[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 144 (Thursday, September 11, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8383-S8386]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 394

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 394, a bill to amend the Humane Methods of Livestock 
Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane

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slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 714

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 714, a bill to amend the 
Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
facilities are obtained legally.


                                 S. 766

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 766, a bill to amend the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies of 
victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 826

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Biden) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 826, a bill to posthumously award a 
Congressional gold medal to Alice Paul, in recognition of her role in 
the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.


                                 S. 921

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 921, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of 
marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor 
services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1003

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) 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 Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) 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. 1181

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1181, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide 
shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation.


                                S. 1328

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1328, a bill to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by 
permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful 
permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the 
same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and 
to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent 
partnerships.


                                S. 1430

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) 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. 1556

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 1780

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1780, a bill 
to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the 
broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single 
word or image may be considered indecent.


                                S. 2020

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2020, a bill 
to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through 
fiscal year 2010, to rename the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 
1998 as the ``Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2007'', and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2140

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2140, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his 
outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and 
genetics.


                                S. 2161

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2161, a bill to 
ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by 
making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of 
independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers 
(including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in 
the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the 
National Labor Relations Act.


                                S. 2504

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2504, a bill to 
amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the 
Military Officers Association of America, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2510

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2510, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality 
assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology 
preparations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2760

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2760, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through 
empowerment of the National Guard, enhancement of the functions of the 
National Guard Bureau, and improvement of Federal-State military 
coordination in domestic emergency response, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2998

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Stevens) were added as cosponsors of S. 2998, a bill to require 
accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of 
prepaid telephone calling cards and services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3040

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3040, a bill to amend 
the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the exposure of children, 
workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances.


                                S. 3077

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 3077, a bill to strengthen transparency and accountability in 
Federal spending.


                                S. 3237

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3237, a bill 
to assist volunteer fire companies in coping with the precipitous rise 
in fuel prices.


                                S. 3256

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Michigan

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(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3256, a bill to provide a 
supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire 
suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National 
Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management 
strategy, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3325

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3325, a bill to enhance remedies 
for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3331

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3331, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise 
tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly.


                                S. 3334

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3334, a bill to 
strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and 
immigrant integration programs.


                                S. 3356

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 
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. 3362

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3362, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and 
STTR programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3380

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor 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. 3389

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3389, a bill to require, 
for the benefit of shareholders, the disclosure of payments to foreign 
governments for the extraction of natural resources, to allow such 
shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks.


                                S. 3399

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) and 
the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were added as cosponsors of S. 
3399, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
permanent the reduction in the rate of tax on qualified timber gain of 
corporations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3406

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus), the Senator from 
North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator 
from Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) 
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 South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) 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. 3439

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3439, a bill to 
provide for duty free treatment of certain recreational performance 
outerwear, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3465

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3465, a bill 
to reserve certain proceeds from the auction of spectrum, including the 
auction of the D-block of spectrum, for use to provide interoperable 
devices to public safety personnel.


                                S. 3467

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3467, a bill to 
extend through April 1, 2009, the MinnesotaCare Medicaid demonstration 
project.


                            S. CON. RES. 93

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 93, a concurrent resolution supporting the 
goals and ideals of ``National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month''.


                              S. RES. 598

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 598, a resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate regarding the need for the United States to lead renewed 
international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving 
natural resources and preventing the impending extinction of a large 
portion of the world's plant and animal species.


                              S. RES. 616

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 616, a resolution 
reducing maternal mortality both at home and abroad.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 5063

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 5266

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5266 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. 5271

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5271 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. 5299

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 5299 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. 5300

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 5300 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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                           AMENDMENT NO. 5302

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. 
Lincoln), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator 
from Colorado (Mr. Salazar) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
5302 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. 5319

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 5319 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. 5327

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5327 
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. 5339

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5339 
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. 5347

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5347 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. 5369

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) 
and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 5369 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. 5371

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5371 
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. 5374

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of amendment No. 5374 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. 5385

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the 
Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 5385 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. 5406

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 5406 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. 5409

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5409 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. 5410

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5410 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. 5412

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5412 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. 5422

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), 
the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 5422 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. 5439

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5439 
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. 5441

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 5441 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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