[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Pages 25919-25920]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 384

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 384, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide assistance 
to foreign countries to promote food security, to stimulate rural 
economies, and to improve emergency response to food crises, to amend 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 546

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
LeMieux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 546, a bill to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed 
services who have a service-connected disability to receive both 
disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of 
military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation.


                                 S. 801

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 801, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
waive charges for humanitarian care provided by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to family members accompanying veterans severely 
injured after September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the 
Department and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 827

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a

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cosponsor of S. 827, a bill to establish a program to reunite 
bondholders with matured unredeemed United States savings bonds.


                                 S. 870

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) 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. 1030

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) 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. 1055

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) and the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kirk) 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. 1076

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1076, a bill 
to improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1147

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1147, a bill to prevent 
tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. LeMieux) 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. 1422

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1553

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 1556

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 1660

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) 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. 1681

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) 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. 1756

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1756, a bill to amend the 
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the appropriate 
standard of proof.


                                S. 1822

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1822, a bill to amend the 
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, with respect to 
considerations of the Secretary of the Treasury in providing assistance 
under that Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1833

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the names of the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1833, a bill to amend the Credit Card Accountability 
Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 to establish an earlier 
effective date for various consumer protections, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1834

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1834, a bill to amend the 
Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research 
facilities are obtained legally.


                                S. 1927

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from 
New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) 
and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1927, a bill to establish a moratorium on credit card interest rate 
increases, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1928

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1928, a bill to extend and 
modify the temporary suspension of duty on golf bag bodies made of 
woven fabrics of nylon or polyester sewn together with pockets, and 
dividers or graphite protectors, accompanied with rainhoods.


                                S. 1930

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors of S. 1930, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the administration of, and 
reduce fraud related to, the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for 
other purposes.


                              S. RES. 316

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 316, a resolution 
calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the 
United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity 
concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
genocide documented in the United States record relating to the 
Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.

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