[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S970-S971]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 400

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 400, a bill to amend the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of 
absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 727

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 727, a bill to improve and 
expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students 
in the United States by improving professional development programs for 
kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of 
higher education.


                                 S. 969

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Bayh)

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was added as a cosponsor of S. 969, a bill to amend the National Labor 
Relations Act to modify the definition of supervisor.


                                S. 1175

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1175, a bill to end the 
use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1758

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1758, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional 
impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they 
need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices 
about community participation, education, and employment, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1760

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1760, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start 
Initiative.


                                S. 1998

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1998, a bill to reduce 
child marriage, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2059

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor 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. 2125

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2125, a bill to improve 
public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their 
families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television 
Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce 
between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on 
Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and 
industry groups.


                                S. 2144

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2144, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of feasibility 
relating to the construction and operation of pipelines and carbon 
dioxide sequestration facilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2170

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2170, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of 
qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the 
depreciation deduction.


                                S. 2219

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2219, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful 
benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program.


                                S. 2262

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2262, a bill to authorize 
the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2408

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2408, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require physician utilization 
of the Medicare electronic prescription drug program.


                                S. 2433

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2433, a bill to require the President to develop and implement a 
comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy 
objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination 
of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium 
Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people 
worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.


                                S. 2566

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Specter) were added as cosponsors of S. 2566, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit 
for certain home purchases.


                                S. 2580

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2580, a bill to 
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the participation in 
higher education of, and to increase opportunities in employment for, 
residents of rural areas.


                                S. 2593

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2593, a bill to 
establish a program at the Forest Service and the Department of the 
Interior to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments 
for priority forest landscapes on public land, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2617

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2617, a bill to increase, 
effective as of December 1, 2008, the rates of compensation for 
veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain 
disabled veterans.


                                S. 2625

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2625, a bill to 
ensure that deferred Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits 
that are received in a lump sum amount or in prospective monthly 
amounts, be excluded from consideration as annual income when 
determining eligibility for low-income housing programs.


                              S. RES. 439

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 439, a 
resolution expressing the strong support of the Senate for the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization to enter into a Membership Action Plan 
with Georgia and Ukraine.


                              S. RES. 444

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 444, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 
strong alliance that has been forged between the United States and the 
Republic of Korea and congratulating Myung-Bak Lee on his election to 
the presidency of the Republic of Korea.

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