[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 60 (Thursday, April 23, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4670-S4671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 144

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint) 
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. 301

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 301, a bill to 
amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency 
in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, 
devices, biologicals, or medical supplies for which payment is made 
under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP.


                                 S. 307

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 307, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in the 
manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining whether a 
hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital under the 
Medicare program and to exempt from the critical access hospital 
inpatient bed limitation the number of beds provided for certain 
veterans.


                                 S. 310

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 310, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that safety net family 
planning centers are eligible for assistance under the drug discount 
program.


                                 S. 354

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) 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. 395

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) 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. 405

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 405, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair 
market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, 
musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 468

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 468, 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. 482

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 482, a bill to require 
Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in 
electronic form.


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 491, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military 
retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to 
allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.


                                 S. 535

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 535, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal requirement for reduction 
of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' 
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 546

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 546, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the 
uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive 
both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of 
military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation.


                                 S. 557

  At the request of Mr. Martinez, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 557, a bill to encourage, enhance, and 
integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize 
grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 614

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 614, a bill to award a Congressional Gold 
Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (``WASP'').


                                 S. 636

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 636, a bill to amend the 
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Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the 
definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002.


                                 S. 639

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 639, a bill to amend the 
definition of commercial motor vehicle in section 31101 of title 49, 
United States Code, to exclude certain farm vehicles, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 645

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 645, a bill to amend title 32, United States Code, 
to modify the Department of Defense share of expenses under the 
National Guard Youth Challenge Program.


                                 S. 654

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 654, a bill to amend title XIX 
of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by 
podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to 
appropriate quality foot and ankle care.


                                 S. 655

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 655, a bill to amend the 
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to ensure adequate funding 
for conservation and restoration of wildlife, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 663

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from New York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 663, a bill 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation 
Fund 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.


                                 S. 671

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 671, 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. 683

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Lautenberg), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator 
from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as cosponsors of S. 683, a 
bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 
individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to 
community-based attendant services and supports, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 701

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 701, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access of Medicare 
beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG).


                                 S. 714

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 714, a bill to establish the 
National Criminal Justice Commission.


                                 S. 731

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator 
from Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Lieberman) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 731, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members 
of the Retired Reserve.


                                 S. 779

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. 
McCaskill) were added as cosponsors of S. 779, a bill to amend titles 
23 and 49, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to the 
length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid 
highways, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 816

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 816, a bill to preserve the 
rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national 
parks and national wildlife refuge areas.


                                 S. 832

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 832, 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. 864

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 864, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual 
retirement accounts for charitable purposes.


                                 S. 869

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 869, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to use any amounts repaid by a financial 
institution that is a recipient of assistance under the Troubled Assets 
Relief Program for debt reduction.


                            S. CON. RES. 14

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 14, a concurrent resolution supporting the 
Local Radio Freedom Act.


                            S. CON. RES. 18

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 18, a 
concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria 
Day, and reaffirming United States leadership and support for efforts 
to combat malaria.


                               S. RES. 84

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 84, a resolution urging the Government 
of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt.


                               S. RES. 94

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 94, a resolution 
designating April 2009 as ``Financial Literacy Month''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 996

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 996 proposed to S. 
386, a bill to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, 
financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to federal 
assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these 
frauds, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1000

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1000 proposed to S. 386, a bill to improve 
enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution 
fraud, and other frauds related to federal assistance and relief 
programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1002

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from 
Arizona (Mr. Kyl) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1002 
proposed to S. 386, a bill to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, 
securities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related 
to federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds 
lost to these frauds, and for other purposes.

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