[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 113 (Thursday, July 29, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6520-S6521]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 749

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 749, a bill to 
improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 
12 students in the United States by improving professional development 
programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through 
institutions of higher education.


                                S. 1055

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) 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. 1553

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, his name was added as a cosponsor 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.
  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1553, supra.


                                S. 3152

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3152, a bill to repeal 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                                S. 3157

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3157, a bill to amend the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow time for pensions to fund benefit 
obligations in light of economic circumstances in the financial markets 
of 2008, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3262

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3262, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the volume cap for 
private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the 
furnishing of water and sewage facilities.


                                S. 3265

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


                                S. 3397

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3397, a bill to 
amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for take-back disposal 
of controlled substances in certain instances, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3434

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3434, a bill to provide for 
the establishment of a Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3437

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3437, a bill to amend the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to establish grant programs 
for the development and implementation of model undergraduate and 
graduate curricula on child abuse and neglect at institutions of higher 
education throughout the United States and to assist States in 
developing forensic interview training programs, to establish regional 
training centers and other resources for State and local child 
protection professionals, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3447

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3447, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
improve educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed 
Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3474

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) and the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were added as cosponsors of S. 3474, a 
bill to provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use 
when submitting rescission requests, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3486

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3486, a bill to 
amend title

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38, United States Code, to repeal the prohibition on collective 
bargaining with respect to matters and questions regarding compensation 
of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs other than rates of 
basic pay, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3570

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3570, a bill to improve 
hydropower, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3571

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3571, a bill to extend 
certain Federal benefits and income tax provisions to energy generated 
by hydropower resources.


                                S. 3583

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3583, a bill 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase flexibility in 
payments for State veterans homes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3593

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3593, a bill to require the 
Federal Government to pay the costs incurred by a State or local 
government in defending a State or local immigration law that survives 
a constitutional challenge by the Federal Government in Federal court.


                                S. 3628

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3628, a bill to amend the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in 
Federal elections, to prohibit government contractors from making 
expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish 
additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in such 
elections, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3637

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3637, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for the Housing Assistance Council.


                                S. 3645

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3645, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Education to establish and administer an awards 
program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system 
employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through 
higher education.


                              S. RES. 586

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 586, a resolution 
supporting democracy, human rights, and civil liberties in Egypt.


                              S. RES. 592

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 592, a resolution 
designating the week of September 13-19, 2010, as ``Polycystic Kidney 
Disease Awareness Week'', and supporting the goals and ideals of 
Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week to raise awareness and 
understanding of polycystic kidney disease and the impact the disease 
has on patients now and for future generations until it can be cured.


                              S. RES. 597

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 597, a resolution designating September 2010 
as ``National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4519

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of amendment No. 4519 proposed to H.R. 5297, an act to create 
the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the 
Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order 
to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small 
business job creation, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4531

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4531 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 5297, an act to create the Small Business 
Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make 
capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the 
availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job 
creation, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4532

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4532 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 5297, an act to create the Small Business Lending 
Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital 
investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the 
availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job 
creation, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4558

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4558 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 5297, an act to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to 
direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in 
eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit 
for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other 
purposes.

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