[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6496-6498]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 335

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 335, a bill to prohibit 
the Internal Revenue Service from using private debt collection 
companies, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 358

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 358, a bill to prohibit 
discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to 
health insurance and employment.


                                 S. 773

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name 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. 819

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 903

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from 
New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe), the Senator 
from Virginia (Mr. Webb), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar), the 
Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Kennedy), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden), the 
Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as cosponsors 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. 1310

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) 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. 1315

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1315, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1437

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1437, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.


                                S. 1576

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1576, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to improve the health and healthcare of 
racial and ethnic minority groups.


                                S. 1715

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1715, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate discriminatory 
copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under the Medicare 
program.


                                S. 1738

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1738, a bill to establish a 
Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction 
within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the 
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for 
regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to 
increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and 
prosecute predators.


                                S. 1760

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1760, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative.


                                S. 1817

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1817, a bill to ensure proper administration of the discharge of 
members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1843

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) 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. 2058

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2058, a bill to amend the 
Commodity Exchange Act to close the Enron loophole, prevent price 
manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy 
commodities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2130

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2130, a bill to express the 
sense of the Senate on the need for a comprehensive diplomatic 
offensive to help broker national reconciliation efforts in Iraq and 
lay the foundation for the eventual redeployment of United States 
combat forces.


                                S. 2197

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2197, a bill to establish 
the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council.


                                S. 2279

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2279, a bill to combat 
international violence against women and girls.


                                S. 2320

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2320, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued 
entitlement to coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to 
beneficiaries under the Medicare Program that have received a kidney 
transplant and whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2401

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2401, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refund of motor fuel 
excise taxes for the actual off-highway use of certain mobile machinery 
vehicles.


                                S. 2426

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, 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. 2585

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2585, a bill to provide for the enhancement 
of the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense, and 
for other purposes.

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                                S. 2630

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2630, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Federal grant 
program to provide increased health care coverage to and access for 
uninsured and underinsured workers and families in the commercial 
fishing industry, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2632

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2632, a bill to ensure that 
the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act is applied 
retroactively.


                                S. 2640

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2640, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
enhance and improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other 
benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2666

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2666, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in affordable 
housing, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2667

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2667, a bill to direct the Attorney General 
to make an annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery 
Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of 
missing children, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2668

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2668, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from 
listed property under section 280F.


                                S. 2672

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2672, a bill to provide incentives to physicians to 
practice in rural and medically underserved communities.


                                S. 2681

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator 
from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. 
Stabenow) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2681, a bill to require the issuance of medals to 
recognize the dedication and valor of Native American code talkers.


                                S. 2684

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2684, a bill to reform the housing choice voucher 
program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.


                                S. 2756

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2756, a bill to amend the 
National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent 
background check system.


                                S. 2766

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                                S. 2783

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2783, a bill 
to allow for additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction 
applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.


                                S. 2819

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) and 
the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2819, a bill to preserve access to Medicaid and the State Children's 
Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2844

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2844, a bill to 
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions 
relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2848

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2848, a bill to provide 
for health care benefits for certain nuclear facility workers.


                                S. 2858

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2858, a bill to 
establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide 
independent counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services on policy issues associated with recruitment, retention, 
research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2875

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2875, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to provide grants to designated States 
and tribes to carry out programs to reduce the risk of livestock loss 
due to predation by gray wolves and other predator species or to 
compensate landowners for livestock loss due to predation.


                                S. 2886

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2886, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to amend certain expiring provisions.


                                S. 2888

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2888, a bill to protect the 
property and security of homeowners who are subject to foreclosure 
proceedings, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2892

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) 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. 2893

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2893, a bill to designate 
the Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark in the State of 
Colorado, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2895

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2895, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
to maintain eligibility, for Federal PLUS loans, of borrowers who are 
90 or more days delinquent on mortgage loan payments, or for whom 
foreclosure proceedings have been initiated, with respect to their 
primary residence.


                              S. RES. 506

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 506, 
a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that funding provided 
by the United States to the Government of Iraq in the future for 
reconstruction and training for security forces be provided as a loan 
to the Government of Iraq.

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                              S. RES. 515

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 515, a 
resolution commemorating the life and work of Dith Pran.


                              S. RES. 518

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator 
from Indiana (Mr. Bayh), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) 
and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as cosponsors 
of S. Res. 518, a resolution designating the third week of April 2008 
as ``National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week''.


                              S. RES. 520

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 520, a 
resolution designating May 16, 2008, as ``Endangered Species Day''.


                              S. RES. 523

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 523, a 
resolution expressing the strong support of the Senate for the 
declaration of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at the Bucharest 
Summit that Ukraine and Georgia will become members of the alliance.

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