[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 18423-18425]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 185

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 185, a bill to restore 
habeas corpus for those detained by the United States.


                                 S. 280

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 280, a bill to 
provide for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas 
emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system 
of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, to support the deployment of 
new climate change-related technologies, and to ensure benefits to 
consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 415

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 415, a bill to 
amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to prevent the use of 
the legal system in a manner that extorts money from State and local 
governments, and the Federal Government, and inhibits such governments' 
constitutional actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth 
amendments.


                                 S. 446

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 446, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase 
the number of nursing faculty and students, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 456, a bill to 
increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to 
investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish 
violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities 
from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for 
violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 522

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 522, a bill to safeguard 
the economic health of the United States and the health and safety of 
the United States citizens by improving the management, coordination, 
and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property 
rights enforcement, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 627

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 627, a bill to amend the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to improve the 
health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the 
creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center, to assist local 
Court Teams, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 681

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 681, a bill to 
restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to 
inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 773

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 773, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and 
military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis 
and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.


                                 S. 849

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith) 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. 901

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 901, 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. 911

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) 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 Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) 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

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Transport Service) during World War II, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 970

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 970, a bill to impose 
sanctions on Iran and on other countries for assisting Iran in 
developing a nuclear program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1160

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1160, a bill 
to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of highly nutritious 
fruits, vegetables, and other specialty crops for American consumers 
and international markets by enhancing the competitiveness of United 
States-grown specialty crops.


                                S. 1172

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1172, a bill to 
reduce hunger in the United States.


                                S. 1223

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1223, a bill to amend the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
support efforts by local or regional television or radio broadcasters 
to provide essential public information programming in the event of a 
major disaster, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1257

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1257, a bill to 
provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an 
additional seat in the House of Representatives.


                                S. 1310

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1310, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
extension of increased payments for ground ambulance services under the 
Medicare program.


                                S. 1338

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1338, 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. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1382, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
provide the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.


                                S. 1410

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1410, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for 
the purchase of hearing aids.


                                S. 1514

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1514, a bill to revise and extend 
provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act.


                                S. 1518

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1518, a bill to amend the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize the Act, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1576

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1576, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health and 
healthcare of racial and ethnic minority groups.


                                S. 1606

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) 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. 1607

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1607, a bill 
to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to 
correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1638

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1638, a bill to adjust 
the salaries of Federal justices and judges, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1709

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1709, a bill to amend the 
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to provide 
additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1744

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1744, 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. 1748

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Bennett), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) and the 
Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1748, a bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from 
repromulgating the fairness doctrine.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2000

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2000 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2012

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2012 proposed to 
H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2014

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2014 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2016

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2016 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2019

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from

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Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb), the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. 
Bingaman) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2019 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2020

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Bennett), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Brownback) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. 
Alexander) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2020 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2022

  At the request of Mr. Carper, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2022 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2022 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) and the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 2022 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2029

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2029 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2041

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2041 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2043

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2043 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2049

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2049 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2055

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2055 intended to be proposed 
to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2056

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 2056 intended to be proposed to H. R. 1585, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2060

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2060 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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