[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 157 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10777-S10778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
211, a bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone 
service for information and referral on human services and volunteer 
services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 461

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) 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. 543

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 543, a bill to require a pilot program on training, 
certification, and support for family caregivers of seriously disabled 
veterans and members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services 
to such veterans and members, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 607

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the names of the Senator 
from Utah (Mr. Bennett), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and 
the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as cosponsors 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. 653

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) 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. 1002

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1002, a bill to provide for 
the acquisition, construction, renovation, and improvement of child 
care facilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1055

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1147

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 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. 1273

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1273, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to provide for the establishment of permanent national 
surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and 
other neurological diseases and disorders.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Bennett) 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. 1400

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1400, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the depreciation 
classification of motorsports entertainment complexes.


                                S. 1410

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 1410, a bill to establish expanded learning time initiatives, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1411

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 1411, a bill to amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 to encourage and support parent, family, and 
community involvement in schools, to provide needed integrated services 
and comprehensive supports to children, and to ensure that schools are 
centers of communities, for the ultimate goal of assisting students to 
stay in school, become successful learners, and improve academic 
achievement.


                                S. 1422

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. LeMieux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1422, a bill to amend the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility 
requirements with respect to airline flight crews.


                                S. 1423

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1423, a bill to amend 
title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under the 
Medicaid Program for freestanding birth center services.


                                S. 1425

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1425, a bill to increase the 
United States financial and programmatic contributions to promote 
economic opportunities for women in developing countries.


                                S. 1442

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1442, a bill to 
amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of 
the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide 
service-learning opportunities on public lands, establish a grant 
program for Indian Youth Service Corps, help restore the Nation's 
natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, and scenic 
resources, train a new generation of public land managers and 
enthusiasts, and promote the value of public service.

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                                S. 1518

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1518, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to furnish hospital care, medical services, and 
nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North 
Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune.


                                S. 1535

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1535, a bill to 
amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to establish additional 
prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1536

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 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. 1576

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 1606

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1606, a bill to 
require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United 
States to establish registered agents in the United States who are 
authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1610

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1610, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the shipping 
investment withdrawal rules in section 955 and to provide an incentive 
to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the United States.


                                S. 1612

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


                                S. 1619

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1619, a bill to establish 
the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, to establish the 
Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, to establish a 
comprehensive planning grant program, to establish a sustainability 
challenge grant program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1628

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1628, a bill 
to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to increase the 
number of physicians who practice in underserved rural communities.


                                S. 1685

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1780

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1780, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
deem certain service in the reserve components as active service for 
purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.


                                S. 1789

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1789, a bill to restore fairness 
to Federal cocaine sentencing.


                                S. 1821

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1821, a bill to protect seniors 
in the United States from elder abuse by establishing specialized elder 
abuse prosecution and research programs and activities to aid victims 
of elder abuse, to provide training to prosecutors and other law 
enforcement related to elder abuse prevention and protection, to 
establish programs that provide for emergency crisis response teams to 
combat elder abuse, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1825

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1825, a bill to extend the 
authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1832

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1834

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1834, a bill to amend the 
Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
facilities are obtained legally.


                              S. RES. 312

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Lautenberg) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 312, a resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate on empowering and strengthening the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID).


                              S. RES. 316

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 316, a resolution 
calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the 
United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity 
concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
genocide documented in the United States record relating to the 
Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 317

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. 
Hagan) 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.

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