[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8094-S8095]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 182

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 182, a bill to 
amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective 
remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the 
basis of sex, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
211, a bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone 
service for information and referral on human services and volunteer 
services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 316

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 316, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduction in 
the rate of tax on qualified timber gain of corporations, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 540

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 540, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting 
devices.


                                 S. 604

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 604, a bill to amend title 31, United States Code, 
to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United 
States and the manner in which such audits are reported, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 624

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) 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. 700

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 700, a bill to 
amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month 
waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare 
benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-
threatening conditions, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 801

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. 
Durbin) 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. 950

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 950, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize physical 
therapists to evaluate and treat Medicare beneficiaries without a 
requirement for a physician referral, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1005

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1005, a bill to amend 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act 
to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States.


                                S. 1023

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name 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. 1065

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator

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from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added as cosponsors 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. 1121

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1121, a bill to amend part 
D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
provide grants for the repair, renovation, and construction of 
elementary and secondary schools, including early learning facilities 
at the elementary schools.


                                S. 1215

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1215, a bill to amend the 
Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic 
fracturing, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 1265

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) 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. 1379

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1379, a bill to 
encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of 
renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other 
buildings, and to create sustainable communities.


                                S. 1428

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 1439

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1439, a bill to provide for duty-
free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1490

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1505

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1505, a bill to provide 
immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and 
enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification 
program, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1701

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor 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.

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