[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2423-S2424]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 61

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 61, a bill to 
amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to modification 
of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 144

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 144, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F.


                                 S. 160

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 160, a bill to 
provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an 
additional seat in the House of Representatives.


                                 S. 167

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs.

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Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 167, a bill to amend the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS 
ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 254

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 254, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy under 
the Medicare Program.


                                 S. 316

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 316, 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. 343

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 343, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage 
services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the 
general supervision of a physician.


                                 S. 354

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 354, a bill to provide that 
4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal 
employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 371

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 371, a bill to amend 
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have 
concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry 
concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry 
permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.


                                 S. 381

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 381, a bill to express the 
policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship 
with Native Hawaiians, to provide a process for the reorganization of a 
Native Hawaiian and the recognition by the United States of the Native 
Hawaiian government, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 390

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 390, a bill to expand the 
authority of the Secretary of the Air Force to convey certain 
relocatable military housing units to Indian tribes located in Idaho 
and Nevada.


                                 S. 395

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 395, a bill to 
direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution to carry out a joint project at the Library of Congress and 
the National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect 
video and audio recording of personal histories and testimonials of 
individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 407

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 407, a bill to 
increase, effective as of December 1, 2009, the rates of compensation 
for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain 
disabled veterans, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 456, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, to develop guidelines to be used on a voluntary 
basis to develop plans to manage the risk of food allergy and 
anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, to 
establish school-based food allergy management grants, and for other 
purposes.


                               S. RES. 9

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 9, a 
resolution commemorating 90 years of U.S.-Polish diplomatic relations, 
during which Poland has proven to be an exceptionally strong partner to 
the United States in advancing freedom around the world.

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