[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 168 (Tuesday, November 10, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11344-S11346]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 21

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 21, a bill to reduce 
unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's 
health care.


                                 S. 252

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 252, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to enhance the capacity of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical 
health care professionals, to improve the provision of health care 
veterans, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) 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.


                                 S. 658

  At the request of Mr. Casey, his name 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. 753

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 753, a bill to prohibit 
the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food 
and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A, and for other 
purposes.

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                                 S. 801

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 801, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to waive charges for humanitarian care 
provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to family members 
accompanying veterans severely injured after September 11, 2001, as 
they receive medical care from the Department and to provide assistance 
to family caregivers, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 825

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 1029

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1029, a bill to 
create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 
21st Century Skills Framework.


                                S. 1076

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


                                S. 1153

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1153, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income 
for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and 
dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible designated 
beneficiaries of employees.


                                S. 1160

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1160, a bill to provide housing assistance for very 
low-income veterans.


                                S. 1366

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 1518

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 1547

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as 
cosponsors 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.
  At the request of Mr. Tester, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1547, supra.


                                S. 1612

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 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. 1660

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Corker) 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. 1668

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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.


                                S. 1672

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1672, a bill to reauthorize the 
National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000.


                                S. 1752

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1752, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans 
with Parkinson's disease.


                                S. 1792

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) 
and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) were added as cosponsors 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. 1833

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Webb) 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. 1839

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1839, a bill to provide 
for duty free treatment for certain United States Government property 
returned to the United States.


                                S. 1842

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1842, a bill to modify the 
provisions of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
relating to returned property.


                                S. 1933

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1933, a bill to establish 
an integrated Federal program that protects, restores, and conserves 
natural resources by responding to the threats and effects of climate 
change, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1939

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1939, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the 
exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic 
of Vietnam, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2097

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2097, a bill to 
authorize the rededication of the District of Columbia War Memorial as 
a National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial to honor the 
sacrifices made by American veterans of World War I.


                                S. 2735

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2735, a bill to 
prohibit additional requirements for the control of Vibrio vulnificus 
applicable to the post-harvest processing of oysters.


                                S. 2748

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2748, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to extend for one year the employer wage credit for employees who 
are active duty members of the uniformed services.


                                S. 2752

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Alabama

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(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2752, a bill to ensure the sale and consumption of raw 
oysters and to direct the Food and Drug Administration to conduct an 
education campaign regarding the risks associated with consuming raw 
oysters, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 14

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


                              S. RES. 334

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 334, a 
resolution designating Thursday, November 19, 2009, as ``Feed America 
Day''.


                              S. RES. 340

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 340, a 
resolution expressing support for designation of a National Veterans 
History Project Week to encourage public participation in a nationwide 
project that collects and preserves the stories of the men and women 
who served our Nation in times of war and conflict.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2745

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2745 
proposed to H.R. 3082, a bill making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2758

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) and the 
Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 2758 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3082, a bill making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2760

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2760 proposed to H.R. 3082, a 
bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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