[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7949-7951]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 335

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 335, a bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service 
from using private debt collection companies, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 579

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 579, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the 
development and operation of research centers regarding environmental 
factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer.


                                 S. 594

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 594, a bill to 
limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions.


                                 S. 617

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 617, a bill to make 
the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a 
discount to certain veterans.


                                 S. 819

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr.

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Webb) 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. 958

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 958, a bill to establish 
an adolescent literacy program.


                                S. 1117

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1117, a bill to 
establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1130

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1130, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore, increase, and make permanent 
the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified 
group legal services plans.


                                S. 1310

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman) 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. 1328

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1328, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the 
immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States 
citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent 
resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful 
permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection 
with permanent partnerships.


                                S. 1457

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1457, a bill to provide 
for the protection of mail delivery on certain postal routes, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2059

  At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) 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. 2162

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2162, a bill to improve the treatment and services 
provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-
traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2316

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2316, a bill 
to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as 
wilderness.


                                S. 2320

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 2453

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2504

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) and 
the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 2504, a bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a 
Federal charter to the Military Officers Association of America, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2510

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2510, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for 
quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology 
preparations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2606

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


                                S. 2619

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2619, a bill to protect innocent Americans 
from violent crime in national parks.


                                S. 2630

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 2638

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2638, a bill to change 
the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish 
polling place hours.


                                S. 2641

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) and 
the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) 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. 2666

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 2681

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Kennedy), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton), the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign) 
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. 2689

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2689, a bill to amend section 
411h of title 37, United States Code, to provide travel and 
transportation allowances for family members of members of the 
uniformed services with serious inpatient psychiatric conditions.


                                S. 2719

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) 
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 name of the Senator from Oklahoma

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(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2722, a bill to prohibit 
aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from obtaining legal status or 
immigration benefits.


                                S. 2742

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2742, a bill to 
reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its 
complications and establish the position of National Diabetes 
Coordinator.


                                S. 2756

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2756, a bill to amend the National Child 
Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check 
system.


                                S. 2764

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2764, a bill to amend the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance protections for 
servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2785

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Dole) 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. 2790

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2790, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of 
comprehensive cancer care planning under the Medicare program and to 
improve the care furnished to individuals diagnosed with cancer by 
establishing a Medicare hospice care demonstration program and grants 
programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs, 
provider education, and related research.


                                S. 2819

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2839

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2839, a bill to provide 
emergency relief for United States businesses and industries currently 
employing temporary foreign workers and for other purposes.


                                S. 2874

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2874, a bill to 
amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair 
treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the 
Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department 
of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the 
only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one 
or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards 
incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, 
accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or 
is permanently disabled, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2904

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2904, a bill to 
improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance 
and to strengthen accountability of the Government-wide suspension and 
debarment system.


                                S. 2916

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2916, a bill to ensure greater transparency in the Federal contracting 
process, and to help prevent contractors that violate criminal laws 
from obtaining Federal contracts.


                                S. 2938

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2938, a bill to amend 
titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve educational assistance 
for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in order to enhance 
recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2958

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) and the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added as cosponsors of S. 2958, a bill 
to promote the energy security of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2971

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2971, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
a suspension of the highway fuel tax, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2973

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2973, a bill to promote 
the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2979

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2979, a bill to exempt the 
African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization, 
and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 512

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 512, a resolution 
honoring the life of Charlton Heston.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4705

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) 
and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were added as cosponsors 
of amendment No. 4705 proposed to S. 2284, an original bill to amend 
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial 
solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4709

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4709 
proposed to S. 2284, an original bill to amend the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood 
insurance fund, and for other purposes.

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