[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 4, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1522-S1523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 329

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) 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. 335

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 335, a bill to prohibit the 
Internal Revenue Service from using private debt collection companies, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 772

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 772, a bill to amend the 
Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate 
exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with 
respect to railroads.


                                 S. 988

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) 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. 2002

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2002, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify certain provisions 
applicable to real estate investment trusts, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2004

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2004, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to establish epilepsy centers of 
excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2060

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2060, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Volunteer 
Teacher Advisory Committee.


                                S. 2099

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2099, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare 
competitive bidding project for clinical laboratory services.


                                S. 2119

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) 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. 2161

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2161, a bill to ensure and 
foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the 
antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent 
pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including 
health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same 
manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National 
Labor Relations Act.


                                S. 2419

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2419, a bill to permit 
employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, 
flexible work terms and conditions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2544

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2544, a bill to provide for 
a program of temporary extended unemployment compensation.


                                S. 2580

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 2606

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2606, a bill to 
reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2639

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2639, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an assured adequate 
level of funding for veterans health care.


                                S. 2643

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2643, a bill to 
amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to control 
hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam 
generating units.


                                S. 2663

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2663, a bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to 
provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the 
screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the 
effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2668

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2668, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed 
property under section 280F.


                                S. 2678

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2678, a bill to 
clarify the law and ensure that children born to United States citizens 
while serving overseas in the military are eligible to become 
President.


                              S. RES. 390

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 390, a resolution designating March 11, 
2008, as National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day.


                              S. RES. 445

  At the request of Ms. Collins, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 445, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the 
assassination of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, and 
the political crisis in Pakistan.


                              S. RES. 455

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 455, a resolution calling for peace in Darfur.
  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 455, supra.


                              S. RES. 459

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 459, a resolution expressing the strong support 
of the Senate for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to extend 
invitations for membership to Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia at the 
April 2008 Bucharest Summit, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4085

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4085 
intended to

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be proposed to S. 2663, a bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to 
improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the 
effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other 
purposes.

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