[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 17236-17238]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 38

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 38, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision 
of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 41

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 41, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to 
improve America's research competitiveness, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 479

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Stevens) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 479, a bill to reduce the incidence of suicide 
among veterans.


                                 S. 573

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 573, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and 
other cardiovascular diseases in women.


                                 S. 616

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 616, a bill to promote 
health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal 
recreational activities or legal transportation activities.


                                 S. 648

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 648, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the eligibility age for 
receipt of non-regular military service retired pay for members of the 
Ready Reserve in active federal status or on active duty for 
significant periods.

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                                 S. 691

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 691, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benefits under 
the Medicare program for beneficiaries with kidney disease, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 793

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), 
the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. 
Bingaman) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 793, a bill to provide for the expansion and 
improvement of traumatic brain injury programs.


                                 S. 829

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 829, a bill to reauthorize 
the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public 
housing, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 849

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 849, a bill to promote 
accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by 
strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes.


                                 S. 911

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 911, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments 
into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the 
current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, 
establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and 
promote public awareness of pediatric cancers.


                                 S. 961

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 961, a 
bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits to 
certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
(including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
during World War II, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 968

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 968, a bill to amend the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide increased assistance for the 
prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1011

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1011, a bill to change the name 
of the National Institute on Drug Abuse to the National Institute on 
Diseases of Addiction and to change the name of the National Institute 
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to the National Institute on Alcohol 
Disorders and Health.


                                S. 1163

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1163, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation and specially 
adapted housing for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision 
involving both eyes, and to provide for the use of the National 
Directory of New Hires for income verification purposes.


                                S. 1175

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1175, a bill to end the use of child soldiers in 
hostilities around the world, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1233

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1233, a bill to provide and 
enhance intervention, rehabilitative treatment, and services to 
veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1259

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1259, a bill to amend the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance for developing 
countries to promote quality basic education and to establish the 
achievement of universal basic education in all developing countries as 
an objective of United States foreign assistance policy, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1266

  At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1266, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to increase assistance for veterans 
interred in cemeteries other than national cemeteries, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1295

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1295, a bill to amend the 
African Development Foundation Act to change the name of the 
Foundation, modify the administrative authorities of the Foundation, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1346

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1346, a bill to amend 
conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to 
promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural 
production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its 
tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, 
cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and 
nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, 
crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices 
on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1430

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1430, a bill to 
authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and 
prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or 
more in Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1494

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), 
the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 1494, 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. 1502

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1502, a bill to amend the 
Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage owners and operators of 
privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make their 
land available for access by the public under programs administered by 
States and tribal governments.


                                S. 1519

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1519, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a transition to a 
new voluntary quality reporting program for physicians and other health 
professionals.


                                S. 1593

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1593, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief and protections to 
military personnel, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1606

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from Colorado

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(Mr. Salazar) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1606, a bill to provide for the establishment of a 
comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded warriors in 
order to facilitate and enhance their care, rehabilitation, physical 
evaluation, transition from care by the Department of Defense to care 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and transition from military 
service to civilian life, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1621

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) and the 
Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as cosponsors of S. 1621, a 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain 
farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for 
purposes of depreciation.


                                S. 1681

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1681, a bill to provide 
for a paid family and medical leave insurance program, and for other 
purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 4

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 4, a joint 
resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and 
ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian 
tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the 
United States.


                              S.J. RES. 12

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 12, a 
joint resolution providing for the recognition of Jerusalem as the 
undivided capital of Israel before the United States recognizes a 
Palestinian state, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 222

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 222, a resolution 
supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 222, supra.

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