[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 18440-18442]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 144

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor 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 Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) 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. 237

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 237, a bill to establish a 
collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 254

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor 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. 428

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


                                 S. 572

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) 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. 616

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 616, a bill to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to authorize medical simulation enhancement 
programs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 781

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 781, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and 
infrastructure grants.


                                 S. 812

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) 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 Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) 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. 913

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) was added as a cosponsor of S. 913, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand workplace health incentives by 
equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use.


                                 S. 941

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1026

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1026, a bill to amend the 
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve 
procedures for the collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots 
of absent overseas uniformed service voters, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1055

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1055, a bill to grant the 
congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion 
and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in 
recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.


                                S. 1066

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond) 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. 1121

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1121, a bill to amend part 
D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
provide grants for the repair, renovation, and construction of 
elementary and secondary schools, including early learning facilities 
at the elementary schools.


                                S. 1128

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1128, a bill to 
authorize the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed 
Forces who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of 
participation in the testing of nuclear weapons or under other 
circumstances.


                                S. 1153

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1153, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income 
for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and 
dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible designated 
beneficiaries of employees.


                                S. 1156

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) 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. 1265

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1265, a bill to amend the 
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide members of the Armed 
Forces and their family members equal access to voter registration 
assistance, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1279

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as

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a cosponsor of S. 1279, a bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend the Rural 
Community Hospital Demonstration Program.


                                S. 1304

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1304, a bill to restore the economic rights of 
automobile dealers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1312

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1312, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage, as 
supplies associated with the injection of insulin, of containment, 
removal, decontamination and disposal of home-generated needles, 
syringes, and other sharps through a sharps container, decontamination/
destruction device, or sharps-by-mail program or similar program under 
part D of the Medicare program.


                                S. 1324

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1324, a bill to ensure that 
every American has a health insurance plan that they can afford, own, 
and keep.


                                S. 1344

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) and the Senator 
from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) were added as cosponsors of S. 1344, a bill 
to temporarily protect the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.


                                S. 1362

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1362, a bill to provide grants to 
States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an 
academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that 
students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school 
and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies and 
programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle 
grades, to develop and implement effective middle grades models for 
struggling students, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1408

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1408, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy 
investments and job creation.


                                S. 1415

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb), the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the 
Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) 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. 1422

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) and 
the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 1422, a bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to 
clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to airline flight 
crews.


                                S. 1439

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1439, a bill to provide for 
duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1469

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1469, a bill to provide 
for the administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial 
as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1474

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1474, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provision prohibiting the 
crediting of interest to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other 
purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 25

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor 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. 210

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


                              S. RES. 212

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 212, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that any savings under the Medicare 
program should be invested back into the Medicare program, rather than 
creating new entitlement programs.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1501

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1501 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1501 intended to be 
proposed to S. 1390, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1514

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1514 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1515

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Florida (Mr. Martinez), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. 
Burr), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the 
Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1515 proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1517

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1517 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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                           AMENDMENT NO. 1528

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1528 proposed to S. 1390, an 
original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1528 proposed to 
S. 1390, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1543

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1543 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1558

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1558 intended to be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1597

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from 
Arizona (Mr. Kyl), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the 
Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 1597 proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1599

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1599 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1618

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1618 proposed to S. 1390, an 
original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1621

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Bond) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1621 intended to be proposed to S. 
1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1628

  At the request of Ms. Collins, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1628 proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Bennett, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1628 proposed to S. 1390, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1635

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1635 intended to be proposed to S. 
1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1637

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1637 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1390, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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