[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 168 (Thursday, November 1, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13685-S13686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 67

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 67, a bill to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to permit former members of the Armed Forces who 
have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on 
military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired 
members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such aircraft.


                                 S. 582

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 582, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler 
systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.


                                 S. 597

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 597, a bill to extend the 
special postage stamp for breast cancer research for 2 years.


                                 S. 667

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) 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. 719

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 719, a bill to amend 
section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, to exclude solid waste 
disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board.


                                 S. 771

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as cosponsors of S. 771, 
a bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the 
nutrition and health of schoolchildren by updating the definition of 
``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition 
science and to protect the Federal investment in the national school 
lunch and breakfast programs.


                                S. 1003

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) 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. 1132

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1132, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Indian tribes to receive 
charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food.


                                S. 1159

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1159, a bill to amend part B of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal 
funding of such part.


                                S. 1457

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1457, a bill to provide for the protection of mail delivery on 
certain postal routes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1668

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1668, a bill to assist in providing affordable 
housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes.


                                S. 1693

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1693, a bill to enhance the 
adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology 
system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care 
in the United States.


                                S. 1729

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1729, a bill to amend 
titles 18 and 28 of the United States Code to provide incentives for 
the prompt payments of debts owed to the United States and the victims 
of crime by imposing surcharges on unpaid judgments owed to the United 
States and to the victims of crime, to provide for offsets on amounts 
collected by the Department of Justice for Federal agencies, to 
increase the amount of special assessments imposed upon convicted 
persons, to establish an Enhanced Financial Recovery Fund to enhance, 
supplement, and improve the debt collection activities of the 
Department of Justice, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide 
to assistant United States attorneys the same retirement benefits as 
are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers, and for authorized 
purposes.


                                S. 1782

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1782, a bill 
to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to 
arbitration.


                                S. 1843

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 1858

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1943

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1943, a bill to establish uniform standards for interrogation 
techniques applicable to individuals under the custody or physical 
control of the United States Government.


                                S. 1951

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor 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.

[[Page S13686]]

                                S. 2069

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2069, a bill to increase the United States financial 
and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for 
women in developing countries.


                                S. 2119

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2123

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, his 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. 2127

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2127, a bill to provide 
assistance to families of miners involved in mining accidents.


                                S. 2147

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2147, a bill to require accountability for contractors and contract 
personnel under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2170

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 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. 2181

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2181, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect Medicare beneficiaries' 
access to home health services under the Medicare program.


                                S. 2228

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


                                S. 2233

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2233, a bill to provide a permanent deduction for States and local 
general sales taxes.


                                S. 2250

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2250, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers 
under the Medicare Program.


                                S. 2257

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2257, a bill to impose sanctions on officials of the 
State Peace and Development Council in Burma, to amend the Burmese 
Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to prohibit the importation of 
gemstones and hardwoods from Burma, to promote a coordinated 
international effort to restore civilian democratic rule to Burma, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2277

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2277, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to increase the limitation on the issuance of qualified veterans' 
mortgage bonds for Alaska, Oregon, and Wisconsin and to modify the 
definition of qualified veteran.


                              S.J. RES. 22

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name 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.


                              S. RES. 241

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 241, a resolution expressing the sense 
of the Senate that the United States should reaffirm the commitments of 
the United States to the 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement 
and Public Health and to pursuing trade policies that promote access to 
affordable medicines.


                              S. RES. 356

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 356, a resolution 
affirming that any offensive military action taken against Iran must be 
explicitly approved by Congress before such action may be initiated.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3493

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3493 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3963, a bill to 
amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the 
Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

                          ____________________