[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 17, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8948-S8951]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 215

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 215, a bill to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality.


                                 S. 505

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 505, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the above-the-
line deduction for teacher classroom supplies and to expand such 
deduction to include qualified professional development expenses.


                                 S. 625

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 625, a bill to 
protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration 
with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.


                                 S. 826

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) and the 
Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) 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. 961

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) 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. 1107

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1107, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of 
such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible 
individuals.


                                S. 1232

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1232, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, to develop a voluntary policy for managing the 
risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools, to establish school-
based food allergy management grants, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1335

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1335, a bill to 
amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official 
language of the Government of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1738

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar), the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 
and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 1738, a bill to establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation 
Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney 
General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to 
increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make 
other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies 
to investigate and prosecute predators.


                                S. 1981

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1981, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental 
education, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2209

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) 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. 2320

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2320, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued entitlement 
to coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries 
under the Medicare Program that have received a kidney transplant and 
whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2619

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2619, a bill to 
protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks.


                                S. 2641

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2641, a bill 
to amend title

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XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of 
information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to 
clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements 
with respect to such facilities.


                                S. 2668

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2668, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed 
property under section 280F.


                                S. 2760

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) 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. 2776

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) 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. 2919

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2919, a bill to promote 
the accurate transmission of network traffic identification 
information.


                                S. 3200

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3200, a bill to develop 
capacity and infrastructure for mentoring programs.


                                S. 3246

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3246, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the 
Treasury to set the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger 
automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction.


                                S. 3331

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor 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. 3344

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Martinez) and the Senator 
from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as cosponsors of S. 3344, a bill to 
defend against child exploitation and child pornography through 
improved Internet Crimes Against Children task forces and enhanced 
tools to block illegal images, and to eliminate the unwarranted release 
of convicted sex offenders.


                                S. 3356

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Clinton), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the 
Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) 
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.
  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond), the 
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. 
Cardin), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Coleman), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), 
the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Ensign), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from 
Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Martinez), the 
Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. 
Vitter), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden), the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3356, supra.


                                S. 3367

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3367, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the timeframe for 
recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics 
under the Medicare program.


                                S. 3421

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
3421, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage 
rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business 
purposes.


                                S. 3429

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) 
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. 3471

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3471, a bill to 
prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying 
expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions.


                                S. 3483

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3483, a bill to improve 
consumer access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers.


                                S. 3484

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester), the 
Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) were added as cosponsors of S. 3484, a bill to provide 
for a delay in the phase out of the hospice budget neutrality 
adjustment factor under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.


                                S. 3489

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3489, a bill to require the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study 
on black carbon emissions.


                                S. 3498

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3498, a bill 
to amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the 
fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating 
within the Boundary Line.


                              S. RES. 616

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 616, a resolution reducing maternal 
mortality both at home and abroad.


                              S. RES. 660

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 660, a resolution 
condemning ongoing sales of arms to belligerents in Sudan, including 
the Government of Sudan, and calling for both a cessation of such sales 
and an expansion of the United Nations embargo on arms sales to Sudan.


                              S. RES. 661

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 661, a resolution supporting 
the goals and ideals of National Spina Bifida Awareness Month.


                              S. RES. 662

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 662, a resolution raising the awareness of the need for crime 
prevention in communities across the country

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and designating the week of October 2, 2008, through October 4, 2008, 
as ``Celebrate Safe Communities'' week.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 5269

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5269 
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. 5302

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor 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. 5330

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig), the Senator 
from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), 
the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 5330 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 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 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. 5363

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5363 
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. Durbin, 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. 5406

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) 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. 5509

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5509 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. 5517

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 5517 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. 5519

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5519 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. 5520

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5520 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. 5538

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5538 
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. 5542

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5542 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. 5567

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 5567 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. 5572

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 5572 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. 5592

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5592 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

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military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 5596

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5596 
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. 5601

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5601 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. 5602

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5602 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. 5608

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig), the Senator 
from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), 
the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 5608 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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