[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 67 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3358-S3362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 182

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 182, a bill to amend 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies 
to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of 
sex, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 565

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 565, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued 
entitlement to coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to 
beneficiaries under the Medicare Program that have received a kidney 
transplant and whose entitlement

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to coverage would otherwise expire, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 688

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 688, a bill to require 
that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for 
mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment 
of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.


                                 S. 752

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 752, a bill to 
reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1011

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1011, a bill to express the 
policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship 
with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by 
the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity.


                                S. 1066

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1066, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to 
ambulance services under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1113

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1113, a bill to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to 
establish and maintain a national clearinghouse for records related to 
alcohol and controlled substances testing of commercial motor vehicle 
operators, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1151

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1151, a bill to 
amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct research on 
indicators of child well-being.


                                S. 1158

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 1425

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 1553

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1553, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Future Farmers 
of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of the founding of the 
National Future Farmers of America Organization.


                                S. 1802

  At the request of Mr. Burris, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1802, a bill to require a 
study of the feasibility of establishing the United States Civil Rights 
Trail System, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1938

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) 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. 2765

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2765, a bill to 
amend the Small Business Act to authorize loan guarantees for health 
information technology.


                                S. 2881

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2881, a bill 
to provide greater technical resources to FCC Commissioners.


                                S. 3036

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3036, a bill to 
establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project.


                                S. 3039

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3039, a bill 
to prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3058

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3058, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Type I 
diabetes and Indians under that Act.


                                S. 3059

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3059, a bill to 
improve energy efficiency of appliances, lighting, and buildings, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 3079

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3079, a bill to assist in 
the creation of new jobs by providing financial incentives for owners 
of commercial buildings and multifamily residential buildings to 
retrofit their buildings with energy efficient building equipment and 
materials and for other purposes.


                                S. 3102

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3102, a bill to amend the 
miscellaneous rural development provisions of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans 
to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures involving 
structural improvements and investments in cost-effective, commercial 
off-the-shelf technologies to reduce home energy use.


                                S. 3211

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3211, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-
management training by designating certain certified diabetes educators 
as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-
management training services under part B of the Medicare Program.


                                S. 3265

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3265, a bill to restore Second 
Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.


                                S. 3266

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3266, a bill to ensure the availability of loan 
guarantees for rural homeowners.


                                S. 3299

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3299, a bill to amend the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by 
mail in Federal elections.


                                S. 3300

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3300, a bill to establish a 
Vote by Mail grant program.


                                S. 3305

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Kaufman) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3305, a bill to amend the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil 
spills, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 3306

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Kaufman) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3306, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to require polluters to pay the full cost of oil 
spills, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3309

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3309, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rate of tax for the Oil 
Spill Liability Trust Fund.


                                S. 3313

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
3313, a bill to withdraw certain land located in Clark County, Nevada 
from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition 
under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral 
materials, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 29

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 29, a joint 
resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in 
the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.


                              S. RES. 316

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 503

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 503, a 
resolution designating May 21, 2010, as ``Endangered Species Day''.


                              S. RES. 511

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 511, a resolution commemorating and acknowledging 
the dedication and sacrifices made by the Federal, State, and local law 
enforcement officers who have been killed or injured in the line of 
duty.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3733

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. 
Webb) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3733 proposed to S. 
3217, an original bill to promote the financial stability of the United 
States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial 
system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by 
ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services 
practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3738

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3738 proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote the 
financial stability of the United States by improving accountability 
and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', 
to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect 
consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other 
purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3738 proposed 
to S. 3217, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3746

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the 
Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 3746 intended to be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to 
promote the financial stability of the United States by improving 
accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too 
big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to 
protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3749

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3749 proposed to 
S. 3217, an original bill to promote the financial stability of the 
United States by improving accountability and transparency in the 
financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American 
taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive 
financial services practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3754

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3754 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote the financial 
stability of the United States by improving accountability and 
transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to 
protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers 
from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3759

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 
and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) were added as cosponsors 
of amendment No. 3759 intended to be proposed to S. 3217, an original 
bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by 
improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to 
end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending 
bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services 
practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3765

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3765 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote the financial 
stability of the United States by improving accountability and 
transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to 
protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers 
from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3766

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3766 intended to be proposed to S. 3217, an 
original bill to promote the financial stability of the United States 
by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, 
to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending 
bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services 
practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3768

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
3768 intended to be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote 
the financial stability of the United States by improving 
accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too 
big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to 
protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3771

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3771 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote the financial 
stability of the United States by improving accountability and 
transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to 
protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers 
from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3775

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3775 intended to be proposed to S. 3217, an

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original bill to promote the financial stability of the United States 
by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, 
to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending 
bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services 
practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3778

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the names of the Senator 
from Delaware (Mr. Kaufman), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and 
the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors 
of amendment No. 3778 intended to be proposed to S. 3217, an original 
bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by 
improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to 
end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending 
bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services 
practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3780

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3780 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote the financial 
stability of the United States by improving accountability and 
transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to 
protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers 
from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3786

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3786 proposed to S. 3217, an 
original bill to promote the financial stability of the United States 
by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, 
to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending 
bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services 
practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3799

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb) and the 
Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 3799 intended to be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to 
promote the financial stability of the United States by improving 
accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too 
big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to 
protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3807

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3807 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote the financial 
stability of the United States by improving accountability and 
transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to 
protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers 
from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3808

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator 
from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. 
Shaheen) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3808 intended to be proposed to S. 3217, an 
original bill to promote the financial stability of the United States 
by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, 
to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending 
bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services 
practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3809

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3809 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote the financial 
stability of the United States by improving accountability and 
transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to 
protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers 
from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3812

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3812 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote the financial 
stability of the United States by improving accountability and 
transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to 
protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers 
from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3823

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3823 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote the financial 
stability of the United States by improving accountability and 
transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to 
protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers 
from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3832

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator 
from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
3832 intended to be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote 
the financial stability of the United States by improving 
accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too 
big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to 
protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3833

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 3833 intended to be proposed to S. 3217, 
an original bill to promote the financial stability of the United 
States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial 
system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by 
ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services 
practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3844

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3844 intended to be proposed to S. 
3217, an original bill to promote the financial stability of the United 
States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial 
system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by 
ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services 
practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3849

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3849 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote the financial 
stability of the United States by improving accountability and 
transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to 
protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers 
from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3852

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3852 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote the financial 
stability of the United States by improving accountability and 
transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to 
protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers 
from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3854

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of

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amendment No. 3854 intended to be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill 
to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving 
accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too 
big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to 
protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3857

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3857 intended to be proposed to S. 3217, an 
original bill to promote the financial stability of the United States 
by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, 
to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending 
bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services 
practices, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3858

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3858 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3217, an original bill to promote the financial 
stability of the United States by improving accountability and 
transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to 
protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers 
from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.

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