[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9436-9438]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
211, a bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone 
service for information and referral on human services, volunteer 
services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 400

  At the request of Mr. Sununu, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 400, a bill to amend the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a 
medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance 
coverage, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1437

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) 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. 1906

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1906, a bill to 
understand and comprehensively address the oral health problems 
associated with methamphetamine use.


                                S. 1907

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1907, a bill to amend 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
understand and comprehensively address the inmate oral health problems 
associated with methamphetamine use, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2040

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2040, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the alternative tax liability 
limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies.


                                S. 2059

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, her name and the name of the Senator 
from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as cosponsors 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.

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                                S. 2067

  At the request of Mr. Martinez, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2067, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to recreational vessels.


                                S. 2209

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2209, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to improve 
America's research competitiveness, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2368

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2368, a bill to provide 
immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and 
enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification 
program.


                                S. 2504

  At the request of Mr. Thune, his name was added as a cosponsor 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. 2523

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2523, a bill to establish 
the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the 
United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and 
preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income 
families.


                                S. 2533

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


                                S. 2585

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 2666

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) 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. 2668

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) 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. 2705

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 2708

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2708, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care 
professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality 
care to the growing population of older Americans.


                                S. 2766

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Virginia (Mr. Webb) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) 
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.


                                S. 2781

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2781, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per 
resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments 
under the Medicare program.


                                S. 2790

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) 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. 2795

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2795, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small 
businesses and the self employed that would offer a choice of private 
health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and 
accessible.


                                S. 2862

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2862, a bill to provide for National Science Foundation and National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration utilization of the Arecibo 
Observatory.


                                S. 2874

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 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. 2931

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2931, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt complex 
rehabilitation products and assistive technology products from the 
Medicare competitive acquisition program.


                                S. 2932

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2932, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national 
toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide 
assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison 
centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States.


                                S. 2938

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Allard) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 2942

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) and the 
Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2942, a bill to authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center.


                                S. 3007

  At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3007, a bill to hold the 
surviving Nazi war criminals accountable for the war crimes, genocide, 
and crimes against humanity they committed during World War II, by 
encouraging foreign governments to more efficiently prosecute and 
extradite wanted criminals.

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                              S. RES. 482

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 482, a resolution 
designating July 26, 2008, as ``National Day of the American Cowboy''.


                              S. RES. 541

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 541, a resolution supporting humanitarian 
assistance, protection of civilians, accountability for abuses in 
Somalia, and urging concrete progress in line with the Transitional 
Federal Charter of Somalia toward the establishment of a viable 
government of national unity.

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