[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 178 (Friday, November 16, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14619-S14621]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 s. 60

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 60, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement 
in emergency medical services for children.


                                 s. 325

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 325, a bill to provide for 
innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand 
coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health 
care system.


                                 s. 380

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
380, a bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes.


                                 s. 469

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 505

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
505, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
above-the-line deduction for teacher classroom supplies and to expand 
such deduction to include qualified professional development expenses.


                                 s. 583

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 583, a bill to create a 
competitive grant program for States to enable the States to award 
salary bonuses to highly qualified elementary school or secondary 
school teachers who teach, or commit to teach, for at least 3 academic 
years in a school served by a rural local educational agency.


                                 s. 747

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 747, a bill to terminate 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and for other purposes.


                                 s. 803

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 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. 912

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 912, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the 
construction and renovation of public schools.


                                s. 1000

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1000, a bill to enhance 
the Federal Telework Program.


                                s. 1102

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 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. 1103

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1103, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include costs 
incurred by the Indian Health Service, a Federally qualified health 
center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a 
pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program in providing 
prescription drugs toward the annual out of pocket threshold under part 
D of the Medicare program.


                                s. 1108

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1108, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a special enrollment 
period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under 
the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide funding for the 
conduct of outreach

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and education with respect to the premium and cost-sharing subsidies 
under such program, and for other purposes.


                                s. 1159

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1194

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1194, a bill to improve 
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1376

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) 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 providers.


                                S. 1428

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1428, a bill to amend 
part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure access to 
durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1484

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1484, a bill to amend part 
B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the Medicare 
treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment to that in effect before 
enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.


                                S. 1572

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1572, a bill to 
increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals 
(including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health 
care to children and adolescents, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1605

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1605, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve 
access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care 
providers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1641

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1641, a bill 
to amend Public Law 87-383 to reauthorize appropriations to promote the 
conservation of migratory waterfowl and to offset or prevent the 
serious loss of important wetland and other waterfowl habitat essential 
to the preservation of migratory waterfowl, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1814

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1814, a bill to 
provide individuals with access to health information of which they are 
a subject, ensure personal privacy with respect to health related 
information, promote the use of non-identifiable information for health 
research, impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of 
protected health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of 
these rights, and to protect States' rights.


                                S. 1958

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 1996

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1996, a bill to 
reauthorize the Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2001, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2056

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Bayh) 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. 2058

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 2102

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2102, a bill to amend title II of the Social 
Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled 
individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the 
waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2103

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator 
from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) and the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as cosponsors 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. 2111

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2111, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State 
educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to 
increase implementation of early intervention services, particularly 
school-wide positive behavior supports.


                                S. 2154

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2154, a bill to 
amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
exempt certain employment as a member of a local governing board, 
commission, or committee from social security tax coverage.


                                S. 2181

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) 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. 2209

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2209, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to provide incentives to improve America's research 
competitiveness, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2250

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2319

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2319, a bill to ensure 
the continued and future availability of life saving trauma health care 
in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and 
downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, 
core mission services, and emergency needs.


                                S. 2324

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2324, a bill to 
amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to enhance the 
Offices of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of

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the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2335

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2335, a bill to 
amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to provide adequate case management services.


                                S. 2348

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2348, a bill to 
ensure control over the United States border and to strengthen 
enforcement of the immigration laws.


                                S. 2356

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2356, a bill to enhance 
national security by restricting access of illegal aliens to driver's 
licenses and State-issued identification documents.


                                S. 2358

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2358, a bill to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to prohibit human-animal hybrids.


                                S. 2365

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2365, a bill to require 
educational institutions that receive Federal funds to obtain the 
affirmative, informed, written consent of a parent before providing a 
student information regarding sex, to provide parents the opportunity 
to review such information, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 22

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) 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. 356

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) 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.


                              S. RES. 367

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 367, a resolution commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 
mass movement for Soviet Jewish freedom and the 20th anniversary of the 
Freedom Sunday rally for Soviet Jewry on the National Mall.


                              S. RES. 380

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 380, a 
resolution recognizing Hostelling International USA for 75 years of 
service to intercultural understanding and to youth travel.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3538

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3538 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 2419, a bill to provide for the continuation of 
agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3613

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3613 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 2419, a bill to provide for the 
continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for 
other purposes.

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