[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 542-545]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 14

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 14, a bill to repeal the 
sunset on certain tax rates and other incentives and to repeal the 
individual alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 22

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 22, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational 
assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed 
Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 170

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 170, a bill to amend 
the Internal

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Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other 
communications services.


                                 S. 218

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 218, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the income threshold used to 
calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit.


                                 S. 367

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator 
from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were added as cosponsors of S. 367, a 
bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, 
and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 400

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain) and the 
Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as cosponsors 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. 502

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 502, a bill 
to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for 
individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital 
gains rates.


                                 S. 543

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) 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. 548

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) 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. 627

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) 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. 814

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 814, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-
advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases.


                                 S. 937

  At the request of Ms. Collins, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 937, a bill to improve support and services for individuals with 
autism and their families.


                                 S. 970

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) 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.
  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 970, supra.


                                 S. 980

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 980, a bill to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act to address online pharmacies.


                                 S. 988

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 988, a bill to extend the termination 
date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical 
limitations for temporary workers.


                                S. 1003

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1003, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to 
emergency medical services and the quality and efficiency of care 
furnished in emergency departments of hospitals and critical access 
hospitals by establishing a bipartisan commission to examine factors 
that affect the effective delivery of such services, by providing for 
additional payments for certain physician services furnished in such 
emergency departments, and by establishing a Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services Working Group, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1107

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1107, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under 
part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit 
dual eligible individuals.


                                S. 1120

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1120, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the training of 
graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health.


                                S. 1204

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1204, a bill to enhance 
Federal efforts focused on public awareness and education about the 
risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome.


                                S. 1259

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, his 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. 1310

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 1343

  At the request of Mr. Brown, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1343, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
prevention and treatment of diabetes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1395

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1395, a bill 
to prevent unfair practices in credit card accounts, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1406

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1406, a bill to amend the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to strengthen polar bear 
conservation efforts, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1515

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1515, a bill to 
establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent 
domestic violence victims.

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                                S. 1551

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1551, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress 
toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1661

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1661, a bill to 
communicate United States travel policies and improve marketing and 
other activities designed to increase travel in the United States from 
abroad.


                                S. 1750

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1750, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to community 
cancer care by Medicare beneficiaries.


                                S. 1812

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 1812, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to strengthen mentoring programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1914

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1914, a bill to require a comprehensive 
nuclear posture review, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1951

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) 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. 1965

  At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1965, a bill to protect 
children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to 
enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to 
help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate 
for minors.


                                S. 1975

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1975, a bill to expand 
family and medical leave in support of servicemembers with combat-
related injuries.


                                S. 1980

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1980, a bill to improve 
the quality of, and access to, long-term care.


                                S. 2050

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2050, a bill to amend title 
II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting 
period in the disability insurance program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2051

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2051, a bill to amend the small 
rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school 
program under part B of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965.


                                S. 2059

  At the request of Ms. Collins, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2059, a bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to 
clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to airline flight 
crews.
  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2059, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Brown, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2059, supra.


                                S. 2067

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


                                S. 2071

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2071, a bill to enhance 
the ability to combat methamphetamine.


                                S. 2092

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2092, a bill to amend title 
11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and 
retirees in business bankruptcies.


                                S. 2119

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2166

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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.
  At the request of Mr. Kerry, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2166, supra.


                                S. 2194

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2194, a bill 
to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
establish a partnership between the Department of Education and the 
National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students 
and teachers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2324

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 2324, a bill 
to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to enhance 
the Offices of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the 
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2332

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2332, a bill to promote 
transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the 
Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent 
panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of 
women and minorities in broadcast media ownership.


                                S. 2337

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2337, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow long-term care insurance to be 
offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and to 
provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance.


                                S. 2368

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2368, a bill to provide 
immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and 
enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification 
program.


                                S. 2372

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2372, a bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain 
footwear.


                                S. 2420

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2420, a bill to 
encourage the

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donation of excess food to nonprofit organizations that provide 
assistance to food-insecure people in the United States in contracts 
entered into by executive agencies for the provision, service, or sale 
of food.


                                S. 2423

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2423, a bill to facilitate 
price transparency in markets for the sale of emission allowances, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2426

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2426, a bill to 
provide for congressional oversight of United States agreements with 
the Government of Iraq.
  At the request of Mr. Bayh, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2426, supra.


                                S. 2453

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the 
Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Stevens) were added as cosponsors of S. 2453, a bill to amend title VII 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to 
nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin.


                                S. 2456

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2456, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve and 
secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine.


                                S. 2485

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2485, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical 
therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2486

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2486, a bill to remove a 
provision from the Immigration and Nationality Act that prohibits 
individuals with HIV from being admissible to the United States, and 
for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 26

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss), the Senator 
from Florida (Mr. Martinez) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. 
Graham) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 26, a joint resolution 
supporting a base Defense Budget that at the very minimum matches 4 
percent of gross domestic product.


                              S.J. RES. 27

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 27, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relative to the line item veto.


                            S. CON. RES. 63

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Con. Res. 63, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the 
Congress regarding the need for additional research into the chronic 
neurological condition hydrocephalus, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 106

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 106, a resolution 
calling on the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the 
United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity 
concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
genocide documented in the United States record relating to the 
Armenian Genocide.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3857

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3857 
intended to be proposed to S. 2248, an original bill to amend the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and 
streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.

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