[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 192 (Friday, December 14, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15651-S15652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 661

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 661, a bill to establish kinship navigator 
programs, to establish guardianship assistance payments for children, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 988

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 988, a bill to 
extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from 
the numerical limitations for temporary workers.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) 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. 1394

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Colorado

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(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1418

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1418, a bill to provide assistance to improve the health of 
newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2042

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 2119

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 2135

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) 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. 2166

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) 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. 2344

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2344, a bill to create a 
competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet 
education for children.


                                S. 2400

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) 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. 2462

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2462, a bill to 
provide that before the Secretary of Defense may furlough any employee 
of the Department of Defense on the basis of a lack of funds, the 
Secretary shall suspend any nonessential service contract entered into 
by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2480

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2480, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to publicly disclose the 
identity of long-term care facilities listed under the Special Focus 
Facility Program of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.


                            S. CON. RES. 53

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 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. 396

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 396, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the hanging of 
nooses should be thoroughly investigated by Federal, State, and local 
law enforcement authorities and that any criminal violations should be 
vigorously prosecuted.


                              S. RES. 399

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) 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.


                              S. RES. 401

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 401, a resolution to 
provide Internet access to certain Congressional Research Service 
publications.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3851

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3851 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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