[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 147 (Monday, October 1, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12379-S12381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 334

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 334, a bill to provide affordable, 
guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier 
and can never be taken away.


                                 S. 335

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 335, a bill to prohibit 
the Internal Revenue Service from using private debt collection 
companies, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 469

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New Jersey

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(Mr. Menendez) 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. 557

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 557, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the depreciation 
classification of motorsports entertainment complexes.


                                 S. 667

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) 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. 741

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 741, a bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act to establish a grant program to ensure 
waterfront access for commercial fishermen, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 759

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 759, a bill to prohibit the use of funds for military operations in 
Iran.


                                 S. 803

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 969

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) 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 Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1015, a bill to reauthorize 
the National Writing Project.


                                S. 1070

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1070, a bill 
to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the 
Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to 
resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder 
abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1120

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1120, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the training of 
graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health.


                                S. 1139

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1139, a bill to establish the 
National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) 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. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) 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 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 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. 1568

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1568, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage private philanthropy.


                                S. 1577

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1577, a bill to amend titles XVIII 
and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including 
national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access 
employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and other 
long-term care facilities and providers, and to provide for nationwide 
expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks 
on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or 
providers.


                                S. 1627

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 1661

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) 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. 1718

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) 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 students loans and reduced interest 
rates for servicemembers during periods of military service, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1733

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1733, a bill to authorize 
funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide 
testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1773

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1773, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to regulate payroll tax deposit agents.


                                S. 1791

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1791, a bill to 
amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to 
reauthorize, and increase funding for, the biodiesel fuel education 
program.


                                S. 1843

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor 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 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 Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar) and the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as cosponsors 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 Maine (Ms. 
Collins) 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. 1951

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Montana

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(Mr. Tester), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from 
New York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) 
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 Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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.


                                S. 1970

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name 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. 2067

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


                              S.J. RES. 13

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S.J. Res. 13, a joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to 
the International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of 
Understanding.
  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 13, supra.


                              S. RES. 319

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 319, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the United States 
Transportation Command on its 20th anniversary.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2068

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2068 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 name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2905 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. 3024

  At the request of Mr. Tester, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3024 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. 3032

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the names of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) and 
the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 3032 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. 3058

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator 
from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
3058 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. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3058 proposed to H.R. 1585, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3078

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3078 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. 3082

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 3082 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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