[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 22132-22133]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 213

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 639

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 639, a bill to amend the 
definition of commercial motor vehicle in section 31101 of title 49, 
United States Code, to exclude certain farm vehicles, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 662

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) 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. 663

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 663, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to 
provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States 
merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval 
Transport Service) during World War II.


                                 S. 729

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 729, a bill to amend the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to 
permit States to determine State residency for higher education 
purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of 
status of certain alien students who are long-term United States 
residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 781

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) 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. 795

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 795, a bill to amend the 
Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by 
ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to 
prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, 
neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 831

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) 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. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) 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,

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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 New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) 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. 941

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) 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. 984

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 987

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 987, a bill to protect girls 
in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 991

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 991, a bill to declare 
English as the official language of the United States, to establish a 
uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid 
misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the 
United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general 
welfare of the United States and to establish a rule of naturalization 
under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.


                                S. 1055

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 1072

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1072, a bill to amend 
chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, to modify the basis 
utilized for annual adjustments in amounts of educational assistance 
for members of the Selected Reserve.


                                S. 1167

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1167, a bill to require that the 
Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and 
services necessary for the operations and management of certain 
Government agencies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) 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. 1425

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1425, a bill to increase 
the United States financial and programmatic contributions to promote 
economic opportunities for women in developing countries.


                                S. 1445

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1445, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children 
and reduce the occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death and to 
enhance public health activities related to stillbirth.


                                S. 1532

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1532, a bill to establish 
partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development 
pathways to 21st century careers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1556

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1556, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration 
agencies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1681

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1681, a bill to ensure that health insurance 
issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in 
price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of 
competition and consumers.


                                S. 1687

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1687, a bill to prohibit the 
Federal Government from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements 
to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities 
that promote the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2440

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2440 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2996, a bill making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for 
other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Grassley, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2440 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2996, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Roberts, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2440 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2996, supra.

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