[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 83 (Tuesday, May 20, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4487-S4488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 34

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 34, a bill to promote 
simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of 
sales and use taxes.


                                 S. 218

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 218, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the income threshold used to calculate 
the refundable portion of the child tax credit.


                                 S. 432

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor 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. 932

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 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. 1164

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1164, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve patient access to, 
and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit under the 
Medicare Program.


                                S. 1169

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1169, a bill to ensure the 
provision of high quality health care coverage for uninsured 
individuals through State health care coverage pilot projects that 
expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the 
health care system.


                                S. 1175

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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. 1430

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 1430, a bill to authorize State and local governments 
to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with 
investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1942

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1942, a bill to amend part D 
of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
provide grants for the renovation of schools.


                                S. 1954

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) 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. 2123

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, her name 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. 2368

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2368, a bill to provide 
immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and 
enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification 
program.

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                                S. 2579

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and 
the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2579, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States 
Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and 
yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, 
history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in 
American society, from the colonial period to today.


                                S. 2595

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2731

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2731, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance 
to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2736

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2736, a bill to amend section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such 
section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2759

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2759, a bill to provide 
for Kindergarten Plus programs.


                                S. 2799

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2799, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care 
services available to women veterans, especially those serving in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2817

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2817, a bill to establish the 
National Park Centennial Fund, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2819

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Nevada (Mr. Reid) was added as a 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. 2874

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) 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. 2932

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2932, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media 
campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison 
prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the 
public health of people of the United States.


                                S. 2959

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2959, a bill 
to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide 
for election day registration.


                                S. 2979

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2979, a bill to exempt the 
African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3008

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3008, a bill to improve 
and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the 
Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits 
available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 3031

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3031, a bill to 
amend the Clean Air Act to limit the use of ethanol to meet the 
renewable fuel standard, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 82

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 82, a concurrent 
resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

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