[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 159 (Thursday, October 29, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10924-S10926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 118

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 118, a bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 
1959, to improve the program under such section for supportive housing 
for the elderly, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 324

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 324, a bill to 
provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum 
depression and psychosis.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Specter) 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. 819

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 819, a bill to 
provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for 
individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families.


                                 S. 985

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 985, a bill to 
establish and provide for the treatment of Individual Development 
Accounts, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1055

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), 
the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. 
Levin), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. Brown) 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

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Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated 
service during World War II.


                                S. 1065

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1065, a bill to 
authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and 
prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000, 000 or 
more in Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1158

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1158, a bill 
to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct 
activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, 
neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1234

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1234, a bill to modify 
the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain 
rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.


                                S. 1304

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


                                S. 1389

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1389, a bill to 
clarify the exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance 
policies from Federal regulation under the Securities Act of 1933.


                                S. 1481

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1481, a bill to amend 
section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to 
improve the program under such section for supportive housing for 
persons with disabilities.


                                S. 1521

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1521, a bill to amend titles 
XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require provider payments 
under Medicare and Medicaid to be made through direct deposit or 
electronic funds transfer (EFT) at insured depository institutions.


                                S. 1524

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 1538

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1538, a bill to 
establish a black carbon and other aerosols research program in the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that supports 
observations, monitoring, modeling, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1624

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1624, a bill to 
amend title 11 of the United States Code, to provide protection for 
medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for 
individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill, 
injured, or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing 
debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical 
problems, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1628

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
New Mexico (Mr. Udall) 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. 1652

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1652, a bill to amend part 
B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full 
Federal funding of such part.


                                S. 1653

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1653, a bill to provide for 
the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1703

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1703, a bill to amend the 
Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the 
Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.


                                S. 1713

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1713, a bill to 
establish loan guarantee programs to develop biochar technology using 
excess plant biomass, to establish biochar demonstration projects on 
public land, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1792

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1792, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for 
windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for 
nonbusiness energy property.


                                S. 1832

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) 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. 1833

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
New Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1834

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) 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. 1862

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1862, a bill to provide that 
certain Secret Service employees may elect to transition to coverage 
under the District of Columbia Police and Fire Fighter Retirement and 
Disability System.


                                S. 1938

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1938, a bill to 
establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone 
use and texting while driving.


                            S. CON. RES. 25

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 25, a concurrent 
resolution recognizing the value and benefits that community health 
centers provide as health care homes for over 18,000,000 individuals, 
and the importance of enabling health centers and other safety net 
providers to continue to offer accessible, affordable, and continuous 
care to their current patients and to every American who lacks access 
to preventive and primary care services.


                              S. RES. 210

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 210, a resolution 
designating the week beginning on November 9, 2009, as National School 
Psychology Week.


                              S. RES. 268

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs.

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Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 268, a resolution 
recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and 
culture of Latinos in the United States and their immense contributions 
to the Nation.


                              S. RES. 316

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein) were added as cosponsors 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.

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