[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 92 (Thursday, June 18, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6805-S6807]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 132

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 132, a bill to 
increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to 
investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish 
violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities 
from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for 
violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 213

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 213, a bill to amend title 
49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to 
necessary services while on a grounded air carrier, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 332

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 332, a bill to 
establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer 
mortality in a timely manner.


                                 S. 435

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 435, a bill to provide for evidence-based and 
promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street 
gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, 
family, and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead 
productive, safe, health, gang-free, and law-abiding lives.


                                 S. 451

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) 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. 473

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 473, a bill to establish 
the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation.


                                 S. 628

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 628, a bill to provide 
incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved 
communities.


                                 S. 653

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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. 663

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor 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. 683

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 683, a bill to amend title XIX 
of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and 
older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services 
and supports, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 685

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 685, a bill to 
require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 711

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 711, a bill to require mental health screenings for 
members of the Armed Forces who are deployed in connection with a 
contingency operation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 775

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 775, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to authorize the availability of 
appropriated funds for international partnership contact activities 
conducted by the National Guard, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 797

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 797, a bill to amend the Indian 
Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Act, the Indian 
Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000, and the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the 
prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 801

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) 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. 838

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 838, a bill to provide for 
the appointment of United States Science Envoys.


                                 S. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), 
the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) 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. 962

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, his name was added as a cosponsor 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. 1009

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1009, a bill to amend 
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XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Care Transitions 
Program in order to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for 
Medicare beneficiaries.


                                S. 1034

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1034, a bill to amend 
titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure payment under 
Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered 
items and services furnished by school-based health clinics.


                                S. 1058

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
North Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1058, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to 
its pre-1991 level, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1065

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) 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. 1067

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1097

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1097, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to 
establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at 
community colleges, in sustainable energy.


                                S. 1221

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1221, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to ensure more appropriate payment amounts 
for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program by 
excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from 
the manufacturer's average sales price.


                                S. 1249

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1253

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1253, a bill to address reimbursement of certain costs 
to automobile dealers.


                                S. 1259

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the names of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Martinez), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) were added as cosponsors of S. 1259, a bill to 
protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from 
comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of items or 
services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that 
comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in 
personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response.


                                S. 1279

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1279, a 
bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
Modernization Act of 2003 to extend the Rural Community Hospital 
Demonstration Program.


                              S.J. RES. 17

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the 
Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) 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.
  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) 
were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 17, supra.


                            S. CON. RES. 11

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris), the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) and the Senator 
from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) 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 names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors 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 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. Brownback, the names of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), the 
Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Menendez) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 26, a concurrent resolution apologizing for 
the enslavement and racial segregation of African Americans.
  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from 
New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the 
Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. 
Mikulski), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the 
Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 26, 
supra.
  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. Con. Res. 26, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 26, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Con. Res. 26, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Reed, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Con. Res. 26, supra.


                            S. CON. RES. 28

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Colorado (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 28, 
a concurrent resolution supporting the goals of Smart Irrigation Month, 
which recognizes the advances in irrigation technology and practices 
that help raise healthy plants and increase crop yields while using 
water resources more efficiently and encourages the adoption of smart 
irrigation practices throughout the United States to further improve 
water-use efficiency in agricultural, residential, and commercial 
activities.


                              S. RES. 182

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Delaware

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(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 182, a resolution 
recognizing the democratic accomplishments of the people of Albania and 
expressing the hope that the parliamentary elections on June 28, 2009, 
maintain and improve the transparency and fairness of democracy in 
Albania.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1330

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of amendment No. 1330 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.
  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1330 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1023, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1337

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1337 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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