[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 134 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9653-S9655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 451

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) 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. 546

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 546, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the 
uniformed services who have a service--connected disability to receive 
both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of

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military service or Combat--Related Special Compensation.


                                 S. 604

  At the request of Mr. Thune, his name was added as a cosponsor 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. 642

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 642, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Defense to establish registries of members and former 
members of the Armed Forces exposed in the line of duty to occupational 
and environmental health chemical hazards, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to provide health care to veterans exposed to such 
hazards, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 653

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) 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. 663

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Maine (Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 663, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to 
provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States 
merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval 
Transport Service) during World War II.


                                 S. 725

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 725, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow self-employed 
individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-
employment taxes.


                                 S. 731

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 731, a bill 
to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continuity of 
TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the Retired Reserve.


                                 S. 795

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) 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. 831

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 831, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to include service after September 11, 2001, as 
service qualifying for the determination of a reduced eligibility age 
for receipt of non-regular service retired pay.


                                 S. 994

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Voinovich) 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. 1132

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1132, a bill to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating 
to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1158

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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 New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 1215

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1396

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1396, a bill to 
direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development to carry out a pilot program to promote the production and 
use of fuel-efficient stoves engineered to produce significantly less 
black carbon than traditional stoves, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1422

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1422, a bill to amend the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility 
requirements with respect to airline flight crews.


                                S. 1483

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1483, a bill to 
designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in 
Alexandria, Minnesota, as the ``Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans 
Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.


                                S. 1649

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1649, a bill to prevent the proliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction, to prepare for attacks using weapons of 
mass destruction, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1653

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1653, a bill to provide for 
the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1659

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1659, a bill to enhance 
penalties for violations of securities protections that involve 
targeting seniors.


                                S. 1668

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1668, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide for the inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve 
components as qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational 
Assistance Programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1672

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1672, a bill to reauthorize the 
National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000.


                              S.J. RES. 1

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 1, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of 
Congress may serve.

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                              S. RES. 268

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 268, a resolution 
recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and 
culture of Latinos in the United States and their immense contributions 
to the Nation.


                              S. RES. 276

  At the request of Mr. Burris, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 276, a resolution designating September 22, 2009, as ``National 
Falls Prevention Awareness Day''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2447

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2447 
intended to be 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2454

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator 
from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
2454 intended to be 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2455

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2455 intended to 
be 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2456

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2456 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2460

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2460 
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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