[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 188 (Monday, December 10, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15063-S15064]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 617

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 617, a bill to make the 
National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a 
discount to certain veterans.


                                 S. 773

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 773, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and 
military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis 
and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.


                                 S. 838

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 838, a bill to authorize 
funding for eligible joint ventures between United States and Israeli 
businesses and academic persons, to establish the International Energy 
Advisory Board, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 871

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 871, a bill to 
establish and provide for the treatment of Individual Development 
Accounts, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 969

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 969, a bill to 
amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definition of 
supervisor.


                                S. 1317

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1317, a bill to 
posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Constance Baker 
Motley.


                                S. 1428

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) 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. 1482

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1482, a bill to amend 
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services to conduct research on indicators of child 
well-being.


                                S. 1492

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1492, a bill to improve the 
quality of federal and state data regarding the availability and 
quality of broadband services and to promote the deployment of 
affordable broadband services to all parts of the Nation.


                                S. 1595

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 1715

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1715, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services 
under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1895

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1895, a bill to aid and 
support pediatric involvement in reading and education.


                                S. 1981

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1981, a bill to amend 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding 
environmental education, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2010

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2010, a bill to 
require prisons and other detention facilities holding Federal 
prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to 
make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons 
and detention facilities are required to do by law.


                                S. 2042

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2042, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct 
activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, 
neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2071

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2071, a bill to enhance 
the ability to combat methamphetamine.


                                S. 2119

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) 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. 2135

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2135, a bill to prohibit 
the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who 
recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the 
deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2136

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


                                S. 2159

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Delaware (Mr. Biden), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 
and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 2159, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.


                                S. 2278

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2278, a bill to 
improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and 
healthcare-associated infections (CHAI), with a focus on antibiotic-
resistant bacteria.

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                                S. 2400

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) 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. 2426

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2426, a bill to 
provide for congressional oversight of United States agreements with 
the Government of Iraq.


                              S.J. RES. 22

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) 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. CON. RES. 53

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), 
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 53, a 
concurrent resolution condemning the kidnapping and hostage-taking of 3 
United States citizens for over 4 years by the Revolutionary Armed 
Forces of Colombia (FARC), and demanding their immediate and 
unconditional release.
  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 53, supra.


                              S. RES. 388

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 388, a resolution 
designating the week of February 4 through February 8, 2008, as 
``National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week''.


                              S. RES. 397

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 397, a resolution recognizing the 2007-2008 Siemens Competition in 
Math, Science and Technology and celebrating the first time in the 
history of the competition that young women have won top honors.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3614

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3614 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. 3660

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), 
the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Craig) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3660 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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