[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 71 (Thursday, May 1, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3699-S3701]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 717

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 717, a bill to 
repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of 
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which 
provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding 
authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant 
driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by 
providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with 
guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national 
security.


                                 S. 796

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 796, a bill to amend title 
VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that exchange-rate 
misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy, 
to amend the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy 
Coordination Act of 1988 to clarify the definition of manipulation with 
respect to currency, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 803

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 803, a bill to repeal 
a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child 
support incentive payments.


                                S. 1003

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1003, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to emergency 
medical services and the quality and efficiency of care furnished in 
emergency departments of hospitals and critical access hospitals by 
establishing a bipartisan commission to examine factors that affect the 
effective delivery of such services, by providing for additional 
payments for certain physician services furnished in such emergency 
departments, and by establishing a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services Working Group, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1070

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1070, a bill to amend the 
Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by 
ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to 
prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, 
neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1415

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1415, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to 
improve screening and treatment of cancers, provide for survivorship 
services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1661

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2059

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 
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. 2067

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


                                S. 2279

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


                                S. 2314

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2314, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make geothermal heat pump systems 
eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient 
property credit, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2372

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2372, a bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear.


                                S. 2408

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 2533

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


                                S. 2561

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe)

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was added as a cosponsor of S. 2561, a bill to require the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a theme study to identify sites and resources 
to commemorate and interpret the Cold War.


                                S. 2585

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2585, a bill to provide 
for the enhancement of the suicide prevention programs of the 
Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2598

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) 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. 2618

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) 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. 2672

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2672, a bill to provide 
incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved 
communities.


                                S. 2702

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2702, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and increase 
utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under the Medicare part 
B Program.


                                S. 2723

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2723, a bill to expand the 
dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data 
reporting, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2772

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2772, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to provide for the investigation of suicides 
committed by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2778

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2778, a bill to amend title 
37, United States Code, to expand certain bonus and special pay 
authorities for members of the Armed Forces in order to enhance the 
recruitment and retention of psychologists, social workers, mental 
health nurses, and other mental health professionals in the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2782

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2782, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary 
windfall profit on crude oil and transfer the proceeds of the tax to 
the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2818

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) and the Senator 
from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) were added as cosponsors of S. 2818, a 
bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and 
the Public Health Service Act to provide for enhanced health insurance 
marketplace pooling and relating market rating.


                                S. 2863

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2863, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell 
research expenditures.


                                S. 2874

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2874, a bill to amend titles 
5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of 
a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, 
at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense 
policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only 
surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or 
more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards 
incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, 
accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or 
is permanently disabled, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2880

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2880, a bill to 
provide that funds made available for reconstruction assistance for 
Iraq may be made available only to the extent that the Government of 
Iraq matches such assistance on a dollar-for-dollar basis, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2931

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2931, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt complex rehabilitation 
products and assistive technology products from the Medicare 
competitive acquisition program.


                                S. 2938

  At the request of Mr. Thune, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2938, a bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2942

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 
and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2942, a bill to authorize funding for the National 
Advocacy Center.


                              S.J. RES. 28

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) 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. 483

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 483, a 
resolution recognizing the first weekend of May 2008 as ``Ten 
Commandments Weekend''.


                              S. RES. 543

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 543, a resolution designating the week beginning 
May 11, 2008, as ``National Nursing Home Week''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4580

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4580 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 2881, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 
2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide 
stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4586

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4586 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 2881, a bill to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation 
Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation 
safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national 
aviation system, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4589

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr.

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Nelson) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 4589 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2881, 
a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 
2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide 
stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4615

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4615 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 2881, a bill to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation 
Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation 
safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national 
aviation system, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4616

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
4616 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2881, a bill to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal 
Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve 
aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the 
national aviation system, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4618

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4618 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 2881, a bill to amend title 49, United 
States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation 
Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation 
safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national 
aviation system, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4621

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 4621 intended to be proposed to H.R. 
2881, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 
2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide 
stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other 
purposes.

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