[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Pages 27613-27615]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 182

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 182, a bill to amend the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to 
victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 461

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 461, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track 
maintenance credit.


                                 S. 492

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 492, a bill to amend 
the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt 
certain employment as a member of a local governing board, commission, 
or committee from social security tax coverage.


                                 S. 510

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 510, a bill to amend the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food 
supply.


                                 S. 611

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 611, a bill to 
provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other 
sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 619

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 619, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of 
medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and 
animal diseases.


                                 S. 825

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 825, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore, increase, and make permanent 
the exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified 
group legal services plans.


                                 S. 870

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) 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. 1067

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 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. 1147

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) 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. 1160

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico

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(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1160, a bill to provide 
housing assistance for very low-income veterans.


                                S. 1234

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1234, a bill to 
modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of 
certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial 
names.


                                S. 1237

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1237, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to expand the grant program for homeless 
veterans with special needs to include male homeless veterans with 
minor dependents and to establish a grant program for reintegration of 
homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1311

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1311, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to expand and strengthen 
cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and protect the resource 
productivity, water quality, and marine ecosystems of the Gulf of 
Mexico.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kirk) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1382, a bill to improve and expand the Peace Corps 
for the 21st century, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1518

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1518, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care, medical 
services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp 
Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp 
Lejeune.


                                S. 1520

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1520, a bill to grant 
a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, 
Incorporated.


                                S. 1553

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) 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 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kirk) 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. 1584

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1584, a bill to prohibit 
employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender 
identity.


                                S. 1598

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1598, a bill to amend the 
National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent 
background check system.


                                S. 1606

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1606, a bill to require 
foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to 
establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to 
accept service of process against such manufacturers, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1628

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1628, a bill to 
amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to increase the number 
of physicians who practice in underserved rural communities.


                                S. 1646

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1646, a bill to 
keep Americans working by strengthening and expanding short-time 
compensation programs that provide employers with an alternative to 
layoffs.


                                S. 1660

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) 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 Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 1730

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1730, a bill to provide for minimum loss ratios for 
health insurance coverage.


                                S. 1739

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


                                S. 1834

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) 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. Reid, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1927, a bill to establish a moratorium on credit card interest rate 
increases, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1927, supra.


                                S. 1939

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Byrd) were added as cosponsors of S. 1939, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of 
certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2097

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2097, a bill to 
authorize the rededication of the District of Columbia War Memorial as 
a National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial to honor the 
sacrifices made by American veterans of World War I.


                                S. 2128

  At the request of Mr. LeMieux, the names of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Corker) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2128, a bill to provide for the establishment 
of the Office of Deputy Secretary for Health Care Fraud Prevention.


                              S. RES. 210

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) 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. 278

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 278, a 
resolution honoring the Hudson River School painters

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for their contributions to the United States Senate.


                              S. RES. 340

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 340, a resolution expressing support for 
designation of a National Veterans History Project Week to encourage 
public participation in a nationwide project that collects and 
preserves the stories of the men and women who served our Nation in 
times of war and conflict.
  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. Res. 340, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2733

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2733 proposed to H.R. 3082, a 
bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2737

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2737 proposed to H.R. 3082, a bill making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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