received as universal service contributions and the universal 
service support programs established pursuant to that section are not 
subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly 
known as the Antideficiency Act.


                                 S. 721

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


                                 S. 739

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 739, a bill to 
provide disadvantaged children with access to dental services.


                                 S. 887

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 887, a bill to 
restore import and entry agricultural inspection functions to the 
Department of Agriculture.


                                 S. 911

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) 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.

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                                 S. 941

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 941, a bill to increase 
Federal support for Community Health Centers and the National Health 
Service Corps in order to ensure access to health care for millions of 
Americans living in medically-underserved areas.


                                 S. 959

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 959, a bill to 
award a grant to enable Teach for America, Inc., to implement and 
expand its teaching program.


                                 S. 960

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 960, a bill to 
establish the United States Public Service Academy.


                                 S. 979

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 979, a bill to establish 
a Vote by Mail grant program.


                                S. 1015

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


                                S. 1102

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1102, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to expedite the application and 
eligibility process for low-income subsidies under the Medicare 
prescription drug program and to revise the resource standards used to 
determine eligibility for an income-related subsidy, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1107

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1107, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of 
such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible 
individuals.


                                S. 1161

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1161, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the expansion 
of medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy services.


                                S. 1284

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1284, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income of 
controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property.


                                S. 1376

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1376, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to revise and expand the drug discount 
program under section 340B of such Act to improve the provision of 
discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net provides.


                                S. 1494

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) 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. 1543

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) 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. 1661

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici) and the Senator from 
New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were added as cosponsors 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. 1895

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


                                S. 1925

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1925, a bill to amend the Truth 
in Lending Act, to prevent credit card issuers from taking unfair 
advantage of college students and their parents, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1944

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) 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 South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) 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. 1965

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. 
Cochran) were added as cosponsors 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. 1970

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1970, a bill to establish 
a National Commission on Children and Disasters, a National Resource 
Center on Children and Disasters, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1998

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1998, a bill 
to reduce child marriage, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2031

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2031, a bill to 
amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through 
demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, 
cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified 
administration.


                                S. 2070

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Brownback) were added as cosponsors of S. 2070, a bill to 
prevent Government shutdowns.


                                S. 2071

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Arizona (Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2071, a bill to 
enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine.


                                S. 2094

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2094, a bill to increase 
the wages and benefits of blue collar workers by strengthening labor 
provisions in the H-2B program, to provide for labor recruiter 
accountability, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2103

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2103, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the in the home 
restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for individuals 
with expected long-term needs.


                              S.J. RES. 18

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Michigan

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(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 18, a joint 
resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human 
Services relating to a cost limit for providers operated by units of 
government and other provisions under the Medicaid program.


                            S. CON. RES. 47

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 47, a concurrent 
resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary of the United States Air 
Force as an independent military service.


                              S. RES. 252

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 252, a resolution 
recognizing the increasingly mutually beneficial relationship between 
the United States of America and the Republic of Indonesia.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2236

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2236 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. 2251

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2251 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. 2897

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2897 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. 2905

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2905 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. 2925

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2925 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. 2944

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2944 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. 2960

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was withdrawn as a 
cosponsor of amendment No. 2960 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. 2999

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2999 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, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2999 proposed to H.R. 1585, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3003

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the names of the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici), the 
Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Boxer) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 3073

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3073 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. 3074

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the 
Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from New York (Mr. 
Schumer) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3074 intended to be proposed to H.J. Res. 
52, a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
year 2008, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3075

  At the request of Mr. Levin, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3075 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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