[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 154 (Thursday, October 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10700-S10702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 453

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 453, a bill to authorize the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants and offer 
technical assistance to local governments and others to design and 
implement innovative policies, programs, and projects that address 
widespread property vacancy and abandonment, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 456, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, to develop guidelines to be used on a voluntary 
basis to develop plans to manage the risk of food allergy and 
anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, to 
establish school-based food allergy management grants, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 462

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 462, a bill to amend the 
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the importation, exportation, 
transportation, and sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in 
interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited 
wildlife species, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
491, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal 
civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a 
pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental 
premiums.
  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 491, supra.

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                                 S. 583

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 583, a bill to provide 
grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of 
science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high 
technology activities.


                                 S. 607

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) 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. 624

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) 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. 634

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 634, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for 
physical education.


                                 S. 647

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 647, a bill to amend titles 
XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of 
information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to 
clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements 
with respect to such facilities.


                                 S. 653

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) 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. 775

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 775, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the availability of 
appropriated funds for international partnership contact activities 
conducted by the National Guard, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 777

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 777, a bill to promote 
industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, 
retention, and advancement, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) 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. 934

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 934, a bill to amend the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and health of 
schoolchildren and protect the Federal investment in the national 
school lunch and breakfast programs by updating the national school 
nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school 
meals to conform to current nutrition science.


                                 S. 945

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 945, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Robert M. 
La Follette, Sr., in recognition of his important contributions to the 
Progressive movement, the State of Wisconsin, and the United States.


                                 S. 987

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 987, a bill to protect 
girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1055

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) 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. 1203

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1203, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 
2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified 
research credit, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1313

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1313, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the 
charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.


                                S. 1340

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1345

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1345, a bill to aid and 
support pediatric involvement in reading and education.


                                S. 1405

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1405, a bill to redesignate the Longfellow National Historic Site, 
Massachusetts, as the ``Longfellow House--Washington's Headquarters 
National Historic Site''.


                                S. 1536

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1536, a bill to 
amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of Federal 
highway funding available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting 
an individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while 
operating a motor vehicle.


                                S. 1598

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1598, a bill to amend the 
National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent 
background check system.


                                S. 1660

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added 
as cosponsors 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 Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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.

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                                S. 1681

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1681, a bill to ensure 
that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers 
cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to 
the detriment of competition and consumers.


                                S. 1728

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1728, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time 
homebuyer credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain 
other Federal employees, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1739

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1739, a bill to promote 
freedom of the press around the world.


                                S. 1744

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 1777

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1777, a bill to 
facilitate the remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1801

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1801, a bill to establish 
the First State National Historical Park in the State of Delaware, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1809

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1809, a bill to amend the 
Clean Air Act to promote the certification of aftermarket conversion 
systems and thereby encourage the increased use of alternative fueled 
vehicles.


                                S. 1820

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1820, a bill to 
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish national 
standards for discharges from cruise vessels.


                                S. 1822

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1822, a bill 
to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, with respect 
to considerations of the Secretary of the Treasury in providing 
assistance under that Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1832

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1832, a bill to increase loan limits for 
small business concerns, provide for low interest refinancing for small 
business concerns, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1833

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the names of the Senator 
from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1833, a bill to amend the Credit Card Accountability 
Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an earlier 
effective date for various consumer protections, and for other 
purposes.


                              S. RES. 317

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Lautenberg) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 317, a resolution 
supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness 
Month and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should 
continue to raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States 
and its devastating effects on families and communities, and support 
programs designed to end domestic violence.


                              S. RES. 318

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe), the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback) and the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 318, a resolution supporting ``Lights On Afterschool'', a national 
celebration of afterschool programs.

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