[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 82 (Wednesday, June 3, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6030-S6032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 144

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) and the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Bayh) 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. 424

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 424, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the 
immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States 
citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent 
resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful 
permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection 
with permanent partnerships.


                                 S. 451

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the 
Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) were added as cosponsors 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 names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as 
cosponsors 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. Webb, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) 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.


                                 S. 535

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) 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. 546

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 546, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, 
to permit certain retired members of the uniformed

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services who have a service-connected disability to receive both 
disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of 
military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation.


                                 S. 565

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 565, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued entitlement to 
coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under 
the Medicare Program that have received a kidney transplant and whose 
entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 581

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 614

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor 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 Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 663

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator 
from Florida (Mr. Martinez) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Reed) were added as cosponsors 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. 718

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 769

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 812

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were 
added as cosponsors 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.
  At the request of Mr. Thune, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
812, supra.


                                 S. 823

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor 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. 832

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Snowe) 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. 837

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 837, a bill to 
require that North Korea be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism, to 
ensure that human rights is a prominent issue in negotiations between 
the United States and North Korea, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 891

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 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. 934

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from 
North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the 
Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), the Senator from Massachusetts 
(Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 934, a bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
to improve the nutrition and health of schoolchildren and protect the 
Federal investment in the national school lunch and breakfast programs 
by updating the national school nutrition standards for foods and 
beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition 
science.


                                 S. 950

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor 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. 982

  At the request of Mr. Specter, 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. 1023

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) 
were added as cosponsors 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 Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback), the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 
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. 1048

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1048, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the food labeling 
requirements of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 to 
enable customers to make informed choices about the nutritional content 
of standard menu items in large chain restaurants.


                                S. 1064

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1064, a bill to 
amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for 
enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted under such 
Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1066

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 1067

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor

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of S. 1067, a bill to support stabilization and lasting peace in 
northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army 
through development of a regional strategy to support multilateral 
efforts to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat 
posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and to authorize funds for 
humanitarian relief and reconstruction, reconciliation, and 
transitional justice, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1076

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1076, a bill to 
improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1103

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1103, a bill to amend the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 to establish standards for the distribution of 
voter registration application forms and to require organizations to 
register with the State prior to the distribution of such forms.


                                S. 1113

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1113, a bill to amend title 
49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to 
establish and maintain a national clearinghouse for records related to 
alcohol and controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle 
operators, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1121

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1121, a bill 
to amend part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 to provide grants for the repair, renovation, and 
construction of elementary and secondary schools, including early 
learning facilities at the elementary schools.


                                S. 1147

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1147, a bill to prevent tobacco smuggling, to 
ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1148

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1148, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify a 
provision relating to the renewable fuel program.


                            S. CON. RES. 14

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 14, a concurrent 
resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.


                               S. RES. 71

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 71, a resolution 
condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution 
of the Baha'i minority in Iran and its continued violation of the 
International Covenants on Human Rights.


                              S. RES. 142

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) and the Senator 
from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 142, a 
resolution designating July 25, 2009, as ``National Day of the American 
Cowboy''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1229

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1229 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1256, to protect the 
public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with 
certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, 
United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings 
Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' 
Retirement System, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1229 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1256, 
supra.

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