[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 194 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15912-S15913]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 22

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 22, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational 
assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed 
Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 65

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 65, a bill to modify the 
age-60 standard for certain pilots and for other purposes.


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 211, a bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone 
service for information and referral on human services. volunteer 
services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 218

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 218, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the income threshold used to 
calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit.


                                 S. 311

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 311, a bill to amend the 
Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, 
delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of 
horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 316

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 316, a bill to prohibit brand 
name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay 
the entry of a generic drug into the market.


                                 S. 382

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 382, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to establish a State family support grant 
program to end the practice of parents giving legal custody of their 
seriously emotionally disturbed children to State agencies for the 
purpose of obtaining mental health services for those children.


                                 S. 432

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 432, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for 
kidney disease education services under the Medicare program, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 450

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 450, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare 
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 513

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 513, a bill to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to revive previous authority on the use of the 
Armed Forces and the militia to address interference with State or 
Federal law, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 561

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 561, a bill to repeal the 
sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 
with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption 
assistance programs.


                                 S. 661

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 661, a bill to establish kinship navigator programs, to establish 
guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 790

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 790, a bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act to permit the simplified summer food programs to be 
carried out in all States and by all service institutions.


                                 S. 807

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 807, a bill to amend the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 
1980 to provide that manure shall not be considered to be a hazardous 
substance, pollutant, or contaminant.


                                 S. 932

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 932, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize physical 
therapists to evaluate and treat Medicare beneficiaries without a 
requirement for a physician referral, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 937

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 937, a bill to improve support and services for individuals with 
autism and their families.


                                 S. 999

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 999, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to improve stroke prevention, diagnosis, 
treatment, and rehabilitation.


                                S. 1011

  At the request of Mr. Levin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1011, a bill to change the name of the National Institute on Drug Abuse 
to the National Institute on Diseases of Addiction and to change the 
name of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to the 
National Institute on Alcohol Disorders and Health.


                                S. 1270

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1270, a bill to amend title IV of 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require the 
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of airline pilots who 
are required by regulation to retire at age 60, to compute the 
actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity 
commencing at age 60.


                                S. 1515

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1515, a bill to establish a 
domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic 
violence victims.


                                S. 1577

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1577, a bill to amend 
titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, 
including national criminal history background checks, of direct 
patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing 
facilities, and other long-term care facilities and providers, and to 
provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and 
State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term 
care facilities or providers.


                                S. 1661

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1661, a bill to communicate United States travel 
policies and improve marketing and other activities designed to 
increase travel in the United States from abroad.


                                S. 1842

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1842, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient 
protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse 
may be required to work in certain providers of services to which 
payments are made under the Medicare Program.


                                S. 1843

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1843, a bill 
to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age 
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful

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practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a 
discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1858

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1858, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide 
for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated 
followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize 
programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1951

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 2069

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2069, a bill to 
increase the United States financial and programmatic contributions to 
promote economic opportunities for women in developing countries.


                                S. 2102

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 2119

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Kennedy) 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. 2159

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2166

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) 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. 2188

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2188, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a prospective 
payment system instead of the reasonable cost-based reimbursement 
method for Medicare-covered services provided by Federally qualified 
health centers and to expand the scope of such covered services to 
account for expansions in the scope of services provided by Federally 
qualified health centers since the inclusion of such services for 
coverage under the Medicare Program.


                                S. 2289

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2289, a bill to amend 
chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, to limit the duration of 
Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a 
party, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2332

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) 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. 2368

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2368, a bill to provide 
immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and 
enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification 
program.


                                S. 2428

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 2428, a bill to direct the Secretary of Education to 
establish and maintain a public website through which individuals may 
find a complete database of available scholarships, fellowships, and 
other programs of financial assistance in the study of science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics.


                                S. 2453

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2453, a bill to 
amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements 
relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin.


                                S. 2468

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2468, a bill to authorize the 
Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest 
Service) to enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of 
Wyoming to allow the State of Wyoming to conduct certain forest and 
watershed restoration services, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 27

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 27, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relative to the line item veto.


                            S. CON. RES. 53

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 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.

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