[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Pages 23520-23522]
[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 Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 254

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) 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. 380

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 380, a bill to expand the 
boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater 
Preserve, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 553

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 553, a bill to 
revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail 
in northeastern Minnesota to include existing hiking trails along Lake 
Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa 
National Forest, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 565

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 565, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued 
entitlement to coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to 
beneficiaries under the Medicare Program that have received a kidney 
transplant and whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 584

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) 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 North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 729

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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. 797

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 797, a bill to amend the 
Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Act, the 
Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000, and 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the 
prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 812

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as 
cosponsors 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.

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                                 S. 823

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 823, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating 
losses, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 850

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) 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. 870

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 870, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for 
renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from 
biomass for on-site use and to modify the credit period for certain 
facilities producing electricity from open-loop biomass.


                                 S. 883

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Brownback) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) 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. 931

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 931, a bill to amend title 9 
of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.


                                S. 1030

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1030, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the reduction in 
the credit rate for certain facilities producing electricity from 
renewable resources.


                                S. 1067

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1156

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) 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. 1171

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1171, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore State authority to waive 
the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals under the 
Medicare Program.


                                S. 1197

  At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Burris) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1197, a bill to establish a grant program for 
automated external defibrillators in elementary and secondary schools.


                                S. 1408

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 1547

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1547, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, and the United States Housing Act of 1937 
to enhance and expand the assistance provided by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to 
homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1595

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1595, a bill to 
amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of any 
check or other negotiable instrument as part of a solicitation by a 
creditor for an extension of credit, to limit the liability of 
consumers in conjunction with such solicitations, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1660

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1660, a bill to amend 
the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the emissions of 
formaldehyde from composite wood products, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1668

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1668, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain active 
duty service in the reserve components as qualifying service for 
purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1685

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1685, a bill to provide an 
emergency benefit of $250 to seniors, veterans, and persons with 
disabilities in 2010 to compensate for the lack of a cost-of-living 
adjustment for such year, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1688

  At the request of Mr. Bennett, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1688, a bill to prevent 
congressional reapportionment distortions by requiring that, in the 
questionnaires used in the taking of any decennial census of 
population, a checkbox or other similar option be included for 
respondents to indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the 
United States.


                                S. 1698

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1698, a bill to 
provide grants to the States to improve high schools and raise 
graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards, to develop and 
implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts, 
and to improve State policies to raise graduation rates, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1733

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1733, a bill to 
create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global 
warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy.


                                S. 1744

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1744, a bill 
to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
prescribe regulations to ensure that all crewmembers on air carriers 
have proper qualifications and experience, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 15

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Wyoming

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(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 15, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of 
the flag of the United States.


                              S. RES. 297

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 297, a resolution to 
recognize the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve as a unique and precious 
ecosystem.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2559

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2559 proposed to H.R. 3326, a bill making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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