[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 135 (Wednesday, September 23, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9733-S9735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 144

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 144, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F.


                                 S. 305

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 305, a bill to 
amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to create a National 
Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network to provide grants and 
coordinate research with respect to the causes of and risk factors 
associated with childhood brain tumors, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 451

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) 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.
  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 451, supra.


                                 S. 546

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) 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 
military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation.


                                 S. 653

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name 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. 727

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 729

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 729, a bill to amend the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to 
permit States to determine State residency for higher education 
purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of 
status of certain alien students who are long-term United States 
residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 833

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 833, a bill to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option 
to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with 
HIV.


                                 S. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) 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. 891

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 891, a bill to 
require annual disclosure to the Securities and

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Exchange Commission of activities involving columbite-tantalite, 
cassiterite, and wolframite from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1008

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1008, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to limit requirements of separation pay, 
special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive from 
members of the Armed Forces subsequently receiving retired or retainer 
pay.


                                S. 1055

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1055, a bill to grant the 
congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion 
and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in 
recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.


                                S. 1065

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 1156

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1156, a bill to amend the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users to reauthorize and improve the safe routes to school 
program.


                                S. 1158

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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.
  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1158, supra.


                                S. 1340

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1340, a bill to 
establish a minimum funding level for programs under the Victims of 
Crime Act of 1984 for fiscal years 2010 to 2014 that ensures a 
reasonable growth in victim programs without jeopardizing the long-term 
sustainability of the Crime Victims Fund.


                                S. 1361

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1382, a bill to 
improve and expand the Peace Corps for the 21st century, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1481

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1481, a bill 
to amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities.


                                S. 1492

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 1576

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1576, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a carbon incentives 
program to achieve supplemental greenhouse gas emission reductions on 
private forest land of the United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1649

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1671

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1671, a bill to enhance the reporting requirements on the status of 
the Arab League trade boycott of Israel and other trade boycotts of 
Israel.


                                S. 1672

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


                                S. 1682

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1682, a bill to 
provide the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with clear antimarket 
manipulation authority, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1683

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1683, a bill to apply 
recaptured taxpayer investments toward reducing the national debt.


                                S. 1687

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1687, a bill to prohibit the 
Federal Government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements 
to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities 
that promote the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.


                            S. CON. RES. 40

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 
40, a concurrent resolution encouraging the Government of Iran to grant 
consular access by the Government of Switzerland to Joshua Fattal, 
Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd, and to allow the 3 young people to 
reunite with their families in the United States as soon as possible.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2454

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2471

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2471 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. 2474

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2474 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. 2493

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2493 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. 2498

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Missouri

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(Mr. Bond) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2498 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. 2507

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2507 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.

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