[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4619-4622]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 41

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 41, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to improve America's 
research competitiveness, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 59

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 59, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to improve access to advanced practice 
nurses and physician assistants under the Medicaid Program.


                                 S. 60

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 60, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement 
in emergency medical services for children.


                                 S. 450

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S. 450, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare 
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 495

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 495, a bill to prevent and 
mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of 
security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement 
assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent 
access, and misuse of personally identifiable information.


                                 S. 582

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) 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. 678

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from New York

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(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 678, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
to ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a 
grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air 
carrier before or after a flight, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 819

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 819, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from 
individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.


                                 S. 898

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) 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. 906

  At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 906, a bill to prohibit the 
sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 911

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, 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. 937

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


                                 S. 972

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 972, a bill 
to provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and 
other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1003

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) 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. 1176

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1176, a bill to require 
enhanced disclosure to consumers regarding the consequences of making 
only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1310

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) 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. 1359

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1359, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to enhance public and health professional 
awareness and understanding of lupus and to strengthen the Nation's 
research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus.


                                S. 1382

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


                                S. 1410

  At the request of Mr. Coleman, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1410, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for 
the purchase of hearing aids.


                                S. 1430

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, 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. 1689

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1689, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts 
received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination 
and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received 
on account of such claims, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1689, supra.


                                S. 2035

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) 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. 2042

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2042, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct 
activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, 
neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2056

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2056, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore financial stability 
to Medicare anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians.


                                S. 2127

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2127, a bill to provide 
assistance to families of miners involved in mining accidents.


                                S. 2159

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2159, a bill to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of 
the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration.


                                S. 2279

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator 
from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added as cosponsors of S. 2279, a 
bill to combat international violence against women and girls.


                                S. 2314

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2314, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make geothermal heat pump systems 
eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient 
property credit, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2366

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms.

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Snowe) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2366, a bill to provide immigration reform by securing 
America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling 
a practical verification program.


                                S. 2408

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2408, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to require physician utilization of the Medicare 
electronic prescription drug program.


                                S. 2420

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2420, a bill to encourage the 
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. 2426

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2426, a bill to provide for congressional oversight of United States 
agreements with the Government of Iraq.


                                S. 2433

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2433, a bill to require the President to develop and implement a 
comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy 
objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination 
of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium 
Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people 
worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.


                                S. 2485

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) 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. 2533

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2533, a bill to enact a 
safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act.


                                S. 2555

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2555, a bill to permit 
California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas 
emissions from motor vehicles, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2580

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 2585

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2585, a bill to provide 
for the enhancement of the suicide prevention programs of the 
Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2607

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2607, a bill to make a 
technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 
2005.


                                S. 2618

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2618, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to 
various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, 
distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss Facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, 
myotonic, and oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophies.


                                S. 2625

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2625, a bill to ensure 
that deferred Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits that 
are received in a lump sum amount or in prospective monthly amounts, be 
excluded from consideration as annual income when determining 
eligibility for low-income housing programs.


                                S. 2639

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2639, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to provide for an assured adequate level of funding 
for veterans health care.


                                S. 2660

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2660, a bill to amend the 
Federal Power Act to ensure that the mission and functions of Regional 
Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators include 
keeping energy costs as low as reasonably possible for consumers, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2672

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) and the Senator 
from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were added as cosponsors of S. 2672, a 
bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and 
medically underserved communities.


                                S. 2684

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2684, a bill 
to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937.


                                S. 2719

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) and the Senator 
from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint) were added as cosponsors of S. 2719, a 
bill to provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or 
effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.


                                S. 2722

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint), the 
Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Sessions) were added as cosponsors of S. 2722, a bill to prohibit 
aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from obtaining legal status or 
immigration benefits.


                                S. 2729

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 2729, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
modify Medicare physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future 
physician workforce, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2760

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), 
the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. 
Lincoln) were added as cosponsors of S. 2760, a bill to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment 
of the National Guard, enhancement of the functions of the National 
Guard Bureau, and improvement of Federal-State military coordination in 
domestic emergency response, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2766

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. 
Mikulski) were added as cosponsors of S. 2766, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges 
incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel.
  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2766, supra.

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                                S. 2774

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2774, a bill to provide 
for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2785

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 2785, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Security Act to preserve 
access to physicians' services under the Medicare program.


                              S. RES. 138

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 138, a 
resolution honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada 
Chavez.

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