[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 132 (Thursday, September 17, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9555-S9556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 162

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 162, a bill to provide 
greater accountability of taxpayers' dollars by curtailing 
congressional earmarking, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 254

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 461

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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. 604

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) 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. 607

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 607, a bill to amend 
the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the 
authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional 
recreational uses of National Forest System land that are subject to 
ski area permits, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 619

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, his 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. 658

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
658, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 769

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 769, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and increase 
utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under the Medicare part 
B program.


                                 S. 823

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 823, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating 
losses, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 934

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the 
Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were added as cosponsors 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. 1042

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1042, a bill to 
prohibit the use of funds to promote the direct deposit of Veterans and 
Social Security benefits until adequate safeguards are established to 
prevent the attachment and garnishment of such benefits.


                                S. 1210

  At the request of Mr. Kaufman, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1210, a bill to establish 
a committee under the National Science and Technology Council with the 
responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1304

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1304, a bill to restore the economic rights of 
automobile dealers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1319

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1319, a bill to require Congress 
to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution 
for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1446

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1446, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social 
Security Act to provide incentives for increased use of HIV screening 
tests under the Medicaid program.


                                S. 1536

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1536, a bill to amend 
title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of Federal highway 
funding available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an 
individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while 
operating a motor vehicle.


                                S. 1538

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1538, a bill to 
establish a black

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carbon and other aerosols research program in the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration that supports observations, monitoring, 
modeling, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1539

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1539, a bill to 
authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to 
establish a comprehensive greenhouse gas observation and analysis 
system, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1553

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) 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. 1643

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1643, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for the 
conversion of heating using oil fuel to using natural gas or biomass 
feedstocks, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1660

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1660, a bill to amend the 
Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the emissions of formaldehyde 
from composite wood products, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 226

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 226, a 
resolution designating September 2009 as ``Gospel Music Heritage 
Month'' and honoring gospel music for its valuable contributions to the 
culture of the United States.


                              S. RES. 272

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 272, a resolution 
commemorating Dr. Norman Borlaug, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, 
Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and founder of 
the World Food Prize.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2394

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Brownback), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the 
Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), 
the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. 
Bunning), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) and the 
Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 2394 proposed to H.R. 2996, a bill making appropriations 
for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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