[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 163 (Thursday, October 25, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13438-S13439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 367

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 367, a bill to amend the 
Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods 
made with sweatshop labor, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 450

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
450, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal 
the medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 591

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 591, a bill to amend the 
Food Stamp Act of 1977 to adjust for inflation the allowable amounts of 
financial resources of eligible households and to exclude from 
countable financial resources certain retirement and education 
accounts.


                                 S. 627

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 627, a bill to 
amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to 
improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers 
through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center, to 
assist local Court Teams, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 805

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 805, a bill to amend the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist countries in sub-Saharan 
Africa in the effort to achieve internationally recognized goals in the 
treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the 
reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human health 
care capacity and improving retention of medical health professionals 
in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 898

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 898, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease 
research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public 
education about prevention.


                                 S. 906

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 906, a bill to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export 
of elemental mercury, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1038

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1038, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand workplace health incentives by 
equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use.


                                S. 1161

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign), the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) and the Senator 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors 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. 1200

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 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. 1275

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1275, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act and title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
provide for a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in 
the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer.


                                S. 1310

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1310, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of 
increased payments for ground ambulance services under the Medicare 
program.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1382, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of an 
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.


                                S. 1843

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, her name 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.
  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1843, supra.


                                S. 1848

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1848, a bill to amend the 
Trade Act of 1974 to address the impact of globalization, to 
reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment 
assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1930

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) 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. 1946

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1946, a bill to help 
Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption by 
strengthening and clarifying the law.


                                S. 1958

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) 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. 2033

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2033, a bill to 
provide for greater disclosure to, and empowerment of, consumers who 
have entered into a contract for cellular telephone service.


                                S. 2054

  At the request of Mr. Brown, his name was added as a cosponsor of S.

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2054, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development to make grants to assist cities with a vacant housing 
problem, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2058

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2058, a bill to amend 
the Commodity Exchange Act to close the Enron loophole, prevent price 
manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy 
commodities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2070

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2070, a bill to prevent 
Government shutdowns.


                                S. 2099

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2099, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive bidding project 
for clinical laboratory services.


                                S. 2119

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2119, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life 
while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.


                                S. 2160

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2160, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to establish a pain care initiative in health 
care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2162

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2162, a bill to improve 
the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance 
use disorders, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2170

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2170, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of 
qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the 
depreciation deduction.


                                S. 2172

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2172, a bill to impose 
sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council in 
Burma, to prohibit the importation of gems and hardwoods from Burma, to 
support democracy in Burma, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2187

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2187, a bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
of 1990 to provide for child care workforce development initiatives, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2228

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2228, a bill to 
extend and improve agricultural programs, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 22

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 22, 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 Medicare coverage for the use of 
erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic 
conditions.
  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 22, supra.


                            S. CON. RES. 51

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Con. Res. 51, a concurrent resolution supporting ``Lights On 
Afterschool!'', a national celebration of after school programs.


                              S. RES. 346

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 346, a resolution expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims of 
the devastating thunderstorms that caused severe flooding during August 
2007 in the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2631

  At the request of Mr. Obama, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2631 proposed to H.R. 976, an act to amend title XXI of 
the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health 
Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

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