[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 17542-17544]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 229

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 229, a bill to 
empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 266

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 266, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the coverage gap 
in prescription drug coverage under part D of such title based on 
savings to the Medicare program resulting from the negotiation of 
prescription drug prices.


                                 S. 428

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 428, a bill to allow travel 
between the United States and Cuba.


                                 S. 571

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 571, a bill 
to strengthen the Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and 
cure of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, expand psoriasis and 
psoriatic arthritis data collection, and study access to and quality of 
care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 599

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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. 662

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor 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. 696

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 696, a bill to amend 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include a definition of fill 
material.


                                 S. 714

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


                                 S. 718

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 718, a bill to amend the 
Legal Services Corporation Act to meet special needs of eligible 
clients, provide for technology grants, improve corporate practices of 
the Legal Services Corporation, and for other purposes.

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                                 S. 730

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 730, a bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 755

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 755, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National 
Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of 
biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection 
and screening of, ovarian cancer.


                                 S. 777

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 777, a bill to promote 
industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, 
retention, and advancement, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 779

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 832

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Byrd) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 832, 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. 846

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) 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. 850

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 850, a bill to amend the 
High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the 
conservation of sharks.


                                 S. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor 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. 908

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) 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. 951

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 951, a bill to 
authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of 
the historic and first lunar landing by humans in 1969, to award gold 
medals on behalf of the United States Congress to Neil A. Armstrong, 
the first human to walk on the moon; Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin Jr., the 
pilot of the lunar module and second person to walk on the moon; 
Michael Collins, the pilot of their Apollo 11 mission's command module; 
and, the first American to orbit the Earth, John Herschel Glenn Jr.


                                S. 1065

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1065, a bill to authorize 
State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent 
investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in 
Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1066

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1066, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to ambulance 
services under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1067

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) 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. 1158

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1158, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct 
activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, 
neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1163

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1163, a bill to add 1 
member with aviation safety expertise to the Federal Aviation 
Administration Management Advisory Council.


                                S. 1217

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1217, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to improve and protect rehabilitative 
services and case management services provided under Medicaid to 
improve the health and welfare of the nation's most vulnerable seniors 
and children.


                                S. 1283

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1283, a bill to require 
persons that operate Internet websites that sell airline tickets to 
disclose to the purchaser of each ticket the air carrier that operates 
each segment of the flight, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1301, a bill to direct the 
Attorney General to make an annual grant to the A Child Is Missing 
Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the 
rapid recovery of missing children, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1304

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1304, a bill to restore the economic rights 
of automobile dealers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1337

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1337, a bill to exempt children of certain Filipino 
World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant 
visas.


                                S. 1374

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Michigan

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(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1374, a bill to amend the 
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to minimize the 
adverse effects of employment dislocation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1375

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1375, a bill to amend 
the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to reauthorize State mediation 
programs.


                                S. 1415

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1415, a bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act to ensure that absent uniformed services 
voters and overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have a 
genuine opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee ballots 
cast and counted, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 17

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor 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.
  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and 
the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as cosponsors of S.J. 
Res. 17, supra.


                              S. RES. 200

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


                              S. RES. 210

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 210, a resolution 
designating the week beginning on November 9, 2009, as National School 
Psychology Week.

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