[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 49 (Monday, March 31, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2231-S2234]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 380

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 380, a bill to reauthorize 
the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 557

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 557, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the depreciation 
classification of motorsports entertainment complexes.


                                 S. 605

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 605, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to promote and improve the allied health 
professions.


                                 S. 702

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 702, a bill to authorize 
the Attorney General to award grants to State courts to develop and 
implement State courts interpreter programs.


                                 S. 871

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 871, a bill to 
establish and provide for the treatment of Individual Development 
Accounts, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 881

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 881, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track 
maintenance credit.


                                 S. 911

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. 
Wicker) were added as cosponsors 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. 937

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 937, a bill to improve 
support and services for individuals with autism and their families.


                                 S. 991

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 991, a bill to establish 
the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation under the authorities of 
the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.


                                S. 1120

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1120, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the training of 
graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health.


                                S. 1125

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1125, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to encourage 
investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and 
to enhance modal tax equity.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1301, a bill to 
preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, 
join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such 
activities.


                                S. 1393

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1393, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath or 
affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized 
as a citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the efforts 
of prospective citizens

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of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1462

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1462, a bill to amend part E 
of title IV of the Social Security Act to promote the adoption of 
children with special needs.


                                S. 1464

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1464, a bill to establish 
a Global Service Fellowship Program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1484

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1484, a bill to amend part 
B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the Medicare 
treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment to that in effect before 
enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.


                                S. 1627

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1627, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the 
benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise 
communities, or renewal communities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1655

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1655, a bill to establish improved mandatory standards 
to protect miners during emergencies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1689

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1689, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on 
account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow 
income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of 
such claims, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1699

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1699, a bill 
to amend the provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 regarding school library media specialists, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1750

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1750, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to 
community cancer care by Medicare beneficiaries.


                                S. 1794

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1794, a bill to amend the 
Federal Direct Loan Program to provide that interest shall not accrue 
on Federal Direct Loans for active duty service members and their 
spouses.


                                S. 1810

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1810, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of 
scientifically sound information and support services to patients 
receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other 
prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.


                                S. 1846

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1846, a bill to improve 
defense cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the United 
States.


                                S. 1951

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 1954

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1954, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to 
pharmacies under part D.


                                S. 1963

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1963, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by 
the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds.


                                S. 1995

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1995, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the 
tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.


                                S. 2002

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) 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. 2059

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) 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. 2123

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2123, a bill 
to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers 
employed by States or their political subdivisions.


                                S. 2219

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) 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. 2347

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2347, a bill to restore and 
protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-
net clinics.


                                S. 2369

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2369, a bill to amend title 
35, United States Code, to provide that certain tax planning inventions 
are not patentable, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2372

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2372, a bill to amend the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs 
on certain footwear.


                                S. 2401

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2401, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refund of motor 
fuel excise taxes for the actual off-highway use of certain mobile 
machinery vehicles.


                                S. 2426

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2426, a bill to provide for congressional oversight of United States 
agreements with the Government of Iraq.


                                S. 2460

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2460, a bill to extend by 
one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the 
Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State 
Children's Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a rule 
regarding graduate medical education under Medicaid and to include a 
moratorium on the finalization of the outpatient Medicaid rule making 
similar changes.


                                S. 2479

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2479, a bill to catalyze 
change in the care and treatment of diabetes in the United States.

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                                S. 2505

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2505, a bill to allow 
employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive 
payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an 
individual retirement plan, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2517

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2517, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the proceeds of qualified 
mortgage bonds may be used to provide refinancing for subprime loans, 
to provide a temporary increase in the volume cap for qualified 
mortgage bonds, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2575

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2575, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to remove certain limitations on 
the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under 
Montgomery GI Bill, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2598

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2598, a bill to 
increase the supply and lower the cost of petroleum by temporarily 
suspending the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve.


                                S. 2607

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2607, a bill to make a technical correction to section 
3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.


                                S. 2618

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2618, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with 
respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, 
congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss Facioscapulohumeral, limb-
girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophies.


                                S. 2654

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2654, a bill to 
provide for enhanced reimbursement of servicemembers and veterans for 
certain travel expenses.


                                S. 2669

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2669, a bill to provide 
for the implementation of a Green Chemistry Research and Development 
Program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2681

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2681, a bill to require 
the issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native 
American code talkers.


                                S. 2705

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2705, a bill to authorize 
programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces 
through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2715

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. 
DeMint), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss), the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby) and the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) were added as cosponsors of S. 2715, a bill 
to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the 
national language of the Government of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2721

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2721, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath or 
affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized 
as a citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the efforts 
of prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2755

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), 
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) were added as cosponsors of S. 2755, a bill to provide 
funding for summer youth jobs.


                                S. 2766

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2766, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the normal 
operation of a recreational vessel.


                                S. 2768

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the 
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) were added as cosponsors of S. 2768, a 
bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty 
amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.


                                S. 2770

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2770, a bill 
to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to strengthen the food safety 
inspection system by imposing stricter penalties for the slaughter of 
nonambulatory livestock.


                                S. 2774

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator 
from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. 
Hagel) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 2774, a bill to provide for the appointment of additional Federal 
circuit and district judges, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2783

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2783, a bill to allow for 
additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to 
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.


                              S.J. RES. 28

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added 
as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 28, a joint resolution disapproving the rule 
submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to 
broadcast media ownership.


                              S. RES. 300

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 300, a resolution expressing the sense 
of the Senate that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 
should stop the utilization of materials that violate provisions of the 
United Nations-brokered Interim Agreement between FYROM and Greece 
regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and should work with the 
United Nations and Greece to achieve longstanding United States and 
United Nations policy goals of finding a mutually-acceptable official 
name for FYROM.


                              S. RES. 455

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 455, a 
resolution calling for peace in Darfur.


                              S. RES. 470

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Coleman), the Senator from Ohio

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(Mr. Brown), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator 
from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 470, a 
resolution calling on the relevant governments, multilateral bodies, 
and non-state actors in Chad, the Central African Republic, and Sudan 
to devote ample political commitment and material resources towards the 
achievement and implementation of a negotiated resolution to the 
national and regional conflicts in Chad, the Central African Republic, 
and Darfur, Sudan.

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