[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5820-S5822]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 167

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 167, a bill to amend the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS 
ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 255

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 255, a bill to amend the 
Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual 
percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 423

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor 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. 428

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 428, a bill to allow travel between the 
United States and Cuba.


                                 S. 451

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 484

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 484, a bill to 
amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government 
pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.


                                 S. 527

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 527, a bill to amend the Clean 
Air act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act 
for certain emissions from agricultural production.


                                 S. 535

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 535, a bill to 
amend title

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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. 634

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 653

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 653, a bill 
to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 660

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 660, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act with respect to pain care.


                                 S. 765

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Utah (Mr. Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 765, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the 
Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable 
transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify 
such penalty, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 769

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 769, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and 
increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under the 
Medicare part B program.


                                 S. 772

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 772, a bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
members of the Armed Forces with a history of post-traumatic stress 
disorder or traumatic brain injury, to enhance availability and access 
to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
veterans, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 799

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 799, a bill to 
designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock 
canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the 
State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of 
people in the United States.


                                 S. 812

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) 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. 823

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) 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. 843

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 843, a bill to establish 
background check procedures for gun shows.


                                 S. 846

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator 
from Colorado (Mr. Udall) were added as cosponsors 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 name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                                 S. 908

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) 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. 935

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 935, a bill to extend 
subsections (c) and (d) of section 114 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and 
SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-173) to provide for 
regulatory stability during the development of facility and patient 
criteria for long-term care hospitals under the Medicare program, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 943

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 943, a bill to amend the 
Clean Air Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to waive the lifecycle greenhouse gas emission 
reduction requirements for renewable fuel production, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 950

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 950, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to authorize physical therapists to evaluate and treat 
Medicare beneficiaries without a requirement for a physician referral, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 956

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) and the Senator 
from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) were added as cosponsors 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. 962

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Burris) were added as cosponsors of S. 962, 
a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 
to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its 
people, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 979

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor 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. 987

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 990

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 990, a bill to 
amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand access 
to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families.


                                 S. 994

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 994, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase awareness of the 
risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young 
women diagnosed with breast cancer.


                                S. 1003

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr.

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Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1003, a bill to increase 
immunization rates.


                                S. 1019

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1019, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for 
the purchase of hearing aids.


                                S. 1038

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1038, a bill to improve 
agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in 
the United States and for other purposes.


                                S. 1050

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 1050, a bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service 
Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, 
fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and 
individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and 
accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of 
Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1057

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) were added as 
cosponsors 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.


                                S. 1102

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the 
Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Casey), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Massachusetts 
(Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator 
from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), 
the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1102, a bill to provide benefits to domestic partners 
of Federal employees.


                                S. 1108

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1108, a bill to require 
application of budget neutrality on a national basis in the calculation 
of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for each all-urban and rural 
State.


                                S. 1112

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1112, a bill 
to make effective the proposed rule of the Food and Drug Administration 
relating to sunscreen drug products, and for other purposes.


                               S. RES. 97

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 97, a resolution 
designating June 1, 2009, as ``Collector Car Appreciation Day'' and 
recognizing that the collection and restoration of historic and classic 
cars is an important part of preserving the technological achievements 
and cultural heritage of the United States.


                              S. RES. 139

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 139, a resolution 
commemorating the 20th anniversary of the end of communist rule in 
Poland.


                              S. RES. 151

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. Res. 151, a resolution designates a national day of remembrance 
on October 30, 2009, for nuclear weapons program workers.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1155

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1155 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 2346, a bill making supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1161

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1161 proposed to 
H.R. 2346, a bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1164

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1164 
proposed to H.R. 2346, a bill making supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1179

  At the request of Mr. Kaufman, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1179 proposed to 
H.R. 2346, a bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1189

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett), the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Massachusetts 
(Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator 
from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson), the 
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns), the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from 
New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the 
Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), 
the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the 
Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Dorgan), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb), the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln), and the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Thune) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1189 proposed to 
H.R. 2346, a bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1191

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Kaufman) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 1191 proposed to H.R. 2346, a bill 
making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2009, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1198

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1198 intended to be 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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