[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 89 (Monday, June 15, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6581-S6582]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 46

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. 
Cantwell) were added as cosponsors of S. 46, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient 
rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 254

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 254, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
coverage of home infusion therapy under the Medicare Program.


                                 S. 405

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 405, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction 
equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable 
contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions 
created by the donor.


                                 S. 423

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 511

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 547

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 547, a bill to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of 
prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations 
by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to 
such organizations.


                                 S. 572

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 572, a bill to provide for 
the issuance of a ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of the 
brave men and women of the armed forces who have been awarded the 
Purple Heart.


                                 S. 624

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 624, a bill to provide 
100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and 
sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of 
the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon 
Water for the Poor Act of 2005.


                                 S. 645

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) 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. 649

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 649, a bill to 
require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal 
Communications Commission.


                                 S. 653

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) 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. 654

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 654, a bill to amend title XIX of 
the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by 
podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to 
appropriate quality foot and ankle care.


                                 S. 769

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 801

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) 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. 827

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) 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. 841

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 841, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle 
safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other 
pedestrians of motor vehicle operation.


                                 S. 879

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 879, a bill to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide immunity for reports of 
suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response.


                                 S. 891

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 950

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 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.

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                                 S. 979

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) 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. 1019

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 1023

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the 
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) 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 name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor 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 names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Kerry) were added as cosponsors 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. 1091

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1091, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy investment 
credit for energy storage property connected to the grid, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1157

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1157, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve 
access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care 
providers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1174

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1174, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act to 
increase the number of primary care physicians and primary care 
providers and to improve patient access to primary care services, and 
for other services.


                                S. 1214

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1214, a bill to conserve 
fish and aquatic communities in the United States through partnerships 
that foster fish habitat conservation, to improve the quality of life 
for the people of the United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1233

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1233, a bill to 
reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1242

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1242, a bill to prohibit the Federal Government 
from holding ownership interests, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1253

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1253, a bill to address reimbursement of certain costs 
to automobile dealers.


                              S.J. RES. 15

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) 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. 11

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator 
from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 
and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Con. Res. 11, a concurrent resolution condemning all forms of anti-
Semitism and reaffirming the support of Congress for the mandate of the 
Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, and for other 
purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 26

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 26, a concurrent 
resolution apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of 
African Americans.

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