[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 57 (Thursday, April 10, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2945-S2947]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 22

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) 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. 45

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 45, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make a technical 
correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology 
services.


                                 S. 329

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 388

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 388, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance 
with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the 
State.


                                 S. 431

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 431, a bill to require 
convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 432

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 519

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 519, a bill to modernize 
and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to 
expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 616

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 616, a bill to promote 
health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal 
recreational activities or legal transportation activities.


                                 S. 789

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 789, a bill to prevent 
abuse of Government credit cards.


                                 S. 932

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 961

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 961, a bill 
to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits to certain 
individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including 
the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during 
World War II, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 1312

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1312, a bill to 
amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees 
to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations 
Board.


                                S. 1570

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1570, a bill to 
amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights.


                                S. 1718

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1718, a bill to amend the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for reimbursement to 
servicemembers of tuition for programs of education interrupted by 
military service, for deferment of student loans and reduced interest 
rates for servicemembers during periods of military service, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1843

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr.

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


                                S. 2035

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2035, a bill to maintain 
the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for 
the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons 
connected with the news media.


                                S. 2067

  At the request of Mr. Martinez, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2067, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to recreational vessels.


                                S. 2119

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2186

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2186, a bill to permit 
individuals who are employees of a grantee that is receiving funds 
under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act to enroll in health 
insurance coverage provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
Program.


                                S. 2209

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) 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. 2408

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) 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. 2460

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) 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. 2495

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2495, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 
with respect to bail bond forfeitures.


                                S. 2533

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2533, a bill to 
enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act.


                                S. 2543

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2543, a bill to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in 
circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion 
decisions.


                                S. 2595

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Obama), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. 
Klobuchar), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator 
from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added as cosponsors of S. 2595, a 
bill to create a national licensing system for residential mortgage 
loan originators, to develop minimum standards of conduct to be 
enforced by State regulators, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2619

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the 
Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl) were added as cosponsors of S. 2619, a 
bill to protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national 
parks.


                                S. 2652

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2652, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Defense to make a grant to the National 
World War II Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's 
National World War II Museum.


                                S. 2681

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator 
from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain) 
and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 2681, a bill to require the issuance of medals to recognize the 
dedication and valor of Native American code talkers.


                                S. 2685

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2685, a bill to 
prohibit cigarette manufacturers from making claims or representations 
based on data derived from the cigarette testing method established by 
the Federal Trade Commission.


                                S. 2708

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2708, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care 
professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality 
care to the growing population of older Americans.


                                S. 2717

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2717, a bill to 
provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and State and local 
assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2756

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2756, a bill to 
amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a 
permanent background check system.


                                S. 2766

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor 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 name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2800

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2800, a bill to increase the 
incentives for employers to hire qualified ex-felons by enhancing the 
effectiveness of the work opportunity tax credit, to reduce the backlog 
of applications pending certification under the work opportunity tax 
credit program, to enhance the effectiveness of the Federal bonding 
program, to enhance the effectiveness of the Federal bonding program, 
and to authorize a pilot program for employment-focused re-entry 
projects.


                                S. 2819

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a

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cosponsor of S. 2819, a bill to preserve access to Medicaid and the 
State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2821

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2821, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation 
of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy 
efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would 
result from a lapse in the tax law.


                                S. 2822

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2822, a bill to amend the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a section of that Act relating to 
exportation or importation of natural gas.


                              S.J. RES. 28

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 470

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                              S. RES. 497

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 497, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants should be 
commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation 
during Public Service Recognition Week, May 5 through 11, 2008.


                              S. RES. 504

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 504, a 
resolution condemning the violence in Tibet and calling for restraint 
by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the people of 
Tibet.


                              S. RES. 506

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 506, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that funding provided by 
the United States to the Government of Iraq in the future for 
reconstruction and training for security forces be provided as a loan 
to the Government of Iraq.


                              S. RES. 509

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 509, a resolution 
recognizing the week of April 7, 2008 to April 13, 2008, as ``National 
Public Health Week''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4402

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Clinton), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 4402 intended to be proposed to H. R. 3221, a bill to 
provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4419

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4419 proposed to 
H.R. 3221, a bill to provide needed housing reform and for other 
purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4419 proposed to H.R. 3221, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4446

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe), the Senator from 
South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4446 proposed to 
H.R. 3221, a bill to provide needed housing reform and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4519

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4519 proposed to 
S. 2739, a bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the 
Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of 
Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to 
Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political 
Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free 
Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4520

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4520 proposed to 
S. 2739, a bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the 
Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of 
Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to 
Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political 
Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free 
Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4521

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4521 proposed to 
S. 2739, a bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the 
Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of 
Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to 
Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political 
Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free 
Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4522

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4522 proposed to 
S. 2739, a bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the 
Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of 
Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to 
Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political 
Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free 
Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.

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