[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 11, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15138-S15140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 469

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name 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. 871

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 898

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) 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. 961

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator 
from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 961, a bill to amend title 46, United 
States Code, to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in 
the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service 
and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1107

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1107, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under 
part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit 
dual eligible individuals.


                                S. 1164

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1164, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve patient access to, 
and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit under the 
Medicare Program.


                                S. 1394

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1394, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, to exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers discharges 
of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage 
obligations.


                                S. 1910

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor 
of S. 1910, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide that amounts derived from Federal grants and State matching 
funds in connection with revolving funds established in accordance with 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act 
will not be treated as proceeds or replacement proceeds for purposes of 
section 148 of such Code.
  At the request of Mr. Wyden, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor of 
S. 1910, supra.


                                S. 1951

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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.


                                S. 2020

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2020, a bill to reauthorize 
the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2010, 
to rename the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as the 
``Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2007'', and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2042

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) 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. 2051

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Montana

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(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2051, a bill to amend the 
small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income 
school program under part B of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965.


                                S. 2123

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) 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. 2140

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2140, a bill to award a Congressional 
Gold Medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding 
contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics.


                                S. 2166

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2166, a bill to provide for 
greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts 
owed to the United States and the international financial institutions 
by low-income countries, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2181

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) 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. 2213

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2213, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to improve prevention, investigation, and 
prosecution of cyber-crime, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2257

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, her name was added as a cosponsor 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.
  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2257, supra.


                                S. 2347

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) and the Senator 
from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were added as cosponsors of S. 2347, a bill to 
restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based 
and safety-net clinics.


                                S. 2385

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2385, a bill to provide Federal 
Perkins Loan cancellation to fire fighters.


                                S. 2400

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 2425

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2425, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce to submit 
reports to Congress on the commercial and passenger vehicle traffic at 
certain points of entry, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2431

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as cosponsors of S. 2431, 
a bill to address emergency shortages in food banks.


                              S.J. RES. 22

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were added 
as cosponsors 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. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                              S. RES. 178

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 178, a resolution 
expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the families of women and 
girls murdered in Guatemala, and encouraging the United States to work 
with Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.


                              S. RES. 398

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 398, a resolution 
honoring the life and recognizing the accomplishments of Joe Nuxhall, 
broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds.


                              S. RES. 399

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 399, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that certain benchmarks must be met 
before certain restrictions against the Government of North Korea are 
lifted, and that the United States Government should not provide any 
financial assistance to North Korea until the Secretary of State makes 
certain certifications regarding the submission of applications for 
refugee status.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3616

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3616 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. 3639

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens), the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich) and the 
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 3639 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. 3695

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), 
the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama), the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Hagel), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3695 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. 3814

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3814 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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                           AMENDMENT NO. 3822

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) and the Senator 
from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3822 
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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