[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 67 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5065-S5067]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 146

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 146, a bill to amend the Federal 
antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions 
from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to 
railroads.


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 211, a bill to facilitate 
nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and 
referral on human services and volunteer services, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 229

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 229, a bill to empower 
women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 238

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 238, a bill to provide 
$50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through 
bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant 
infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including 
roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 410

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 410, a bill to amend part E 
of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure States follow best 
policies and practices for supporting and retaining foster parents and 
to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants 
to States to improve the empowerment, leadership, support, training, 
recruitment, and retention of foster care, kinship care, and adoptive 
parents.


                                 S. 423

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of

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S. 423, 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, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 475

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign) and the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as cosponsors of S. 475, a bill to 
amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the equity of 
spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of residency, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 476

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 476, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum distance of travel 
necessary for reimbursement of covered beneficiaries of the military 
health care system for travel for specialty health care.


                                 S. 546

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 566

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 566, a bill to create a 
Financial Product Safety Commission, to provide consumers with stronger 
protections and better information in connection with consumer 
financial products, and to give providers of consumer financial 
products more regulatory certainty.


                                 S. 581

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 581, a bill to amend the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 to require the exclusion of combat pay from income for 
purposes of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and 
the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
children.


                                 S. 584

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator 
from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added as cosponsors of S. 584, a bill to 
ensure that all users of the transportation system, including 
pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, children, older individuals, 
and individuals with disabilities, are able to travel safely and 
conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways.


                                 S. 614

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 614, a bill to 
award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots 
("WASP").


                                 S. 634

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 634, a bill to amend the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical 
education.


                                 S. 644

  At the request of Mr. Thune, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
644, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to include service 
after September 11, 2001, as service qualifying for the determination 
of a reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-regular service retired 
pay.


                                 S. 645

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) 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. 663

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Ohio (Mr. Brown) 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. 682

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 682, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to improve mental and behavioral health 
services on college campuses.


                                 S. 701

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Reid) 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 Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 714, a bill to establish the 
National Criminal Justice Commission.


                                 S. 823

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 823, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating 
losses, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 828

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 828, a bill to amend the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide loan guarantees for projects to 
construct renewable fuel pipelines, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 832

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Brownback) 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. 841

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 841, a bill 
to direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a 
motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting 
blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation.


                                 S. 846

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) were added as cosponsors of S. 
846, a bill to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, 
in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global 
poverty.


                                 S. 866

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 866, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental 
education, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 883, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration 
of the establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, America's highest 
award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed 
upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States, 
to honor the American military men and women who have been recipients 
of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of what the Medal of 
Honor represents and how ordinary Americans, through courage, 
sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge fate and 
change the course of history.

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                                 S. 908

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) were added as cosponsors of S. 908, a bill to 
amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States 
diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions 
against Iran.


                                 S. 909

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Menendez) were added as cosponsors of S. 909, a bill to provide Federal 
assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to 
prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 19

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 19, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite 
Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human 
rights of women and should be repealed.


                               S. RES. 76

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 76, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States and the 
People's Republic of China should work together to reduce or eliminate 
tariff and nontariff barriers to trade in clean energy and 
environmental goods and services.


                              S. RES. 125

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Burris), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 125, a resolution in 
support and recognition of National Train Day, May 9, 2009.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1030

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1030 intended to be 
proposed to S. 896, a bill to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance 
mortgage credit availability.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1033

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1033 intended to be proposed to S. 896, a 
bill to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit 
availability.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1036

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1036 intended to 
be proposed to S. 896, a bill to prevent mortgage foreclosures and 
enhance mortgage credit availability.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1038

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1038 intended to be 
proposed to S. 896, a bill to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance 
mortgage credit availability.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1040

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Lautenberg), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 
and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1040 intended to be proposed to S. 896, a bill to prevent 
mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability.

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