[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 18337-18339]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 507

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Sununu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 507, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
reimbursement of certified midwife services and to provide for more 
equitable reimbursement rates for certified nurse-midwife services.


                                 S. 826

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 826, a bill to posthumously award a 
Congressional gold medal to Alice Paul, in recognition of her role in 
the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.


                                 S. 903

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) 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. 1001

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1001, a bill to 
restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.


                                S. 1232

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1232, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, to develop a voluntary policy for managing the 
risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools, to establish school-
based food allergy management grants, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1375

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1375, a bill to ensure that 
new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum 
depression, screened for symptoms, and provided with essential 
services, and to increase research at the National Institutes of Health 
on postpartum depression.

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                                S. 2059

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) 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.


                                S. 2261

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2261, a bill to restore 
the rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, 
distributors, or wholesalers to set the minimum price below which the 
manufacturer's product or service cannot be sold violates the Sherman 
Act.


                                S. 2310

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2310, a bill to establish a 
National Catastrophic Risks Consortium and a National Homeowners' 
Insurance Stabilization Program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2641

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Obama) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2641, a bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of 
the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on 
skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and 
improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements with respect 
to such facilities.


                                S. 2892

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2892, a bill to promote the 
prosecution and enforcement of frauds against the United States by 
suspending the statute of limitations during times when Congress has 
authorized the use of military force.


                                S. 2908

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2908, a bill 
to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the display of 
Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards.


                                S. 2998

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2998, a bill to 
require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions 
of prepaid telephone calling cards and services, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2999

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2999, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and 
individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide 
coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical 
trials.


                                S. 3078

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3078, a bill to establish a 
National Innovation Council, to improve the coordination of innovation 
activities among industries in the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3080

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3080, a bill to 
ensure parity between the temporary duty imposed on ethanol and tax 
credits provided on ethanol.


                                S. 3200

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3200, a bill to 
develop capacity and infrastructure for mentoring programs.


                                S. 3246

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3246, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to 
set the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for 
purposes of the charitable contributions deduction.


                                S. 3325

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3325, a bill to enhance 
remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3327

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3327, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
Act to improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and 
community-based services under the Medicaid program, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3361

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3361, a bill to amend title 
IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a drug 
testing program for applicants for and recipients of assistance under 
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.


                                S. 3362

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3362, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and 
STTR programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3377

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3377, a bill to 
amend title 46, United States Code, to waive the biometric 
transportation security card requirement for certain small business 
merchant mariners, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3392

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3392, a bill to 
amend Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an appeal and redress 
process for passengers wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a 
flight, or denied a right, benefit, or privilege, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3406

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3406, a bill to restore the intent and protections of 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.


                                S. 3408

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of S. 3408, a bill to amend title 
XI of the Social Security Act to provide for the conduct of comparative 
effectiveness research and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to establish a Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3429

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator 
from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as cosponsors of S. 3429, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an increased mileage 
rate for charitable deductions.


                                S. 3458

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3458, a bill to 
prohibit golden parachute payments for former executives and directors 
of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.


                              S.J. RES. 27

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) 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. RES. 636

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from 
Georgia

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(Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) and the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 636, a resolution 
recognizing the strategic success of the troop surge in Iraq and 
expressing gratitude to the members of the United States Armed Forces 
who made that success possible.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4979

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. 
Sununu) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 4979 proposed to S. 3001, an original bill 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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. 5266

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5266 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3001, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2009 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. 5271

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5271 
intended to be proposed to S. 3001, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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. 5281

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
5281 intended to be proposed to S. 3001, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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. 5282

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5282 
intended to be proposed to S. 3001, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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. 5298

  At the request of Mr. Allard, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Martinez), 
the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Brownback), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator 
from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign), 
the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. 
Warner), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond), the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich), the 
Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Inhofe), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the 
Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. 
Salazar) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 5298 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3001, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2009 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. 5302

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5302 
intended to be proposed to S. 3001, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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. 5319

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 5319 intended to be proposed to S. 3001, an original bill 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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. 5320

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 5320 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3001, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2009 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. 5323

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 5323 proposed to S. 3001, an 
original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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. Whitehouse, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of amendment No. 5323 proposed to S. 3001, supra.

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