[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 22, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5268-S5270]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 311

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 311, a bill to prohibit 
the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to 
foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of 
assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


                                 S. 334

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 334, a bill to authorize 
the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
treatment) to the products of Moldova.


                                 S. 457

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 457, a bill to establish pilot 
projects under the Medicare program to provide incentives for home 
health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications 
technologies.


                                 S. 478

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 478, a bill to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a 
secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.


                                 S. 565

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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 to coverage would otherwise expire, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 714

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 714, a bill to 
establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.


                                S. 1055

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name 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. 1237

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Maryland

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(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1237, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to expand the grant program for homeless 
veterans with special needs to include male homeless veterans with 
minor dependents and to establish a grant program for reintegration of 
homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1360

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1360, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful 
discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay 
awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1445

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1445, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children 
and reduce the occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death and to 
enhance public health activities related to stillbirth.


                                S. 1545

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1545, a bill to 
expand the research and awareness activities of the National Institute 
of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention with respect to scleroderma, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1598

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) 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. 2750

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2750, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to make grants to eligible States for the purpose of 
reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public secondary schools, 
elementary schools, and kindergarten.


                                S. 2801

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2801, a bill to provide 
children in foster care with school stability and equal access to 
educational opportunities.


                                S. 2882

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2882, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to the 
treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2903

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2903, a bill to 
amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require 
criminal background checks for child care providers.


                                S. 3058

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor 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. 3108

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3108, a bill to amend 
title 31 of the United States Code to require that Federal children's 
programs be separately displayed and analyzed in the President's 
budget.


                                S. 3234

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3234, a bill to 
improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to 
veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3320

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Burris) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3320, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
provide for a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3339

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3339, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax 
on beer produced domestically by certain small producers.


                                S. 3345

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3345, a bill to 
amend title 46, United States Code, to remove the cap on punitive 
damages established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Company v. 
Baker.


                                S. 3347

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3347, a bill to extend the National 
Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2010.


                                S. 3364

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3364, a bill to 
amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the Office of 
Energy and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating 
Federal, State, and local assistance provided to promote the energy 
retrofitting of schools.


                                S. 3479

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3479, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to 
establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and 
public awareness program.


                                S. 3481

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3481, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Federal responsibility 
for stormwater pollution.


                                S. 3512

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from 
Arizona (Mr. McCain) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3512, a bill to provide a statutory waiver of 
compliance with the Jones Act to foreign flagged vessels assisting in 
responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.


                                S. 3513

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3513, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the special 
depreciation allowances for certain property.


                              S. RES. 411

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 411, a resolution 
recognizing the importance and sustainability of the United States 
hardwoods industry and urging that United States hardwoods and the 
products derived from United States hardwoods be given full 
consideration in any program to promote construction of environmentally 
preferable commercial, public, or private buildings.


                              S. RES. 541

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 541, a 
resolution designating June 27, 2010, as ``National Post-Traumatic 
Stress Disorder Awareness Day''.


                              S. RES. 546

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. LeMieux) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 546, a resolution recognizing the National Museum 
of American Jewish History, an affiliate of the

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Smithsonian Institution, as the only museum in the United States 
dedicated exclusively to exploring and preserving the American Jewish 
experience.


                              S. RES. 552

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 552, a resolution designating June 23, 
2010, as ``Olympic Day''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4342

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4342 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 4213, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

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