[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16900-16902]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 21

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 21, a bill to 
reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to 
women's health care.


                                 S. 144

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 144, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F.


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) 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 and volunteer services, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 213

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 213, a bill to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to 
necessary services while on a grounded air carrier, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 348

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 348, a bill to 
amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that 
funds received as universal service contributions and the universal 
service support programs established pursuant to that section are not 
subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly 
known as the Antideficiency Act.


                                 S. 422

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 422, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health 
Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of 
heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.


                                 S. 451

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 451, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States 
of America.


                                 S. 461

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 461, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the 
railroad track maintenance credit.


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders) 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 health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to 
allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.


                                 S. 511

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 511, a bill to 
amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
an exemption of pharmacies and pharmacists from certain Medicare 
accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies 
to certain professionals.


                                 S. 560

  At the request of Mr. Franken, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 560, a bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish 
an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor 
organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor 
practices during the organizing efforts, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 599

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 599, a bill to amend chapter 
81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a 
disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities 
caused by any certain diseases is the result of the performance of such 
employee's duty.


                                 S. 649

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 649, a bill to require 
an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal 
Communications Commission.


                                 S. 654

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Bennett) was added as a cosponsor of S. 654, a bill to amend title XIX 
of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by 
podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to 
appropriate quality foot and ankle care.


                                 S. 693

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 693, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants

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for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine.


                                 S. 700

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) 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 Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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. 811

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 811, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to promote mental and behavioral health 
services for underserved populations.


                                 S. 812

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 812, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for 
contributions of qualified conservation contributions.


                                 S. 846

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 846, a bill to award a 
congressional gold medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his 
contributions to the fight against global poverty.


                                 S. 848

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 848, a bill to recognize and clarify the 
authority of the States to regulate intrastate helicopter medical 
services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 908

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 934

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the Senator 
from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), and the Senator from Washington (Ms. 
Cantwell) were added as cosponsors of S. 934, a bill to amend the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve the nutrition and health of 
schoolchildren and protect the Federal investment in the national 
school lunch and breakfast programs by updating the national school 
nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school 
meals to conform to current nutrition science.


                                 S. 979

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 979, 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. 981

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 981, a bill to support 
research and public awareness activities with respect to inflammatory 
bowel disease, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 984

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 984, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public 
health, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 999

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 999, a bill to increase the 
number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including 
those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to 
children and adolescents, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1022

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1022, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a graduate degree loan 
repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members.


                                S. 1169

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1169, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of 
autism under TRICARE.


                                S. 1210

  At the request of Mr. Kaufman, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), 
the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. 
Mikulski) were added as cosponsors of S. 1210, a bill to establish a 
committee under the National Science and Technology Council with the 
responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1239, a bill to amend 
section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to revise and expand the 
drug discount program under that section to improve the provision of 
discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers.


                                S. 1284

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1284, a bill to require the implementation of 
certain recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board, to 
require the establishment of national standards with respect to flight 
requirements for pilots, to require the development of fatigue 
management plans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1304

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1304, a bill to restore the economic rights of 
automobile dealers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1308

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1308, a bill to 
reauthorize the Maritime Administration, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1313

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1313, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the 
charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.


                                S. 1319

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1319, a bill to require 
Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States 
Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1344

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign) and the Senator from 
Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were added as cosponsors of S. 1344, a bill to 
temporarily protect the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.

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                                S. 1397

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1397, a bill to authorize 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award 
grants for electronic device recycling research, development, and 
demonstration projects, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 16

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 16, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relative to parental rights.


                              S.J. RES. 17

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Burris), the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), 
the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) and the Senator 
from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) 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. 25

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 25, a concurrent resolution 
recognizing the value and benefits that community health centers 
provide as health care homes for over 18,000,000 individuals, and the 
importance of enabling health centers and other safety net providers to 
continue to offer accessible, affordable, and continuous care to their 
current patients and to every American who lacks access to preventive 
and primary care services.


                               S. RES. 71

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Burris) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 71, a resolution condemning the Government of 
Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i minority in Iran 
and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human 
Rights.


                              S. RES. 200

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 200, a 
resolution designating September 12, 2009, as ``National Childhood 
Cancer Awareness Day''.

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