[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 107 (Thursday, July 16, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7639-S7642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 251

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 251, a bill to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to permit targeted interference with mobile 
radio services within prison facilities.

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                                 S. 348

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 348, a bill to amend 
section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds 
received as universal service contributions and the universal service 
support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject 
to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known 
as the Antideficiency Act.


                                 S. 384

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 390

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 390, a bill to expand the 
authority of the Secretary of the Air Force to convey certain 
relocatable military housing units to Indian tribes located in Idaho 
and Nevada.


                                 S. 461

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) 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.
  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 461, supra.


                                 S. 475

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 475, a bill to 
amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the equity of 
spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of residency, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) 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 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) 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. 572

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) 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. 575

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the 
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as cosponsors of S. 575, a 
bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to develop plans and 
targets for States and metropolitan planning organizations to develop 
plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation 
sector, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 662

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 662, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of 
certified midwife services and to provide for more equitable 
reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services.


                                 S. 694

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 694, a bill to provide 
assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of 
mentoring programs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 711

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor 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 names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 823

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and 
the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) were added as cosponsors 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. 831

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 831, a bill to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to include service after September 11, 2001, as 
service qualifying for the determination of a reduced eligibility age 
for receipt of non-regular service retired pay.


                                 S. 832

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
New Mexico (Mr. Udall) 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. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 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. Dorgan, his name 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. 944

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 944, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to require the Secretaries of the military 
departments to give wounded members of the reserve components of the 
Armed Forces the option of remaining on active duty during the 
transition process in order to continue to receive military pay and 
allowances, to authorize members to reside at their permanent places of 
residence during the process, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 951

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), 
the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) and the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as cosponsors of S. 951, 
a bill to authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th 
anniversary of the historic and first lunar landing by humans in 1969, 
to award gold medals on behalf of the United States Congress to Neil A. 
Armstrong, the first human to walk

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on the moon; Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin Jr., the pilot of the lunar 
module and second person to walk on the moon; Michael Collins, the 
pilot of their Apollo 11 mission's command module; and, the first 
American to orbit the Earth, John Herschel Glenn Jr.


                                S. 1067

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 1072

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1072, a bill to amend 
chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, to modify the basis 
utilized for annual adjustments in amounts of educational assistance 
for members of the Selected Reserve.


                                S. 1161

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1161, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize programs to 
increase the number of nurse faculty and to increase the domestic 
nursing and physical therapy workforce, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1169

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1169, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of 
autism under TRICARE.


                                S. 1214

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) 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. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1239, a bill 
to amend section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to revise and 
expand the drug discount program under that section to improve the 
provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net 
providers.


                                S. 1274

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1274, a bill to 
amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure that the prohibition on 
disclosure of maritime transportation security information is not used 
inappropriately to shield certain other information from public 
disclosure, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1304

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1304, a bill to restore the 
economic rights of automobile dealers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1318

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback) and the Senator 
from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) were added as cosponsors of S. 1318, a 
bill to prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that 
a project is being carried out using those funds.


                                S. 1321

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
New Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1321, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for 
property labeled under the Environmental Protection Agency Water Sense 
program.


                                S. 1331

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1331, a bill to 
amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to index for 
inflation the payment rate for payments under the milk income loss 
contract program.


                                S. 1398

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1398, a bill to 
amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to increase the 
payment rate for certain payments under the milk income loss contract 
program as an emergency measure.


                                S. 1415

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback), the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the 
Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) were added as cosponsors of S. 1415, a 
bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act 
to ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters are 
aware of their voting rights and have a genuine opportunity to register 
to vote and have their absentee ballots cast and counted, and for other 
purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 17

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the 
Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) 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. 14

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 14, a concurrent resolution 
supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.


                            S. CON. RES. 25

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) and 
the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) 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. RES. 210

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Bennett), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator 
from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 210, a resolution designating the 
week beginning on November 9, 2009, as National School Psychology Week.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1469

  At the request of Mr. Carper, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1469 proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1476

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1476 intended to be 
proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1484

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from

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Kansas (Mr. Brownback) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1484 
intended to be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1494

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1494 intended to be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1504

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1504 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1515

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1515 intended to be proposed to S. 
1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1517

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1517 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1526

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1526 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1528

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1528 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1534

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1534 intended to be proposed to S. 
1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1554

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the 
Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. 
Bond) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1554 intended to be 
proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1557

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1557 
intended to be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1558

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), 
the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Massachusetts 
(Mr. Kennedy) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1558 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1561

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1561 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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