[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Pages 27710-27711]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 254

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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. 491

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 491, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military 
retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to 
allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.


                                 S. 524

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 524, a bill to amend the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for 
the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget 
authority.


                                 S. 557

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 557, a bill to 
encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the 
United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations 
to find missing adults, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 686

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 686, a bill to 
establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to advise Congress 
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues 
associated with the profession of social work, to authorize the 
Secretary to make grants to support recruitment for, and retention, 
research, and reinvestment in, the profession, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 727

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 727, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use 
of horses for human consumption.


                                S. 1057

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1057, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical 
therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1067

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Corker) 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. 1076

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


                                S. 1130

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1130, a bill to 
provide for a demonstration project regarding Medicaid reimbursements 
for stabilization of emergency medical conditions by non-publicly owned 
or operated institutions for mental diseases.


                                S. 1147

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) 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. 1153

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1153, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from 
gross income for employer-provided health coverage for

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employees' spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other 
eligible designated beneficiaries of employees.


                                S. 1160

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1160, a bill to provide 
housing assistance for very low-income veterans.


                                S. 1228

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1228, a bill to amend 
chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the rate of 
accrual of annual leave for administrative law judges, contract appeals 
board members, and immigration judges.


                                S. 1345

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1345, a bill to aid and 
support pediatric involvement in reading and education.


                                S. 1366

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1366, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a 
portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless 
veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1389

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) 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. 1545

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1545, a bill 
to expand the research and awareness activities of the National 
Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to scleroderma, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1559

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1559, a bill to 
consolidate democracy and security in the Western Balkans by supporting 
the Governments and people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro in 
reaching their goal of eventual NATO membership, and to welcome further 
NATO partnership with the Republic of Serbia, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1608

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1608, a bill to 
prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive 
future.


                                S. 1646

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Leahy) 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. 1653

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1653, a bill to 
provide for the appointment of additional Federal circuit and district 
judges, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1709

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1709, a bill to amend the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 to establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, 
implement, and sustain veterinary services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1798

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1798, a bill to provide for 
the automatic enrollment of demobilizing members of the National Guard 
and Reserve in health care and dental care programs of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1963

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1963, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers 
of veterans, to improve the provision of health care to veterans, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2736

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2736, a bill to reduce 
the rape kit backlog and for other purposes.


                                S. 2758

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2758, a bill to 
amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998 to establish a national food safety training, education, 
extension, outreach, and technical assistance program for agricultural 
producers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2767

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2767, a bill to provide 
additional resources and funding for construction and infrastructure 
improvements at United States land ports of entry, to open additional 
inspection lanes, to hire more inspectors, and to provide recruitment 
and retention incentives for United States Customs and Border 
Protection officers who serve on the Southern Border.


                              S. RES. 341

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 341, a 
resolution supporting peace, security, and innocent civilians affected 
by conflict in Yemen.


                              S. RES. 345

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 345, a resolution deploring the rape and assault 
of women in Guinea and the killing of political protesters.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2759

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 2759 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. 2760

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) 
were withdrawn as cosponsors of amendment No. 2760 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. 2774

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
2774 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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