[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 68 (Tuesday, May 5, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5128-S5130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 46

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 46, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare 
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 243

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 243, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to 
establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile 
for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction and to exclude 
charitable mileage reimbursements for gross income.


                                 S. 296

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 296, a bill to 
promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the 
income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, 
and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the 
States.


                                 S. 348

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 348, a bill to amend section 254 of the Communications 
Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service 
contributions and the universal service support programs established 
pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 
31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act.
  At the request of Mr. Grassley, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 348, supra.


                                 S. 454

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 454, a bill to improve the organization and 
procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major 
weapon systems, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 526

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 526, a bill to 
provide in personam jurisdiction in civil actions against contractors 
of the United States Government performing contracts abroad with 
respect to serious bodily injuries of members of the Armed Forces, 
civilian employees of the United States Government, and United States 
citizen employees of companies performing work for the United States 
Government in connection with contractor activities, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 535

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and 
the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors 
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. 597

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 597, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services 
available to women veterans, especially those serving in operation 
Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 614

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


                                 S. 619

  At the request of Mr. Reed, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
619, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in 
the treatment of human and animal diseases.


                                 S. 645

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 
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.

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                                 S. 649

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 649, a bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum 
bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration and the Federal Communications Commission.


                                 S. 662

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 662, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified 
midwife services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates 
for certified nurse-midwife services.


                                 S. 696

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 696, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include a definition of fill 
material.


                                 S. 701

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 715

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 715, a bill to establish a 
pilot program to provide for the preservation and rehabilitation of 
historic lighthouses.


                                 S. 717

  At the request of Mr. Reed, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
717, a bill to modernize cancer research, increase access to 
preventative cancer services, provide cancer treatment and survivorship 
initiatives, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 717, supra.


                                 S. 718

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 718, a bill to 
amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to meet special needs of 
eligible clients, provide for technology grants, improve corporate 
practices of the Legal Services Corporation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 738

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 738, a bill to amend the 
Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the 
terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs 
to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive 
rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 816

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 830

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 830, a bill to 
modify the definition of children's hospital for purposes of making 
payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical 
education programs.


                                 S. 831

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 831, 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. 838

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 838, a bill to provide for the appointment of 
United States Science Envoys.


                                 S. 841

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) 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. 843

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 843, a bill to establish background check 
procedures for gun shows.


                                 S. 908

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. Burris, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
909, a bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local 
jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for 
other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Sanders, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 909, supra.


                                 S. 945

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 945, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Robert M. 
La Follette, Sr., in recognition of his important contributions to the 
Progressive movement, the State of Wisconsin, and the United States.


                                 S. 954

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 954, a bill to authorize 
United States participation in the replenishment of resources of the 
International Development Association, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 955

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 955, a bill to authorize 
United States participation in, and appropriations for the United 
States contribution to, the African Development Fund and the 
Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative, to require budgetary disclosures 
by multilateral development banks, to encourage multilateral 
development banks to endorse the principles of the Extractive 
Industries Transparency Initiative, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 964

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 964, a bill to authorize 
the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of Congress 
to Robert M. LaFollette, Sr., in recognition of his important 
contributions to the Progressive movement, the State of Wisconsin, and 
the United States.


                                 S. 968

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 968, a bill to award competitive 
grants to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to implement 
innovative strategies at the secondary school level to improve student 
achievement and prepare at-risk students for postsecondary education 
and the workforce.


                               S. RES. 49

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 49, a resolution to express the sense of 
the Senate regarding the importance of public diplomacy.


                              S. RES. 121

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 121, a resolution 
designating May 15, 2009, as ``Endangered Species Day''.


                              S. RES. 125

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware

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(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 125, a resolution in 
support and recognition of National Train Day, May 9, 2009.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1021

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 1021 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 Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1036 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 names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1038 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 name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1040 proposed to S. 
896, a bill to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage 
credit availability.

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