[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5701-S5702]
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 Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 292

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 292, a bill to repeal the 
imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by 
government entities.


                                 S. 423

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as 
cosponsors of 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. 451

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) 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. 566

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 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. 597

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 607

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the names of the Senator 
from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. 
Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of S. 607, a bill to amend the 
National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of 
the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of 
National Forest System land that are subject to ski area permits, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 634

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 634, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for 
physical education.


                                 S. 688

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) and the 
Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as cosponsors of S. 688, a 
bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum 
hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection 
for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary 
consultations.


                                 S. 693

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 693, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the training of 
graduate medical residents in preventive medicine.


                                 S. 717

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, 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. Lincoln, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 717, supra.


                                 S. 730

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 730, a bill to 
amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the 
tariffs on certain footwear, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 749

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor 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. 796

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 796, a bill to modify 
the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain 
land, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 801

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 801, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to waive charges for humanitarian care provided 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs to family members accompanying 
veterans severely injured after September 11, 2001, as they receive 
medical care from the Department and to provide assistance to family 
caregivers, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 819

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 819, a bill to 
provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for 
individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families.


                                 S. 823

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator 
from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were added as cosponsors 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. 844

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 844, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and treat diabetes, to 
promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes, and to 
reduce health disparities relating to diabetes within racial and ethnic 
minority groups, including African-American, Hispanic American, Asian 
American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and American 
Indian and Alaskan Native communities.


                                 S. 891

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 891, a bill to require 
annual disclosure to the Securities and Exchange Commission of 
activities involving columbite-tantalite, cassiterite, and wolframite 
from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 908

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison) 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.

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                                 S. 979

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Burris) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 979, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small 
businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private 
health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and 
accessible.


                                 S. 982

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, her 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. 1012

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1012, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Mother's 
Day.
  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1012, supra.


                                S. 1023

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1023, a bill to 
establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry 
policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel 
to the United States.


                                S. 1026

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 1066

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1066, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to ambulance 
services under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1071

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1071, a bill to 
protect the national security of the United States by limiting the 
immigration rights of individuals detained by the Department of Defense 
at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.


                              S. RES. 151

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the 
Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 151, a resolution expressing 
support for a national day of remembrance on October 30, 2009, for 
nuclear weapons program workers.
  At the request of Mr. Schumer, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 151, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1133

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1133 proposed to H.R. 2346, a bill making supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1138

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1138 proposed to H.R. 2346, a bill making supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1139

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1139 proposed to H.R. 2346, a bill making supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1140

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1140 proposed to H.R. 2346, a bill making supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1143

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1143 proposed 
to H.R. 2346, a bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1143 proposed to H.R. 
2346, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1144

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the names of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the 
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 1144 proposed to H.R. 2346, a bill making supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for 
other purposes.

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