[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 14319-14320]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 214

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 214, a bill to amend 
title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit qualifying States to use 
their allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program 
for any fiscal year for certain Medicaid expenditures.


                                 S. 254

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 254, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy under 
the Medicare Program.


                                 S. 292

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 292, a bill to repeal 
the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by 
government entities.


                                 S. 301

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 301, a bill to 
amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency 
in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, 
devices, biologicals, or medical supplies for which payment is made 
under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP.


                                 S. 316

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 316, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduction in the 
rate of tax on qualified timber gain of corporations, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 500

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 500, a bill to 
amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for 
consumer credit transactions.


                                 S. 535

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 535, a bill 
to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal requirement for 
reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by 
veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 538

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 538, a bill to 
increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school 
social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local 
educational agencies.


                                 S. 547

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 547, a bill to amend 
title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of 
prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations 
by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to 
such organizations.


                                 S. 572

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 572, a bill to provide for the issuance of a ``forever stamp'' to 
honor the sacrifices of the brave men and women of the armed forces who 
have been awarded the Purple Heart.


                                 S. 655

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 655, a bill to amend 
the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to ensure adequate 
funding for conservation and restoration of wildlife, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 688

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 688, a bill to require 
that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for 
mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment 
of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.

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                                 S. 700

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 700, a bill to amend 
title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting 
period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare 
benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-
threatening conditions, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 711

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 711, a bill to require mental health screenings for members of the 
Armed Forces who are deployed in connection with a contingency 
operation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 823

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. 
Graham) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Martinez) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 823, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 831

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 831, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to include 
service after September 11, 2001, as service qualifying for the 
determination of a reduced eligibility age for receipt of non-regular 
service retired pay.


                                 S. 841

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 841, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle 
safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other 
pedestrians of motor vehicle operation.


                                 S. 908

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 908, a bill to amend the Iran 
Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with 
respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran.


                                 S. 910

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 910, a bill to amend the 
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, to provide for additional 
monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program.


                                 S. 941

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 941, a bill to reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, 
and Explosives, modernize firearm laws and regulations, protect the 
community from criminals, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 990

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 990, a bill to amend the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand access to 
healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families.


                                S. 1023

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond), the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Leahy) were added as cosponsors of S. 1023, a bill to establish a non-
profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and 
otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the United 
States.
  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1023, supra.


                                S. 1034

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1034, a bill to amend titles 
XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure payment under Medicaid 
and the State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and 
services furnished by school-based health clinics.


                                S. 1136

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1136, a bill to establish a chronic care improvement 
demonstration program for Medicaid beneficiaries with severe mental 
illnesses.


                                S. 1156

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1156, a bill to 
amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users to reauthorize and improve the safe routes to 
school program.


                                S. 1185

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1185, a bill to amend 
titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that low-
income beneficiaries have improved access to health care under the 
Medicare and Medicaid programs.


                                S. 1203

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1203, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 
2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified 
research credit, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1203, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1230

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1230 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1256, to protect the public health by providing 
the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate 
tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain 
modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement 
System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1256

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator 
from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the 
Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. 
Cardin) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1256 proposed to H.R. 
1256, to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug 
Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the 
Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the 
Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1270

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1270 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1256, to protect the public health by providing 
the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate 
tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain 
modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement 
System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other 
purposes.

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