[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 149 (Thursday, October 15, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10487-S10488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 46

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 46, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 451

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) 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. 461

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) 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. 546

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Baucus) 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. 619

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) 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. Tester, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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. 663

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator 
from Montana (Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors 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. 727

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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 Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) 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. 823

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) 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 Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) 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. 870

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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. 956

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 956, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt unsanctioned 
State-licensed retail pharmacies from the surety bond requirement under 
the Medicare Program for suppliers of durable medical equipment, 
prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS).


                                S. 1056

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1056, a bill to establish a commission to 
develop legislation designed to reform tax policy and entitlement 
benefit programs and ensure a sound fiscal future for the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1076

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


                                S. 1136

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1136, a bill to 
establish a chronic care improvement demonstration program for Medicaid 
beneficiaries with severe mental illnesses.


                                S. 1147

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 1171

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of

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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. 1177

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1177, a bill to improve 
consumer protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1304

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1304, a bill to 
restore the economic rights of automobile dealers, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1340

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 1360

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1360, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful 
discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay 
awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1421

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1421, a bill to 
amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the 
importation and shipment of certain species of carp.


                                S. 1584

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1584, a bill to prohibit 
employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender 
identity.


                                S. 1608

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1608, a bill to prepare 
young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future.


                                S. 1685

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1685, a bill to provide an emergency benefit of 
$250 to seniors, veterans, and persons with disabilities in 2010 to 
compensate for the lack of a cost-of-living adjustment for such year, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1700

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1700, a bill to require 
certain issuers to disclose payments to foreign governments for the 
commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, to express 
the sense of Congress that the President should disclose any payment 
relating to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and 
minerals on Federal land, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1723

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1723, a bill to authorize the 
Secretary of the Treasury to delegate management authority over 
troubled assets purchased under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, to 
require the establishment of a trust to manage assets of certain 
designated TARP recipients, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1776

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the 
Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Leahy) were added as cosponsors of S. 1776, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare 
physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the 
application of the sustainable growth rate formula, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1783

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1783, a bill to amend 
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for country of origin 
labeling for dairy products.


                              S. RES. 307

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) 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.


                              S. RES. 312

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 312, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate on empowering and strengthening the 
United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

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