[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 156 (Tuesday, October 16, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12936-S12938]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 s. 21

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 21, a bill to expand access to 
preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, 
reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care.


                                 s. 38

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 38, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision 
of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other 
purposes.


                                 s. 130

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 130, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost 
contracts under Medicare.


                                 s. 311

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 311, a bill to amend the 
Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, 
delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and 
for other purposes.


                                 s. 626

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, his name 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 Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) 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.

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                                 s. 714

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 714, a bill to amend the 
Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
facilities are obtained legally.


                                 s. 831

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 831, a bill to authorize 
States and local governments to prohibit the investment of State assets 
in any company that has a qualifying business relationship with Sudan.


                                 s. 958

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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 names of the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Obama) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Dorgan) were added as cosponsors 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. 988

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 988, a bill to extend the 
termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the 
numerical limitations for temporary workers.


                                s. 1003

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1003, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to emergency 
medical services and the quality and efficiency of care furnished in 
emergency departments of hospitals and critical access hospitals by 
establishing a bipartisan commission to examine factors that affect the 
effective delivery of such services, by providing for additional 
payments for certain physician services furnished in such emergency 
departments, and by establishing a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services Working Group, and for other purposes.


                                s. 1183

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1183, a bill to enhance and 
further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the 
quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical 
disabilities, and for other purposes.


                                s. 1200

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1200, a bill to amend the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend the Act.


                                s. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Nevada (Mr. Ensign) 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. 1354

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1354, a bill to amend the 
definition of a law enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 
83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to 
ensure the inclusion of certain positions.


                                s. 1415

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1415, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to improve 
screening and treatment of cancers, provide for survivorship services, 
and for other purposes.


                                s. 1445

  At the request of Mr. Biden, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1445, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, promote, and 
support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management 
referral program for hepatitis C virus infection.


                                s. 1466

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1466, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude property tax rebates and other 
benefits provided to volunteer firefighters, search and rescue 
personnel, and emergency medical responders from income and employment 
taxes and wage withholding.


                                s. 1494

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name 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.
  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the 
Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Lautenberg) were added as cosponsors of S. 1494, supra.


                                s. 1708

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1827

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1827, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prompt payment 
to pharmacies under part D, to restrict pharmacy co-branding on 
prescription drug cards issued under such part, and to provide 
guidelines for Medication Therapy Management Services programs offered 
by prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans under such part.


                                s. 1858

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1858, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for 
education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup 
care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs 
under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.


                                s. 1895

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1895, a bill to aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and 
education.
  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the Senator 
from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1895, supra.


                                s. 1962

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1962, a bill to amend the 
Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize a regional water enhancement 
program in the environmental quality incentives program.


                                s. 2056

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2056, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore 
financial stability to Medicare anesthesiology teaching programs for 
resident physicians.


                                s. 2096

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2096, a bill to amend the Do-
Not-Call Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of 
telephone numbers registered on the Federal ``do-not-call'' registry.


                                s. 2123

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2123, a bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public 
safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.


                                s. 2128

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms.

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Snowe) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 2128, a bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and 
multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.


                                s. 2136

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2136, a bill to 
address the treatment of primary mortgages in bankruptcy, and for other 
purposes.


                                s. 2139

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2139, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, 
provide educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members 
of the National Guard and Reserve who serve extended period of 
continuous active duty that include a prolonged period of service in 
certain theaters of operation, and for other purposes.


                                s. 2156

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2156, a bill to authorize 
and facilitate the improvement of water management by the Bureau of 
Reclamation, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Energy to increase the acquisition and analysis of water resources 
for irrigation, hydroelectric power, municipal, and environmental uses, 
and for other purposes.


                            s. con. res. 48

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 48, a concurrent resolution expressing the 
sense of Congress regarding high level visits to the United States by 
democratically-elected officials of Taiwan.


                              s. res. 252

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) 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.


                              s. res. 345

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 345, a resolution supporting the work of firefighters to educate 
and protect the Nation's communities, and the goals and ideals of Fire 
Prevention Week, October 7-13, 2007, as designated by the National Fire 
Protection Association.


                           amendment no. 3208

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3208 
proposed to H.R. 3093, a bill making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.


                           amendment no. 3234

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3234 proposed to H.R. 3093, a bill making appropriations 
for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related 
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 
purposes.


                           amendment no. 3256

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator 
from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. 
Salazar), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3256 proposed to H.R. 3093, a bill 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3256 proposed to H.R. 3093, supra.


                           amendment no. 3274

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3274 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 3093, a bill making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.


                           amendment no. 3279

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were added as cosponsors 
of amendment No. 3279 proposed to H.R. 3093, a bill making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes.


                           amendment no. 3289

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3289 
proposed to H.R. 3093, a bill making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Shelby, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3289 proposed to H.R. 3093, supra.


                           amendment no. 3290

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from 
Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3290 
proposed to H.R. 3093, a bill making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.


                           amendment no. 3300

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3300 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 3093, a bill making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.


                           amendment no. 3314

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3314 proposed to 
H.R. 3093, a bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 
and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

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