[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5372-S5373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 141

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 141, a bill to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security 
numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 144

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from 
Utah (Mr. Hatch) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) 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. 369

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 369, a bill to prohibit brand 
name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay 
the entry of a generic drug into the market.


                                 S. 451

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 451, a bill to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of 
the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United 
States of America.


                                 S. 461

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 461, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track 
maintenance credit.


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Thune, his name 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.
  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 491, supra.


                                 S. 535

  At the request of Mr. Thune, his name 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. 581

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as cosponsors 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. 597

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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 name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 614, a bill to award 
a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots 
(``WASP'').


                                 S. 632

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 632, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to require that the payment of the manufacturers' excise tax on 
recreational equipment be paid quarterly.


                                 S. 663

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) 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. 696

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 718

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 731

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Brownback) was added as a cosponsor 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. 812

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 812, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for 
contributions of qualified conservation contributions.


                                 S. 819

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 819, a bill to provide for enhanced 
treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism 
spectrum disorders and their families.


                                 S. 832

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. Brown) 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. 846

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor 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. 850

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 850, a bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet 
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks.

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                                 S. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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.


                                 S. 908

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor 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. 922

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 922, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the term ``5-year property''.


                                 S. 923

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 923, a bill to promote the 
development and use of marine renewable energy technologies, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 936

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 936, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for 
sewer overflow control grants.


                                 S. 951

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the 
Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were added as cosponsors of S. 951, 
a bill to authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th 
anniversary of the historic and first lunar landing by humans in 1969, 
to award gold medals on behalf of the United States Congress to Neil A. 
Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon; Edwin E. ``Buzz'' 
Aldrin Jr., the pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk on 
the moon; Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 mission's 
command module; and, the first American to orbit the Earth, John 
Herschel Glenn Jr.


                                 S. 970

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 970, a bill to 
promote and enhance the operation of local building code enforcement 
administration across the country by establishing a competitive Federal 
matching grant program.


                                 S. 982

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, 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.


                                 S. 985

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 985, a bill to 
establish and provide for the treatment of Individual Development 
Accounts, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 987

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added as cosponsors of S. 987, a bill to 
protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child 
marriage, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1013

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1013, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to demonstrate 
the commercial application of integrated systems for long-term 
geological storage of carbon dioxide, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 10

  At the request of Mr. Thune, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S.J. Res. 10, a joint resolution supporting a base Defense Budget that 
at the very minimum matches 4 percent of gross domestic product.


                              S.J. RES. 15

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. CON. RES. 14

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 14, a concurrent resolution supporting 
the Local Radio Freedom Act.

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