[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 186 (Thursday, December 6, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14848-S14849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 274

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 274, a bill to amend 
chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures 
of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a 
statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such 
policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure 
protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 469

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) 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. 583

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 674

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
674, a bill to require accountability and enhanced congressional 
oversight for personnel performing private security functions under 
Federal contracts, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 819

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 819, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free 
distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable 
purposes.


                                S. 1052

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1052, a bill to 
amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide States 
with the option to provide nurse home visitation services under 
Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.


                                S. 1272

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1272, a bill to 
establish the National Guard Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.


                                S. 1276

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1276, a bill to establish a grant program to 
facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook 
systems, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Stevens) 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. 1462

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1462, a bill to amend 
part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to promote the adoption 
of children with special needs.


                                S. 1512

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1512, a bill to amend part 
E of title IV of the Social Security Act to expand Federal eligibility 
for children in foster care who have attained age 18.


                                S. 1556

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1556, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income 
for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries 
of employees, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1595

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1595, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in the 
manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining whether a 
hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital under the 
Medicare program.


                                S. 1792

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1792, a bill to amend the 
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to improve such Act.


                                S. 1924

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut

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(Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1924, a bill to amend 
chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that 
a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection 
activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the 
performance of such employee's duty.


                                S. 1951

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Chambliss) 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 Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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. 1955

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) and the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1955, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make 
grants to first responder agencies that have employees in the National 
Guard or Reserves on active duty.


                                S. 1963

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1963, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal 
home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds.


                                S. 2045

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2045, a bill to reform the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for 
children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer 
products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall 
programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2069

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), 
the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 2071

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2071, a bill to enhance the ability to combat 
methamphetamine.


                                S. 2075

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2075, a bill to 
ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the 
opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to 
receive an abortion.


                                S. 2099

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2161

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2161, a bill to ensure 
and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the 
antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent 
pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including 
health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same 
manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National 
Labor Relations Act.


                                S. 2332

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2332, a bill to promote 
transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the 
Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent 
panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of 
women and minorities in broadcast media ownership.


                                S. 2356

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) 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. 2389

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2389, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative minimum tax 
credit amount for individuals with long-term unused credits for prior 
year minimum tax liability, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2400

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2400, a bill 
to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
Defense to continue to pay to a member of the Armed Forces who is 
retired or separated from the Armed Forces due to a combat-related 
injury certain bonuses that the member was entitled to before the 
retirement or separation and would continue to be entitled to if the 
member was not retired or separated, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2405

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the 
Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as cosponsors of S. 2405, 
a bill to provide additional appropriations for payments under section 
2604(e) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.


                                S. 2408

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2408, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
physician utilization of the Medicare electronic prescription drug 
program.


                                S. 2417

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2417, a bill to 
amend title 31, United States Code, to require the inscription ``In God 
We Trust'' to appear on a face of the $1 coins honoring each of the 
Presidents of the United States.


                              S. RES. 389

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 389, a resolution commemorating the 25th 
Anniversary of the United States Air Force Space Command headquartered 
at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

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