[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 154 (Friday, September 26, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9658-S9660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 223

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 223, a bill to require 
Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in 
electronic form.


                                 S. 394

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 394, a bill to amend the 
Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act of 1958 to ensure the humane 
slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 459

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 459, a bill to require that 
health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for 
mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment 
of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.


                                 S. 714

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) 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. 826

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Salazar), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the 
Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Dorgan) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) 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. 871

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 871, a bill to 
establish and provide for the treatment of Individual Development 
Accounts, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 988

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 988, a bill to 
extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from 
the numerical limitations for temporary workers.


                                S. 1232

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1589

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1589, a bill to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of 
prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations 
by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to 
such organizations.


                                S. 1627

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1627, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the benefits for 
businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or 
renewal communities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1661

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) 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. 2102

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) 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. 2162

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2162, a bill to improve the 
treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use 
disorders, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2593

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), 
the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) were added as cosponsors of S. 2593, a bill to 
establish a program at the Forest Service and the Department of the 
Interior to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments 
for priority forest landscapes on public land, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2668

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) and the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of S. 2668, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from 
listed property under section 280F.
  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2668, supra.

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                                S. 2883

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2883, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
establishment of Mother's Day.


                                S. 2928

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2928, a bill to ban 
bisphenol A in children's products.


                                S. 2942

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2942, a bill 
to authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center.


                                S. 3020

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3020, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the postmarket 
surveillance of devices.


                                S. 3023

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3023, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to improve and enhance compensation and pension, 
housing, labor and education, and insurance benefits for veterans, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 3038

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3038, a bill to amend part E 
of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the adoption 
incentives program, to authorize States to establish a relative 
guardianship program, to promote the adoption of children with special 
needs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3136

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3136, a bill to encourage 
the entry of felony warrants into the NCIC database by States and 
provide additional resources for extradition.


                                S. 3249

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3249, a bill to restrict 
any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax 
on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property.


                                S. 3290

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3290, a bill to provide 
for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic 
of a national park or other national site in each State, the District 
of Columbia, and certain territories and insular areas of the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3325

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3325, a bill to enhance remedies for violations of 
intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3368

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3368, a bill to promote 
industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, 
retention, and advancement, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3442

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3442, a bill to reauthorize the National 
Oilheat Reliance Alliance Act of 2000, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3477

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3477, a bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to 
authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence.


                                S. 3484

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 
and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback) 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. 3487

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3487, a bill to amend the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3507

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3507, a bill to provide 
for additional emergency unemployment compensation.


                                S. 3525

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) and the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of S. 3525, a bill 
to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'', and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 3527

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3527, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations for certain 
medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by 
providing two-fiscal year budget authority.


                                S. 3539

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3539, a bill to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of 
the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United 
States of America.


                                S. 3566

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3566, a bill to prohibit the Secretary of Labor 
from issuing, administering, or enforcing any rule, regulation, or 
requirement derived from the proposal submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget entitled ``Requirements for DOL Agencies' 
Assessment of Occupational Health Risks'' (RIN: 1290-AA23).


                                S. 3580

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3580, a bill to assure the safety of 
expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and equipment supporting 
United States military operations overseas.


                            S. CON. RES. 102

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 102, 
a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that ensuring 
the availability of adequate housing is an essential component of an 
effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of HIV and the care 
of individuals with HIV.


                              S. RES. 499

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 499, a resolution urging 
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who is also the head of 
the Fatah Party, to officially abrogate the 10 articles in the Fatah 
Constitution that call for Israel's destruction and terrorism against 
Israel, oppose any political solution, and label Zionism as racism.


                              S. RES. 580

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 580, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate on preventing Iran

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from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.


                              S. RES. 616

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) 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 name of the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor 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.

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