[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 145 (Thursday, October 8, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10318-S10320]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 484

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 484, a bill to amend title 
II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset 
and windfall elimination provisions.


                                 S. 624

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 624, a bill to provide 
100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and 
sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of 
the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon 
Water for the Poor Act of 2005.


                                 S. 632

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 632, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of 
the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid 
quarterly.


                                 S. 825

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 825, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore, increase, and make 
permanent the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under 
qualified group legal services plans.


                                 S. 844

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 844, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and treat diabetes, to 
promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes, and to 
reduce health disparities relating to diabetes within racial and ethnic 
minority groups, including African-American, Hispanic American, Asian 
American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and American 
Indian and Alaskan Native communities.


                                 S. 868

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 868, a bill to repeal certain 
provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.


                                 S. 870

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 870, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for renewable 
electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for 
on-site use and to modify the credit period for certain facilities 
producing electricity from open-loop biomass.


                                 S. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator 
from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 
and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) 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. 907

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. LeMieux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 907, a bill to establish 
procedures for

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the expedited consideration by Congress of certain proposals by the 
President to rescind amounts of budget authority.


                                 S. 941

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 941, a bill to reform 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize 
firearm laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1076

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1076, a bill to improve 
the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1160

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1160, a bill to 
provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.


                                S. 1232

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1232, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of 
prescription drugs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1366

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1366, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion 
of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1395

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1395, a bill to amend the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear 
trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date on which the 
polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973.


                                S. 1547

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 1660

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) 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. 1678

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1678, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time 
homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1694

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner) 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. 1744

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1744, a bill to require the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe 
regulations to ensure that all crewmembers on air carriers have proper 
qualifications and experience, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 14

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 14, a concurrent 
resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.


                              S. RES. 307

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 307, a resolution 
to require that all legislative matters be available and fully scored 
by CBO 72 hours before consideration by any subcommittee or committee 
of the Senate or on the floor of the Senate.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2393

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2393 proposed 
to H.R. 2847, a bill making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2627

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. 
Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2627 proposed to 
H.R. 2847, a bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 
and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2636

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2636 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 2847, a bill making appropriations for 
the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related 
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2637

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2637 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2847, 
a bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2642

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2642 proposed 
to H.R. 2847, a bill making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2647

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2647 
proposed to H.R. 2847, a bill making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2648

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2648 proposed to H.R. 
2847, a bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2652

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2652 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 2847, a bill making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2653

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the names of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2653 proposed to H.R. 
2847, a bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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