[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Pages 27414-27416]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 400

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 400, a bill to amend 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a 
medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance 
coverage, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 886

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 886, a bill to amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, 
popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish 
procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based 
privilege against disclosure of Presidential records.


                                 S. 897

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 897, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide more help to 
Alzheimer's disease caregivers.


                                 S. 898

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 898, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in 
Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers 
and increasing public education about prevention.


                                 S. 903

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 903, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his 
contributions to the fight against global poverty.


                                 S. 988

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 988, a bill to 
extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from 
the numerical limitations for temporary workers.


                                S. 1194

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1194, a bill to improve the No 
Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1200

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1200, a bill to amend the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend the Act.


                                S. 1249

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1249, a bill 
to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention 
facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1259

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, her name 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. 1284

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1284, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income of 
controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1382, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide the establishment of 
an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.


                                S. 1430

  At the request of Mr. Thune, his name 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 name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1512

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1512, a bill to 
amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to expand Federal 
eligibility for children in foster care who have attained age 18.


                                S. 1544

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1544, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the quality and 
efficiency of health care, to provide the public with information on 
provider and supplier performance, and to enhance the education and 
awareness of consumers for evaluating health care services through the 
development and release of reports based on Medicare enrollment, 
claims, survey, and assessment data.


                                S. 1627

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1627, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand the benefits for 
businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or 
renewal communities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1669

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1669, a bill 
to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure 
payment under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance 
Program (SCHIP) for covered items and

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services furnished by school-based health clinics.


                                S. 1718

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1718, a bill to amend the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for reimbursement to 
servicemembers of tuition for programs of education interrupted by 
military service, for deferment of students loans and reduced interest 
rates for servicemembers during periods of military service, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1809

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1809, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an 
individual retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, a section 403(b) 
contract, or a section 457 plan shall not be includible in gross income 
to the extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums.


                                S. 1833

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1833, a bill to 
amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require third-party 
verification of compliance of children's products with consumer product 
safety standards promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1858

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1858, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for 
education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup 
care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs 
under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1921

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Martinez) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1921, a bill to amend the American Battlefield 
Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1930

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator 
from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as cosponsors of S. 1930, a bill 
to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prevent illegal logging 
practices, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1951

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1951, a bill to amend 
title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that individuals 
eligible for medical assistance under the Medicaid program continue to 
have access to prescription drugs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1954

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1954, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to improve access to pharmacies under part D.


                                S. 1958

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1958, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster 
continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient 
criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under 
the Medicare program.


                                S. 1998

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1998, a bill 
to reduce child marriage, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2002

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2002, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify certain provisions applicable 
to real estate investment trusts, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2035

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2035, a bill to maintain the 
free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the 
federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons 
connected with the news media.


                                S. 2053

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2053, a bill to amend part A 
of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
improve elementary and secondary education.


                                S. 2063

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2063, a bill to establish a 
Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action, to assure the 
economic security of the United States, and to expand future prosperity 
and growth for all Americans.


                                S. 2067

  At the request of Mr. Martinez, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2067, a bill to amend 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to recreational 
vessels.


                                S. 2088

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2088, a bill to 
place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2119

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2119, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled 
for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.


                                S. 2135

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2135, a bill to prohibit 
the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who 
recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the 
deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2140

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2140, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his 
outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and 
genetics.


                                S. 2152

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback) and 
the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 2152, a bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to 
reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through 
fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2153

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2153, a bill to amend 
the Truth in Lending Act to enhance disclosure of the terms of home 
mortgage loans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2166

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2166, a bill to provide 
for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of 
debts owed to the United States and the international financial 
institutions by low-income countries, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 2172

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2172, a bill to impose sanctions on 
officials of the State Peace and Development Council in Burma, to 
prohibit the importation of gems and hardwoods from Burma, to support 
democracy in Burma, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 348

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 348, a resolution supporting the 
goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3320

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3320 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3043, 
a bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3321

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3321 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 3043, a bill making appropriations for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for 
other purposes.

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