[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 195 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S16006-S16007]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 38

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 38, a bill to require 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the 
provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who 
served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 261

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 261, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal 
fighting, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 329

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 329, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for cardiac 
rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services.


                                 S. 453

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 453, a bill to 
prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections.


                                 S. 596

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 596, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of 
Internet pharmacies.


                                 S. 714

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 714, a bill to amend 
the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by 
research facilities are obtained legally.


                                 S. 755

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 755, a bill to amend 
title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide 
diabetes screening tests under the Medicaid program for adult enrollees 
with diabetes risk factors, to ensure that States offer a comprehensive 
package of benefits under that program for individuals with diabetes, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 860

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 860, a bill to amend 
title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to 
provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV.


                                 S. 897

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 897, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide more help to 
Alzheimer's disease caregivers.


                                 S. 911

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 911, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments 
into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the 
current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, 
establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and 
promote public awareness of pediatric cancers.


                                S. 1141

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1141, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees not covered by 
qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic 
payroll deposit IRAs, to facilitate similar saving by the self-
employed, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1310

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1310, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
extension of increased payments for ground ambulance services under the 
Medicare program.


                                S. 1466

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1466, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude property tax rebates and other 
benefits provided to volunteer firefighters, search and rescue 
personnel, and emergency medical responders from income and employment 
taxes and wage withholding.


                                S. 1593

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1593, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
relief and protections to military personnel, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1661

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) 
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. 1771

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1771, a bill to increase the 
safety of swimming pools and spas by requiring the use of proper anti-
entrapment drain covers and pool and spa drainage systems, to educate 
the public about pool and spa safety, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1981

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) 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. 2042

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) 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. 2058

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2058, a bill to amend 
the Commodity Exchange Act to close the Enron loophole, prevent price 
manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy 
commodities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2059

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2059, a bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to 
airline flight crews.


                                S. 2119

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2119, a bill to 
require the

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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. 2209

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2209, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to improve 
America's research competitiveness, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2279

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2279, a bill to combat 
international violence against women and girls.


                                S. 2324

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2324, a bill to amend the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to enhance the Offices of 
the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General 
on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2332

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) 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. 2425

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) 
were added as cosponsors 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 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) and 
the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2431, a bill to address emergency shortages in food banks.


                                S. 2478

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2478, a bill to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 59 Colby Corner 
in East Hampstead, New Hampshire, as the ``Captain Jonathan D. 
Grassbaugh Post Office''.


                                S. 2510

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2510, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for 
quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology 
preparations, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 389

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor 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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