[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 127 (Thursday, September 10, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9264-S9265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 35

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 35, a bill to 
provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes.


                                 S. 45

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 45, a bill to improve patient access to health care services and 
provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the 
liability system places on the health care delivery system.


                                 S. 144

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 424

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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 names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) 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.


                                 S. 492

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 492, a bill to amend 
the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt 
certain employment as a member of a local governing board, commission, 
or committee from social security tax coverage.


                                 S. 557

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 557, a bill to encourage, 
enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, 
to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing 
adults, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 581

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 581, a bill to amend the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 to require the exclusion of combat pay from income for 
purposes of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and 
the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
children.


                                 S. 694

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) 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. 711

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) 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. 795

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 795, a bill to amend the 
Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by 
ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to 
prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, 
neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 812

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 812, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for 
contributions of qualified conservation contributions.

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                                 S. 846

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 850

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor 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 names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) 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. 984

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1047

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1047, a bill to promote 
Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1072

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Burris) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 1158

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 1242

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1242, a bill to prohibit the 
Federal Government from holding ownership interests, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1304

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1304, a bill to restore the economic 
rights of automobile dealers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1343

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1343, a bill to amend the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act to improve and expand direct certification 
procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1492

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the 
Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 1495

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 1580

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 1580, a bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for 
whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1612

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1612, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee 
stock ownership plans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1624

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1624, a bill 
to amend title 11 of the United States Code, to provide protection for 
medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for 
individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill, 
injured, or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing 
debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical 
problems, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 210

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) 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. 245

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 245, a resolution 
recognizing September 11 as a ``National Day of Service and 
Remembrance''.


                              S. RES. 253

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the 
Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 
253, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the 
Government of Libya should apologize for the welcome home ceremony held 
to celebrate the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-
Megrahi.


                              S. RES. 254

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 254, a 
resolution honoring, commemorating, and celebrating the historic ties 
of the United States and the Netherlands on the quadricentennial 
celebration of the discovery of the Hudson River, and recognizing the 
settlement and enduring values of New Netherland, which continue to 
influence American society.

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