[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 3471-3472]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 22

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 573

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 573, a bill to amend 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service 
Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.


                                 S. 582

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor 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. 613

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 613, a bill to enhance 
the overseas stabilization and reconstruction capabilities of the 
United States Government, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1003

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) 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. 1097

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1097, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the 
award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who 
served honorably during the Cold War era.


                                S. 1343

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, her 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. 1428

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1428, a bill to amend part B of 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure access to durable 
medical equipment under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1484

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1484, a bill to amend part B 
of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the Medicare 
treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment to that in effect before 
enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.


                                S. 1843

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Dorgan) were added as cosponsors of S. 1843, a bill to amend title VII 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in 
Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful practice occurs each 
time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation 
decision or other practice, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2033

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2033, a bill to 
provide for greater disclosure to, and empowerment of, consumers who 
have entered into a contract for cellular telephone service.


                                S. 2069

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2069, a bill to increase the United States financial 
and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for 
women in developing countries.


                                S. 2140

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 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. 2279

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Connecticut

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(Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2279, a bill to combat 
international violence against women and girls.


                                S. 2291

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2291, a bill to enhance 
citizen access to Government information and services by establishing 
plain language as the standard style of Government documents issued to 
the public, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2304

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2304, a bill to amend 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services 
provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2565

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2565, a bill to 
establish an awards mechanism to honor exceptional acts of bravery in 
the line of duty by Federal law enforcement officers.


                                S. 2580

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2580, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the participation in higher 
education of, and to increase opportunities in employment for, 
residents of rural areas.


                                S. 2598

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2598, a bill to increase 
the supply and lower the cost of petroleum by temporarily suspending 
the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.


                                S. 2606

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2606, a bill to 
reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2705

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2705, a bill to authorize 
programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces 
through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2712

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici), the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2712, a bill to require the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to complete at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing 
along the Southwest border by December 31, 2010, and for other 
purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 28

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 28, a joint 
resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal 
Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.


                              S. RES. 473

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 473, a resolution 
designating March 26, 2008, as ``National Support the Troops and Their 
Families Day'' and encouraging the people of the United States to 
participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and 
sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad, as 
well as the sacrifices of their families.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4104

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
4104 proposed to S. 2663, a bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to 
improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the 
effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4109

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4109 proposed 
to S. 2663, a bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to 
provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the 
screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the 
effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4130

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4130 
proposed to S. 2663, a bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to 
improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the 
effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other 
purposes.

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