[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 17, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6720-S6722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 144

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 144, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed 
property under section 280F.


                                 S. 151

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 151, a bill to 
protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable 
criminal proceedings, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 210

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 210, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for employers 
establishing workplace child care facilities, to increase the child 
care credit to encourage greater use of quality child care services, to 
provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and 
to work in child care facilities, and to increase the exclusion for 
employer-provided dependent care assistance.


                                 S. 337

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 337, a bill to 
prohibit the importation of ruminants and swine, and fresh and frozen 
meat and products of ruminants and swine, from Argentina until the 
Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that every region of 
Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination.


                                 S. 384

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 384, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide assistance 
to foreign countries to promote food security, to stimulate rural 
economies, and to improve emergency response to food crises, to amend 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 546

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 546, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the 
uniformed 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. 627

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 627, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early 
college high schools and other dual enrollment programs.


                                 S. 801

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) 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. 823

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) 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. 841

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 866

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 866, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental 
education, and for other purposes.

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                                 S. 878

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 878, a bill to 
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions 
relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the 
Senator from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint) were added as cosponsors of S. 
883, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
recognition and celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor 
in 1861, America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy 
force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed 
Services of the United States, to honor the American military men and 
women who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote 
awareness of what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary 
Americans, through courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, 
can challenge fate and change the course of history.


                                 S. 908

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) 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. 937

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 937, a bill to amend the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor 
for and report discharges of raw sewage, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 941

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 941, a bill to reform the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize firearm 
laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1004

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1004, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare 
beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care 
management and coordination services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1023

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) 
and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) 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. 1065

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1065, a bill to 
authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and 
prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or 
more in Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1066

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) 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. 1099

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1099, a bill to provide 
comprehensive solutions for the health care system of the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1131

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1131, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain high cost 
Medicare beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with 
access to coordinated, primary care medical services in lower cost 
treatment settings, such as their residences, under a plan of care 
developed by a team of qualified and experienced health care 
professionals.


                                S. 1135

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1135, a bill to establish a 
voluntary program in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
to encourage consumers to trade-in older vehicles for more fuel 
efficient vehicles, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1136

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1136, a bill to establish a 
chronic care improvement demonstration program for Medicaid 
beneficiaries with severe mental illnesses.


                                S. 1183

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1183, a bill to authorize the 
Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance to the Government of 
Haiti to end within 5 years the deforestation in Haiti and restore 
within 30 years the extent of tropical forest cover in existence in 
Haiti in 1990, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1184

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1184, a bill to 
amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay 
higher wages to their employees.


                                S. 1207

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1207, a bill to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, as a unit 
of the National Park System.


                                S. 1230

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Martinez) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1230, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain home 
purchases.


                                S. 1249

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1249, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to create a value indexing mechanism for the 
physician work component of the Medicare physician fee schedule.


                                S. 1265

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1265, a bill to amend the 
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide members of the Armed 
Forces and their family members equal access to voter registration 
assistance, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 17

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl) and the Senator from 
Utah (Mr. Bennett) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 17, a joint 
resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in 
the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 11

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) 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. 25

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 25, a concurrent 
resolution recognizing the value and benefits that community health 
centers provide as health care homes for over 18,000,000 individuals, 
and the importance of enabling health centers and other safety

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net providers to continue to offer accessible, affordable, and 
continuous care to their current patients and to every American who 
lacks access to preventive and primary care services.


                            S. CON. RES. 26

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the 
Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 26, a concurrent 
resolution apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of 
African Americans.


                              S. RES. 153

  At the request of Mr. Kaufman, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 153, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the 
restitution of or compensation for property seized during the Nazi and 
Communist eras.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1303

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1303 intended to be proposed to 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1311

  At the request of Ms. Collins, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1311 intended to be proposed to 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1312

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 1312 intended to be proposed to 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.

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