[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 120 (Tuesday, August 4, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8765-S8767]
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 Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 144, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed 
property under section 280F.


                                 S. 251

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 251, a bill to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to permit targeted interference with mobile 
radio services within prison facilities.


                                 S. 252

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
252, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
nurses and other critical health-care professionals, to improve the 
provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 324

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 324, a bill to provide 
for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum 
depression and psychosis.


                                 S. 354

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 354, a bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of 
parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid 
leave, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 424

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 424, a bill to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination 
in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United 
States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful 
permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and 
lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in 
connection with permanent partnerships.


                                 S. 451

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor 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. 455

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 455, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of 5 United 
States Army Five-Star Generals, George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, 
Dwight Eisenhower, Henry ``Hap'' Arnold, and Omar Bradley, alumni of 
the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort 
Leavenworth, Kansas, to coincide with the celebration of the 132nd 
Anniversary of the founding of the United States Army Command and 
General Staff College.


                                 S. 461

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) 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. 566

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 566, a bill to create a 
Financial Product Safety Commission, to provide consumers with stronger 
protections and better information in connection with consumer 
financial products, and to give providers of consumer financial 
products more regulatory certainty.


                                 S. 593

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 593, a bill to 
ban the use

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of bisphenol A in food containers, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 627

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 627, a bill to authorize the 
Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high 
schools and other dual enrollment programs.


                                 S. 634

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 634, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education.


                                 S. 676

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 676, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for excise tax on 
investment income of private foundations.


                                 S. 727

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 727, a bill to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to 
the use of horses for human consumption.


                                 S. 801

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) 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. 832

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Wyden) 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. 846

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 846, a bill to award a 
congressional gold medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his 
contributions to the fight against global poverty.


                                 S. 878

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 878, a bill 
to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions 
relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor 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. 952

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Burris), the Senator from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. 
Mikulski) were added as cosponsors of S. 952, a bill to develop and 
promote a comprehensive plan for a national strategy to address harmful 
algal blooms and hypoxia through baseline research, forecasting and 
monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities 
detect, control, and mitigate coastal and Great Lakes harmful algal 
blooms and hypoxia events.


                                 S. 972

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 972, a bill to amend the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for 
successful claimants following a determination on the merits of Pigford 
claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of 
Agriculture.


                                 S. 994

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 994, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to increase awareness of the risks of breast 
cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed 
with breast cancer.


                                S. 1034

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 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. 1158

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1158, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct 
activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, 
neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1171

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1171, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore State authority to 
waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals under 
the Medicare Program.


                                S. 1221

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 1230

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1230, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax 
credit for certain home purchases.


                                S. 1261

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) 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. 1321

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson) 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. 1375

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1375, a bill to 
amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to reauthorize State 
mediation programs.


                                S. 1401

  At the request of Mr. Martinez, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator 
from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) were added as cosponsors of S. 1401, a 
bill to provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to 
Arnold Palmer in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting 
excellence and good sportsmanship in golf.


                                S. 1482

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1482, a bill to reauthorize 
the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, and for 
other purposes.

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                                S. 1492

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, 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.


                                S. 1553

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1553, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 85th 
anniversary of the founding of the National Future Farmers of America 
Organization.


                                S. 1554

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1554, a bill to amend the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to prevent 
later delinquency and improve the health and well-being of maltreated 
infants and toddlers through the development of local Court Teams for 
Maltreated Infants and Toddlers and the creation of a National Court 
Teams Resource Center to assist such Court Teams, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1567

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1567, a bill to 
provide for the issuance of a Multinational Species Conservation Funds 
Semipostal Stamp.


                            S. CON. RES. 36

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 36, a 
concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of ``National 
Purple Heart Recognition Day''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2238

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2238 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 2997, a bill making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2249

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2249 proposed to H.R. 2997, a bill making appropriations 
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2276

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2276 proposed to H.R. 2997, a bill making appropriations 
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2276 proposed to H.R. 2997, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator 
from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the 
Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Casey), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2276 
proposed to H.R. 2997, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2277

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of amendment No. 2277 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2997, a bill 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2285

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) 
and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2285 proposed to H.R. 2997, a bill making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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