[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Pages 24571-24572]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 640

  At the request of Mr. LeMieux, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 640, a bill to provide Congress a second look at wasteful spending 
by establishing enhanced rescission authority under fast-track 
procedures.


                                 S. 654

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 659

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 659, a bill to 
improve the teaching and learning of American history and civics.


                                 S. 831

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) 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. 870

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) 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 New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the 
Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Reed), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Bayh), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett), the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) 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. 994

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. LeMieux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 994, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to increase awareness of the risks of breast 
cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed 
with breast cancer.


                                S. 1012

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1012, a bill 
to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the centennial of the establishment of Mother's Day.


                                S. 1019

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1019, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against 
income tax for the purchase of hearing aids.


                                S. 1065

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name 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.
  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1065, supra.


                                S. 1121

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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. 1326

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1326, a bill to amend the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 to clarify the low-
income housing credits that are eligible for the low-income housing 
grant election, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1340

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1340, a bill to establish a 
minimum funding level for programs under the Victims of Crime Act of 
1984 for fiscal years 2010 to 2014 that ensures a reasonable growth in 
victim programs without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of 
the Crime Victims Fund.


                                S. 1341

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1341, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on SILO and 
LILO transactions.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1382, a bill to improve and 
expand the Peace Corps for the 21st century, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1389

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1389, a 
bill to clarify the exemption for certain annuity contracts and 
insurance policies from Federal regulation under the Securities Act of 
1933.


                                S. 1441

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1441, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to grant family of members of the uniformed 
services temporary annual leave during the deployment of such members.


                                S. 1472

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1472, a bill to establish a 
section within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice to 
enforce human

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rights laws, to make technical and conforming amendments to criminal 
and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1492

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1492, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease 
research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public 
education about prevention.


                                S. 1535

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1535, a bill to 
amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to establish additional 
prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1536

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1536, a bill to 
amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the amount of Federal 
highway funding available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting 
an individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while 
operating a motor vehicle.


                                S. 1553

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1553, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 85th 
anniversary of the founding of the National Future Farmers of America 
Organization.


                                S. 1583

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Nevada (Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1583, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax 
credit through 2014, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1652

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1652, a bill to 
amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to 
provide full Federal funding of such part.


                                S. 1657

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Texas (Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1657, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exception from the 10 
percent penalty for early withdrawals from government plans for 
qualified public safety employees.


                                S. 1659

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1659, a bill 
to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that 
involve targeting seniors.


                                S. 1681

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1700

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1700, a bill to require 
certain issuers to disclose payments to foreign governments for the 
commercial development of oil, natural gas, and minerals, to express 
the sense of Congress that the President should disclose any payment 
relating to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, and 
minerals on Federal land, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1739

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1739, a bill to promote 
freedom of the press around the world.


                                S. 1749

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1749, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell 
phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners.


                              S. RES. 295

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 295, a resolution designating October 13, 
2009, as ``National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2644

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2644 proposed to 
H.R. 2847, a bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 
and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2668

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2668 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 3548, a bill to amend the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of 
certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2670

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2670 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 2847, a bill making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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