[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 23, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6938-S6941]
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 Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 144, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones

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from listed property under section 280F.


                                 S. 229

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 229, a bill to empower 
women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 254

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Lieberman) were added as cosponsors 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. 369

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 369, a bill to prohibit brand 
name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay 
the entry of a generic drug into the market.


                                 S. 461

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 461, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad 
track maintenance credit.


                                 S. 482

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 482, a bill to require 
Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in 
electronic form.


                                 S. 571

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 571, a bill to strengthen the Nation's research 
efforts to identify the causes and cure of psoriasis and psoriatic 
arthritis, expand psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, 
and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and 
psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 597

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 597, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services 
available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation 
Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 607

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the names of the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign) 
and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were added as cosponsors of S. 
607, a bill to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to 
clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding 
additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that are 
subject to ski area permits, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 628

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) 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 names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Burris), the 
Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator from West Virginia 
(Mr. Byrd) were added as cosponsors 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. 685

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) 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. 690

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 690, a bill to amend the 
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.


                                 S. 705

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 705, a bill to 
reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 772

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) 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. 795

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 795, a bill to amend the Social 
Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring 
adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, 
detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and 
exploitation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 797

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 812

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) 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. 827

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 833

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 833, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-
income individuals infected with HIV.


                                 S. 848

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 848, a bill to 
recognize and clarify the authority of the States to regulate 
intrastate helicopter medical services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 879

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) 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. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) 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. 979

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota

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(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 990

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 1023

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor 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 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 1067

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Kaufman) and 
the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added as cosponsors 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. 1156

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1156, a bill to amend the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users to reauthorize and improve the safe routes to school 
program.


                                S. 1177

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1177, a bill to improve 
consumer protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1181

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1181, a bill to provide for 
a demonstration project to examine whether community-level public 
health interventions can result in lower rates of chronic disease for 
individuals entering the Medicare program.


                                S. 1214

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 1221

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) 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. 1233

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


                                S. 1261

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1261, a bill to repeal 
title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and amend title II of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 to better protect the security, confidentiality, 
and integrity of personally identifiable information collected by 
States when issuing driver's licenses and identification documents, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1265

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) 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. 1267

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1267, a bill to amend title 
V of the Social Security Act to provide grants to establish or expand 
quality programs providing home visitation for low-income pregnant 
women and low-income families with young children, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1278

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1278, a bill to 
establish the Consumers Choice Health Plan, a public health insurance 
plan that provides an affordable and accountable health insurance 
option for consumers.


                                S. 1279

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Utah (Mr. Bennett) 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. 1304

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1304, a bill to restore the economic rights 
of automobile dealers, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 17

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) 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 Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) were 
added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 17, supra.


                            S. CON. RES. 25

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) and the 
Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) 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. 28

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 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. 161

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr.

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Bennett), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and 
the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 161, a resolution recognizing June 2009 as the first National 
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiecstasia (HHT) month, established to 
increase awareness of HHT, which is a complex genetic blood vessel 
disorder that affects approximately 70,000 people in the United States.


                              S. RES. 199

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 199, a resolution recognizing the 
contributions of the recreational boating community and the boating 
industry to the continuing prosperity of the United States.

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