[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 70 (Thursday, May 7, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5282-S5283]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 144

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 144, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed 
property under section 280F.


                                 S. 245

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 245, a bill to expand, 
train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for 
the growing population of older individuals in the United States.


                                 S. 327

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Kaufman) and the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 327, a bill to 
amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve assistance to domestic 
and sexual violence victims and provide for technical corrections.


                                 S. 345

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 345, a bill to reauthorize 
the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2012, 
to rename the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as the 
``Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2009'', and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 440

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 440, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for 
attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards.


                                 S. 454

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor 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. 476

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) 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. 525

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 525, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of 
prescription drugs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 611

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 611, a bill to 
provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other 
sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 614

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the 
Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 614, a bill to award a Congressional Gold 
Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (``WASP'').


                                 S. 645

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor 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. 671

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) 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 Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Kaufman) 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 Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) 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. 749

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from 
Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as cosponsors of S. 749, a bill to 
improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 
12 students in the United States by improving professional development 
programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through 
institutions of higher education.


                                 S. 775

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 775, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to authorize the availability of appropriated 
funds for international partnership contact activities conducted by the 
National Guard, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 883, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in

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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.


                                 S. 967

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 967, a bill to amend 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to create a petroleum product 
reserve, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 969

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 969, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to ensure fairness in the coverage of women 
in the individual health insurance market.


                                 S. 981

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 981, a bill to support 
research and public awareness activities with respect to inflammatory 
bowel disease, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 982

  At the request of Mr. Tester, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
982, a bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug 
Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.
  At the request of Mr. Cardin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
982, supra.


                                 S. 987

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 987, a bill to protect girls in 
developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for 
other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 15

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 15, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of 
the flag of the United States.


                              S. RES. 122

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, his name was withdrawn as 
a cosponsor of S. Res. 122, a resolution designating April 30, 2009, as 
``Dia de los Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans'', and for other 
purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 122, supra.

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