[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Pages 22422-22424]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 228

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 228, a bill to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men's Health.


                                 S. 408

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 408, a bill to provide for programs and 
activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking.


                                 S. 438

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
438, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal 
the medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 445

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
445, a resolution to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for negotiation of fair prices 
for Medicare prescription drugs.


                                 S. 828

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 828, a bill to enhance and further research into 
paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for 
persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 910

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 910, 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. 1214

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1214, a bill to 
require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and 
devices, and contraceptive services under health plans.


                                S. 1283

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1283, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family 
caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1376

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1376, 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. 1508

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Obama), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the 
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller) were added as cosponsors of S. 1508, a bill to require 
Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in 
electronic form.


                                S. 1534

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1534, a bill to reduce 
the risk to the food supply from intentional contamination, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1687

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1687, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide waivers 
relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to 
breast and cervical cancers.


                                S. 1862

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1862, a bill to establish a 
joint energy cooperation program within the Department of Energy to 
fund eligible ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and 
academic persons in the national interest, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1934

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Jeffords), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) and the 
Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) were added as cosponsors of S. 1934, a 
bill to reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for 
reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on 
Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders 
into the community, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1948

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1948, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the 
incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of 
passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2039

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2039, a bill to provide 
for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders.


                                S. 2071

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2071, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to clarify congressional intent regarding 
the counting of residents in the nonhospital setting under the medicare 
program.


                                S. 2653

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2653, a bill to direct the Federal Communications 
Commission to make efforts to reduce telephone rates for Armed Forces 
personnel deployed overseas.


                                S. 3485

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3485, a bill to amend the 
Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods 
made with sweatshop labor, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3500

  At the request of Mr. Thomas, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3500, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of 
Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under 
the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3543

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3543, a bill to 
improve passenger automobile fuel economy and safety, reduce greenhouse 
gas emissions, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and for other 
purposes.

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                                S. 3545

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3545, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve services for homeless 
veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3554

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Thomas) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3554, a bill to establish 
an alternative diesel standard, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3657

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3657, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal 
home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds.


                                S. 3707

  At the request of Mr. Lott, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3707, a bill to improve consumer access 
to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers.


                                S. 3771

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
3771, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide 
additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers 
program under section 330 of such Act.


                                S. 3775

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3775, a bill to amend 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist countries in sub-Saharan 
Africa in the effort to achieve internationally recognized goals in the 
treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the 
reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human health 
care capacity and improving retention of medical health professionals 
in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3795

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3795, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide for a two-year moratorium on certain Medicare 
physician payment reductions for imaging services.


                                S. 3837

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3837, a bill 
to authorize the establishment of the Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna 
Memorial Archives at the University of Hawaii.


                                S. 3873

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3873, a bill to protect private 
property rights.


                                S. 3883

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Thomas) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3883, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to provide an alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for 
advanced coal-based generation technology units under the qualifying 
advanced coal project credit.


                                S. 3887

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3887, a bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue 
Service from using private debt collection companies, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3910

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3910, a bill to direct the 
Joint Committee on the Library to accept the donation of a bust 
depicting Sojourner Truth and to display the bust in a suitable 
location in the Capitol.


                                S. 3912

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3912, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the exceptions 
process with respect to caps on payments for therapy services under the 
Medicare program.


                                S. 3915

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
3915, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage 
States to provide pregnant women enrolled in the Medicaid program with 
access to comprehensive tobacco cessation services.


                                S. 3920

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3920, a bill to amend part 
B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure access to durable 
medical equipment under the Medicare Program.


                                S. 3936

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
3936, a bill to invest in innovation and education to improve the 
competitiveness of the United States in the global economy.


                                S. 3955

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3955, a bill to 
provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.


                                S. 3963

  At the request of Mr. Thomas, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3963, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for improved access 
to cost-effective, quality physical medicine and rehabilitation 
services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4042

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4042, a bill to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to prohibit disruptions of funerals of 
members or former members of the Armed Forces.


                                S. 4060

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 4060, a bill to amend the Military Commissions Act of 
2006 to improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 4067

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 4067, a bill to provide for secondary transmissions of 
distant network signals for private home viewing by certain satellite 
carriers.


                                S. 4069

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. 
Landrieu) were added as cosponsors of S. 4069, a bill to prohibit 
deceptive practices in Federal elections.


                            S. CON. RES. 97

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 97, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that it is the 
goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the 
agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should 
provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total 
energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, 
abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.


                              S. RES. 407

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 407, a 
resolution recognizing the African American Spiritual as a national 
treasure.

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                              S. RES. 549

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 549, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding modern-day slavery.


                              S. RES. 621

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 621, a resolution 
designating the week of February 5 through February 9, 2007, as 
``National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week''.

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