[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 15823-15825]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 370

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 370, a bill to prohibit the use of funds to 
transfer detainees of the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the United States or to construct any 
facility for such detainees in the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 491, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military 
retirees to pay

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health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction 
for TRICARE supplemental premiums.


                                 S. 584

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 584, a bill to 
ensure that all users of the transportation system, including 
pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, children, older individuals, 
and individuals with disabilities, are able to travel safely and 
conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways.


                                 S. 624

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 624, a bill to provide 
100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and 
sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of 
the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon 
Water for the Poor Act of 2005.


                                 S. 645

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 645, a bill to amend title 
32, United States Code, to modify the Department of Defense share of 
expenses under the National Guard Youth Challenge Program.


                                 S. 653

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 
and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) were added as cosponsors of S. 
653, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled 
Banner, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 658

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 658, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans who live in 
rural areas, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 662

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 662, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of certified midwife 
services and to provide for more equitable reimbursement rates for 
certified nurse-midwife services.


                                 S. 714

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 714, a bill to establish the 
National Criminal Justice Commission.


                                 S. 769

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 769, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and 
increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under the 
Medicare part B program.


                                 S. 779

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 779, a bill to amend titles 
23 and 49, United States Code, to modify provisions relating to the 
length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid 
highways, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 849

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 849, a bill to 
require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
conduct a study on black carbon emissions.


                                 S. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the 
Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 883, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and 
celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, 
America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy force 
which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services 
of the United States, to honor the American military men and women who 
have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of 
what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary Americans, through 
courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge fate 
and change the course of history.


                                S. 1067

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1067, a bill to support stabilization and 
lasting peace in northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's 
Resistance Army through development of a regional strategy to support 
multilateral efforts to successfully protect civilians and eliminate 
the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and to authorize funds 
for humanitarian relief and reconstruction, reconciliation, and 
transitional justice, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1091

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1091, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy investment 
credit for energy storage property connected to the grid, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1102

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Burris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1102, a bill to 
provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.


                                S. 1183

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1183, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance to the Government of 
Haiti to end within 5 years the deforestation in Haiti and restore 
within 30 years the extent of tropical forest cover in existence in 
Haiti in 1990, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1280

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1280, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of the Treasury to delegate management authority over 
troubled assets purchased under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, to 
require the establishment of a trust to manage assets of certain 
designated TARP recipients, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 17

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were added 
as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 17, a joint resolution approving the renewal 
of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy 
Act of 2003, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 11

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) and the Senator 
from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. 
Res. 11, a concurrent resolution condemning all forms of anti-Semitism 
and reaffirming the support of Congress for the mandate of the Special 
Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 27

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 27, a concurrent 
resolution directing the Architect of the Capitol to engrave the Pledge 
of Allegiance to the Flag and the National Motto of ``In God we trust'' 
in the Capitol Visitor Center.


                            S. CON. RES. 28

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 
28, a concurrent resolution supporting the goals

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of Smart Irrigation Month, which recognizes the advances in irrigation 
technology and practices that help raise healthy plants and increase 
crop yields while using water resources more efficiently and encourages 
the adoption of smart irrigation practices throughout the United States 
to further improve water-use efficiency in agricultural, residential, 
and commercial activities.


                              S. RES. 158

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 158, a resolution 
to commend the American Sail Training Association for advancing 
international goodwill and character building under sail.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1337

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1337 intended 
to be proposed to 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1343

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1343 intended to be 
proposed to 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.

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