[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 21639-21641]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 59

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 59, a bill to amend 
title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve access to advanced 
practice nurses and physician assistants under the Medicaid Program.


                                 S. 60

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 60, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services 
for children.


                                 S. 65

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 65, a bill to modify the age-60 standard 
for certain pilots, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 459

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 459, 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. 548

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 548, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair 
market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, 
musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.


                                 S. 558

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 558, a bill to provide 
parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and 
benefits for medical and surgical services.


                                 S. 582

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as cosponsors of S. 582, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire 
sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.


                                 S. 588

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 588, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the Medicare 
caps on graduate medical education positions for States with a shortage 
of residents.


                                 S. 626

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 626, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
arthritis research and public health, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 651

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 651, a bill to help 
promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, 
families, and communities across the United States.


                                 S. 656

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 656, a bill to 
provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to 
that of lawful permanent residence.


                                 S. 771

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 771, a bill to amend the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and health of 
schoolchildren by updating the definition of ``food of minimal 
nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and to 
protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and 
breakfast programs.


                                 S. 819

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Colorado

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(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 819, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from 
individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.


                                 S. 961

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) were added as cosponsors 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. 1010

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1010, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage guaranteed 
lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life 
insurance proceeds at dates later than death by excluding from income a 
portion of such payments.


                                S. 1070

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1070, a bill to amend 
the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by 
ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to 
prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, 
neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1143

  At the request of Mr. Martinez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1143, a bill to designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the 
surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida as an Outstanding 
Natural Area and as a unit of the National Landscape System, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1161

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1161, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
authorize the expansion of medicare coverage of medical nutrition 
therapy services.


                                S. 1287

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1287, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax 
refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past-due.


                                S. 1386

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1386, a bill to amend the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, to provide better assistance 
to low- and moderate-income families, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1460

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1460, a bill to amend 
the Farm Security and Rural Development Act of 2002 to support 
beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1556

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1556, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income 
for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries 
of employees, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1577

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1577, a bill to amend 
titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, 
including national criminal history background checks, of direct 
patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing 
facilities, and other long-term care facilities and providers, and to 
provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and 
State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term 
care facilities or providers.


                                S. 1677

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Martinez) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1677, a bill to amend the Exchange Rates and 
International Economic Coordination Act of 1988 and for other purposes.


                                S. 1678

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1678, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely 
access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the 
Medicare program.


                                S. 1730

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1730, a bill to amend part A of 
title IV of the Social Security Act, to reward States for engaging 
individuals with disabilities in work activities, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1755

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1755, a bill to amend the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make permanent the summer food 
service pilot project for rural areas of Pennsylvania and apply the 
program to rural areas of every State.


                                S. 1793

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1793, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for property 
owners who remove lead-based paint hazards.


                                S. 1817

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1817, a bill 
to ensure proper administration of the discharge of members of the 
Armed Forces for personality disorder, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1825

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1825, a bill to provide for the study and 
investigation of wartime contracts and contracting processes in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1885

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1885, a bill to provide certain employment protections 
for family members who are caring for members of the Armed Forces 
recovering from illnesses and injuries incurred on active duty.


                                S. 1894

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1894, a bill 
to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide family and 
medical leave to primary caregivers of servicemembers with combat-
related injuries.


                              S. RES. 104

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 104, a 
resolution commending the national explosives detection canine team 
program for 35 years of service to the safety and security of the 
transportation systems within the United States.


                              S. RES. 252

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 252, a resolution 
recognizing the increasingly mutually beneficial relationship between 
the United States of America and the Republic of Indonesia.


                              S. RES. 276

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 276, a resolution calling for the urgent 
deployment of a robust and effective multinational peacekeeping

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mission with sufficient size, resources, leadership, and mandate to 
protect civilians in Darfur, Sudan, and for efforts to strengthen the 
renewal of a just and inclusive peace process.
  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 276, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. Res. 276, supra.


                              S. RES. 278

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 278, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the announcement of the 
Russian Federation of its suspension of implementation of the 
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty.

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