[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8974-8976]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                  S. 3

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3, a bill to amend part D 
of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair 
prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.


                                 S. 170

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 170, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and 
other communications services.


                                 S. 180

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 180, a bill to 
provide a permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes.


                                 S. 185

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


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 211, a bill 
to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for 
information and referral on human services, volunteer services, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 221

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 221, a bill to amend title 
9, United States Code, to provide for greater fairness in the 
arbitration process relating to livestock and poultry contracts.


                                 S. 254

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 254, a bill to award posthumously a Congressional gold 
medal to Constantino Brumidi.


                                 S. 261

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 261, a bill to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against 
animal fighting, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 294

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 294, a bill to 
reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 338

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 338, 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. 359

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 359, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide additional support to students.


                                 S. 387

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 387, a bill to prohibit the 
sale by the Department of Defense of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft.


                                 S. 399

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 399, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to include podiatrists as physicians for 
purposes of covering physicians services under the Medicaid program.


                                 S. 479

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 479, a bill to reduce the 
incidence of suicide among veterans.


                                 S. 486

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 486, a bill to establish 
requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order 
to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans.


                                 S. 543

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Utah (Mr. Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 543, a bill to 
improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent 
compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a 
hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare 
program.


                                 S. 566

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 566, a bill 
to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish a 
rural entrepreneur and microenterprise assistance program.


                                 S. 579

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 579, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants

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for the development and operation of research centers regarding 
environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast 
cancer.


                                 S. 621

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 621, a bill to establish 
commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding 
injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, 
and Jewish refugees during World War II.


                                 S. 638

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator 
from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) were added as cosponsors of S. 638, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate 
housing and infrastructure grants.


                                 S. 667

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 667, a bill to expand programs of 
early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child 
abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental 
and health delays, including potential mental health concerns, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 675

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 675, a bill to provide 
competitive grants for training court reporters and closed captioners 
to meet requirements for realtime writers under the Telecommunications 
Act of 1996, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 742

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 742, a bill to amend the 
Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by 
asbestos-containing products, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 761

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 761, a bill to invest in 
innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the United 
States in the global economy.


                                 S. 773

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) 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. 805

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 805, 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. 807

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 807, a bill to amend the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 
1980 to provide that manure shall not be considered to be a hazardous 
substance, pollutant, or contaminant.


                                 S. 831

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 831, a bill to authorize 
States and local governments to prohibit the investment of State assets 
in any company that has a qualifying business relationship with Sudan.


                                 S. 902

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 902, a bill to provide 
support and assistance for families of members of the National Guard 
and Reserve who are undergoing deployment, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 911

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, his name 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. 958

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 958, a bill to establish an 
adolescent literacy program.


                                 S. 961

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), 
the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) 
and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 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. 962

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Thomas), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig), the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Corker) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 962, a bill to amend the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage 
research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of 
Energy and for other purposes.


                                 S. 970

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the 
Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as cosponsors 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. 982

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 982, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for integration of 
mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 991

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 991, a bill to establish the Senator Paul Simon Study 
Abroad Foundation under the authorities of the Mutual Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.


                                S. 1018

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1018, a bill to 
address security risks posed by global climate change and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1040

  At the request of Mr. Shelby, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1040, a bill to repeal the 
current Internal Revenue Code and replace it with a flat tax, thereby 
guaranteeing economic growth and greater fairness for all Americans.


                                S. 1055

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1055, a bill to promote the 
future of the American automobile industry, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 1085

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1085, a bill to require air 
carriers to publish customer service data and flight delay history.


                                S. 1092

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1092, a bill to temporarily increase the number of 
visas which may be issued to certain highly skilled workers.


                                S. 1114

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1114, a bill to 
reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 
of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic 
surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other 
purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 22

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 22, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Citizens' 
Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General 
that a commemorative postage stamp be issued to promote public 
awareness of Down syndrome.


                              S. RES. 118

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 118, a resolution 
urging the Government of Canada to end the commercial seal hunt.


                              S. RES. 123

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Martinez) and the 
Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 123, a resolution reforming the congressional earmark process.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 873

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 873 intended 
to be proposed to S. 372, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 874

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 874 intended 
to be proposed to S. 372, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 875

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 875 intended 
to be proposed to S. 372, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, and for other purposes.

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