[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 122 (Thursday, August 6, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8994-S8997]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 148

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 148, a bill to restore the 
rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, distributors, 
or wholesalers to set the minimum price below which the manufacturer's 
product or service cannot be sold violates the Sherman Act.


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 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. 229

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


                                 S. 244

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 244, a bill to expand 
programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school 
readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification 
of developmental and health delays, including potential mental health 
concerns, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 244, supra.


                                 S. 254

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor 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. 266

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 266, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
reduce the coverage gap in prescription drug coverage under part D of 
such title based on savings to the Medicare program resulting from the 
negotiation of prescription drug prices.


                                 S. 422

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 422, a bill to amend the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and 
other cardiovascular diseases in women.


                                 S. 433

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 433, a 
bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to 
establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 451

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) were 
added as cosponsors 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.
  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 451, supra.


                                 S. 616

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 616, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to authorize medical simulation enhancement 
programs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 619

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 619, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in 
the treatment of human and animal diseases.


                                 S. 653

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor 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. 662

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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. 669

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 669, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain 
persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain 
purposes.


                                 S. 683

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 683, a bill to amend title

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XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities 
and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant 
services and supports, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 694

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) and the 
Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) were added as cosponsors 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. 696

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 696, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include a definition of fill 
material.


                                 S. 714

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 714, a bill to establish the 
National Criminal Justice Commission.


                                 S. 726

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 726, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of biosimilar 
and biogeneric biological products, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 750

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 750, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care 
professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality 
care to the growing population of older Americans.


                                 S. 757

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 757, a bill to 
amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act of 2000 to expand the category of individuals eligible for 
compensation, to improve the procedures for providing compensation, and 
to improve transparency, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 819

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 819, a bill 
to provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for 
individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families.


                                 S. 841

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 841, a bill to direct the Secretary of 
Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard 
that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of 
motor vehicle operation.


                                 S. 845

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 845, a bill to amend 
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have 
concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry 
concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry 
permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.


                                 S. 850

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 850, a bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks.


                                 S. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) 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. 908

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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. 934

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 984

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 984, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to provide for arthritis research and public health, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 994

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 1019

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1019, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against 
income tax for the purchase of hearing aids.


                                S. 1038

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1038, a bill to 
improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for 
aliens in the United States and for other purposes.


                                S. 1052

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1052, a bill to amend 
the small, rural school achievement program and the rural and low-
income school program under part B of title VI of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965.


                                S. 1065

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name 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. 1066

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1066, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to ambulance 
services under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1089

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1089, a bill to 
facilitate the export of United States agricultural commodities and 
products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 
Enhancement Act of 2000, to establish an agricultural export promotion 
program with respect to Cuba, to remove impediments to the export to 
Cuba of medical devices and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by 
United States citizens and legal residents, to establish an 
agricultural export promotion program with respect to Cuba, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1090

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr.

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Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1090, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credit parity for 
electricity produced from renewable resources.


                                S. 1091

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1091, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy 
investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1121

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 1131

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1131, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain high cost 
Medicare beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with 
access to coordinated, primary care medical services in lower cost 
treatment settings, such as their residences, under a plan of care 
developed by a team of qualified and experienced health care 
professionals.


                                S. 1158

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 1273

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) were added as cosponsors of S. 1273, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of 
permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, 
Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders.


                                S. 1295

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1295, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover transitional care services to 
improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care under the Medicare 
program.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) 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 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1304, a bill to 
restore the economic rights of automobile dealers, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1352

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1352, a bill to provide 
for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, 
education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other 
tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne 
Diseases Advisory Committee.


                                S. 1361

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1361, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through 
empowerment of the National Guard, enhancement of the functions of the 
National Guard Bureau, and improvement of Federal-State military 
coordination in domestic emergency response, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1397

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1397, a bill to 
authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
award grants for electronic device recycling research, development, and 
demonstration projects, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1401

  At the request of Mr. Martinez, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) and the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 1423

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1423, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under the Medicaid 
Program for freestanding birth center services.


                                S. 1438

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1438, a bill to 
express the sense of Congress on improving cybersecurity globally, to 
require the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress on 
improving cybersecurity, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1492

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Kaufman), the 
Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as cosponsors 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. 1518

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1518, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to 
veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the 
water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune.


                                S. 1523

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1523, a bill to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to establish a grant program to provide supportive 
services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless 
individuals and families, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1524

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1524, a bill to strengthen the capacity, transparency, and 
accountability of United States foreign assistance programs to 
effectively adapt and respond to new challenges of the 21st century, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1540

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1540, a bill to provide for 
enhanced authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to act 
as receiver for certain affiliates of depository institutions, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1542

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1542, a bill to impose 
tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.


                                S. 1545

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1545, a bill to 
expand the research and awareness activities of the National Institute 
of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention with respect to scleroderma, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1547

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr.

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Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1547, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, and the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
enhance and expand the assistance provided by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to 
homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1551

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1551, a bill to 
amend section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow for a 
private civil action against a person that provides substantial 
assistance in violation of such Act.


                                S. 1552

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1552, a bill 
to reauthorize the DC opportunity scholarship program, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1567

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


                                S. 1569

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1569, a bill to expand our 
Nation's Advanced Practice Registered Nurse workforce.


                                S. 1584

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1584, a bill to prohibit 
employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender 
identity.


                              S. RES. 187

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 187, a 
resolution condemning the use of violence against providers of health 
care services to women.


                              S. RES. 210

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 210, a 
resolution designating the week beginning on November 9, 2009, as 
National School Psychology Week.


                              S. RES. 244

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 244, a 
resolution commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2301

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Snowe) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2301 
proposed to H.R. 3435, a bill making supplemental appropriations for 
fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save 
Program.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2302

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator 
from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2302 proposed to H.R. 3435, a bill 
making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the 
Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2306

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) and the 
Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 2306 proposed to H.R. 3435, a bill making supplemental 
appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to 
Recycle and Save Program.

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