[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 29, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9930-S9932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 254

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) 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. 451

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from 
Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) 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. 461

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) 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. 607

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy) 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. 662

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) 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 Kansas (Mr. 
Brownback) 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. 688

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Vermont

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(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 688, a bill to require that health plans 
provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, 
lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast 
cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.


                                 S. 727

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) 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. 823

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 831

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison) 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. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) 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. 1008

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 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. 1066

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) 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. 1085

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1085, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1147

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1147, a bill to prevent 
tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1221

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1221, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more appropriate 
payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare 
Program by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to 
wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price.


                                S. 1222

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1222, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the benefits for 
businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or 
renewal communities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1239, a bill to amend 
section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to revise and expand the 
drug discount program under that section to improve the provision of 
discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) 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. 1329

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1329, a bill to authorize the 
Attorney General to award grants to State courts to develop and 
implement State courts interpreter programs.


                                S. 1340

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) 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. 1409

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1409, a bill to expedite the 
adjudication of employer petitions for aliens with extraordinary 
artistic ability.


                                S. 1524

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) 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. 1542

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1542, a bill to impose tariff-rate 
quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.


                                S. 1547

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Leahy) 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. 1550

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1550, a bill to ensure that 
individuals detained by the Department of Homeland Security are treated 
humanely, provided adequate medical care, and granted certain specified 
rights.


                                S. 1569

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


                                S. 1583

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1583, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets 
tax credit through 2014, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1594

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1594, a bill to provide 
safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of 
detention for detainees, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1612

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


                                S. 1660

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 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. 1668

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor 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 Program, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1672

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


                                S. 1683

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


                                S. 1694

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1694, a bill to 
allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant 
program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public 
Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal 
year 2012, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1709

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1709, a bill to 
amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 to establish a grant program to promote efforts to 
develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1711

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1711, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for making 
homes more water-efficient, for building new water-efficient homes, for 
public water conservation, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 14

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 14, a joint 
resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and 
ill-conceived policies by the Federal Government regarding Indian 
tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the 
United States.


                              S.J. RES. 16

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 16, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relative to parental rights.


                              S. RES. 285

  At the request of Mr. Bennett, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 285, a 
resolution supporting the goals and ideals of national cybersecurity 
awareness month and raising awareness and enhancing the state of 
cybersecurity in the United States.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2555

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the 
Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 2555 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3326, a bill making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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