[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 9, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8179-S8181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 446

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 446, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase 
the number of nursing faculty and students, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 582

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 582, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire 
sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.


                                 S. 897

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 897, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide more help to 
Alzheimer's disease caregivers.


                                 S. 898

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 898, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in 
Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers 
and increasing public education about prevention.


                                S. 1070

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 1159

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1159, a bill to amend part 
B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full 
Federal funding of such part.


                                S. 1376

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1376, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and expand the drug 
discount program under section 340B of such Act to improve the 
provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net 
provides.


                                S. 1430

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, 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. 1512

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1512, a bill to amend 
part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to expand Federal 
eligibility for children in foster care who have attained age 18.


                                S. 1556

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1556, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income 
for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries 
of employees, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1810

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from 
Arizona (Mr. McCain) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens) were 
added as cosponsors 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.

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                                S. 2102

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2102, a bill to 
amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month 
waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare 
benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-
threatening conditions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2227

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2227, a bill to provide grants to States to ensure that all students 
in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum 
with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades 
prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors, to 
improve State and district policies and programs relating to the 
academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and 
implement effective middle school models for struggling students, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2319

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2319, a bill to ensure the 
continued and future availability of life saving trauma health care in 
the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and 
downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, 
core mission services, and emergency needs.


                                S. 2326

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2326, a bill to improve the 
safety of motorcoaches, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2337

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2337, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-term care 
insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending 
arrangements and to provide additional consumer protections for long-
term care insurance.


                                S. 2579

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) 
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. 2681

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) 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. 2736

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 2776

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2776, a bill to 
provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated 
Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2908

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2908, a bill to amend title II of 
the Social Security Act to prohibit the display of Social Security 
account numbers on Medicare cards.


                                S. 2920

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2920, a bill to reauthorize and improve the financing 
and entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business 
Administration, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2921

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2921, a bill 
to require pilot programs on training and certification for family 
caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members of the 
Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot program on 
provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3242

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3242, a bill to suspend 
temporarily the duty on digital-to-analog converter boxes, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3252

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3252, a bill to amend the 
Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, 
enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3310

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3310, a bill to provide 
benefits under the Post-Development/Mobilization Respite Absence 
program for certain periods before the implementation of the program.


                                S. 3311

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3311, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve mental and behavioral 
health services on college campuses.


                                S. 3356

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici) 
and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 3356, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 
coins in commemoration of the legacy of the United States Army Infantry 
and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier 
Center.


                                S. 3377

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3377, a bill to amend 
title 46, United States Code, to waive the biometric transportation 
security card requirement for certain small business merchant mariners, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3380

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3380, a bill to promote increased public 
transportation use, to promote increased use of alternative fuels in 
providing public transportation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3406

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3406, a bill to restore the intent and 
protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.


                                S. 3429

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3429, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
provide for an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions.


                            S. CON. RES. 60

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 60, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress relating to negotiating a 
free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan.

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                            S. CON. RES. 87

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 87, a concurrent 
resolution congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 90th 
anniversary of its declaration of independence.


                              S. RES. 636

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig), the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Brownback), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens), the 
Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici), the Senator 
from Utah (Mr. Bennett) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 636, a resolution recognizing the 
strategic success of the troop surge in Iraq and expressing gratitude 
to the members of the United States Armed Forces who made that success 
possible.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4979

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Inhofe) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4979 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3001, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 5063

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5063 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3001, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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