[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 112 (Thursday, July 23, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8039-S8041]
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 Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) 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.


                                 S. 330

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 330, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and 
lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare program.


                                 S. 511

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) 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. 512

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 512, a bill to amend 
chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code with respect to arbitration.


                                 S. 624

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 799

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 799, a bill to designate 
as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the 
Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for 
the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United 
States.


                                 S. 801

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) were added as cosponsors 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. 839

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 839, a bill to assist 
States in making voluntary high quality universal prekindergarten 
programs available to 3- to 5-year olds for at least 1 year preceding 
kindergarten.


                                 S. 849

  At the request of Mr. Franken, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 849, a bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions.


                                 S. 913

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 913, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand workplace health incentives by 
equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use.


                                 S. 934

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 934, a bill to amend the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and health of 
schoolchildren and protect the Federal investment in the national 
school lunch and breakfast programs by updating the national school 
nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school 
meals to conform to current nutrition science.


                                 S. 968

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 968, a bill to award 
competitive grants to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships 
to implement innovative strategies at the secondary school level to 
improve student achievement and prepare at-risk students for 
postsecondary education and the workforce.


                                S. 1065

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 1163

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1163, a bill 
to add 1 member with aviation safety expertise to the Federal Aviation 
Administration Management Advisory Council.


                                S. 1204

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1204, a bill to amend the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 
2001 to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to 
veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1281

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1281, a bill to 
enhance after-school programs in rural areas of the United States by 
establishing a pilot program to help communities establish and improve 
rural after-school programs.


                                S. 1283

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1283, a bill 
to require persons that operate Internet websites that sell airline 
tickets to disclose to the purchaser of each ticket the air carrier 
that operates each segment of the flight, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1284

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1284, a bill to require the implementation of certain 
recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board, to require 
the establishment of national

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standards with respect to flight requirements for pilots, to require 
the development of fatigue management plans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1301, a bill to direct the 
Attorney General to make an annual grant to the A Child Is Missing 
Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the 
rapid recovery of missing children, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1304

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 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 Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) 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 
North Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 1344

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1344, a bill to 
temporarily protect the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.


                                S. 1362

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1362, a bill to 
provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle 
grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective 
supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for 
success in high school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State 
and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement 
of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective 
middle grades models for struggling students, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1425

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1425, a bill to 
increase the United States financial and programmatic contributions to 
promote economic opportunities for women in developing countries.


                                S. 1428

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1428, a bill to 
amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out the use of mercury 
in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1473

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1473, a bill to catalyze 
change in the care and treatment of diabetes in the United States.


                                S. 1490

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1490, a bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, 
to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to 
enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other 
protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of 
personally identifiable information.


                                S. 1492

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1492, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to fund 
breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help 
to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention.
  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1492, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Franken, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1492, supra.


                                S. 1495

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1495, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to assess 
the feasibility and advisability of using service dogs for the 
treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental 
injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 17

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) 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 name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 17, supra.


                            S. CON. RES. 25

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) 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 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. 33

  At the request of Mr. Burris, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 33, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative 
postage stamp should be issued to honor the crew of the USS Mason DE-
529 who fought and served during World War II.


                              S. RES. 185

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 185, a resolution supporting the 
goals and ideals of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and 
National Memory Screening Day, including the development of a national 
health policy on dementia screening and care.


                              S. RES. 200

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 200, a 
resolution designating September 12, 2009, as ``National Childhood 
Cancer Awareness Day''.


                              S. RES. 215

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 215, a 
resolution designating August 8, 2009, as ``National Marina Day''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1484

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1491

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1491 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 West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1517 
intended to be proposed to S. 1390, an

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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. 1572

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1572 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. 1574

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1574 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. 1627

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1627 
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. 1657

  At the request of Mr. Bennett, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1657 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. 1670

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1670 
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. 1681

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1681 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. 1701

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Bennett) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 1701 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. 1704

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1704 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. 1706

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1706 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. 1717

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1717 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. 1744

  At the request of Mr. Bennett, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1744 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. 1752

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator 
from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. 
Burris), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1752 
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. 1764

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1764 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. 1765

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1765 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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