[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 76 (Monday, May 18, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5555-S5556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 370

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 370, a bill to prohibit the use of funds to transfer detainees of 
the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any 
facility in the United States or to construct any facility for such 
detainees in the United States, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 448

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 448, a bill to 
maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing 
conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by 
certain persons connected with the news media.


                                 S. 475

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor 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. 511

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 511, a bill 
to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for an exemption of pharmacies and pharmacists from certain Medicare 
accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies 
to certain professionals.


                                 S. 614

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


                                 S. 658

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 658, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans who live in 
rural areas, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 676

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 676, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for excise tax on 
investment income of private foundations.


                                 S. 707

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 707, a bill to enhance 
the Federal Telework Program.


                                 S. 726

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico

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(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 726, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of biosimilar 
and biogeneric biological products, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 752

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 752, a bill to reform 
the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 795

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as cosponsors of S. 795, a bill to 
amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the 
Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to 
resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder 
abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 812

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) 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 Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Kennedy) 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. 827

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 827, a bill to establish a program to reunite bondholders with 
matured unredeemed United States savings bonds.


                                 S. 832

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) 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. 833

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Burris) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 833, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social 
Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage 
for low-income individuals infected with HIV.


                                 S. 846

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 908

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) 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. 909

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, her 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. Begich, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
909, supra.


                                 S. 925

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Burris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 925, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study the presence 
of contaminants and impurities in cosmetics and personal care products 
marketed to and used by children.


                                 S. 956

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 956, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt unsanctioned 
State-licensed retail pharmacies from the surety bond requirement under 
the Medicare Program for suppliers of durable medical equipment, 
prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS).


                                 S. 982

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, 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. 984

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 984, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research 
and public health, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 987

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 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. 1026

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign), the Senator from 
Arizona (Mr. Kyl) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1026, a bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve procedures for the collection 
and delivery of marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed 
service voters, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1052

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1052, a bill to amend the 
small, rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income 
school program under part B of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965.


                                S. 1057

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1057, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of 
physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment 
Program, and for other purposes.

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