[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15911-15912]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 424

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
424, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate 
discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners 
of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain 
lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of 
citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration 
fraud in connection with permanent partnerships.


                                 S. 941

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 941, a bill to reform the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize firearm 
laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1275

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1275, a bill 
to establish a National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports to 
carry out activities to support and supplement the mission of the 
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.


                                S. 1536

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 1695

  At the request of Mr. Burris, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Kaufman) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1695, a bill to authorize the award of a Congressional 
gold medal to the Montford Point Marines of World War II.


                                S. 1859

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1859, a bill to 
reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive 
payments.


                                S. 2736

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


                                S. 2782

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the names of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2782, a bill to provide personal 
jurisdiction in causes of action against contractors of the United 
States performing contracts abroad with respect to members of the Armed 
Forces, civilian employees of the United States, and United States 
citizen employees of companies performing work for the United States in 
connection with contractor activities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3036

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3036, a bill to establish 
the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project.


                                S. 3184

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3184, a bill to provide 
United States assistance for the purpose of eradicating severe forms of 
trafficking in children in eligible countries through the 
implementation of Child Protection Compacts, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3479

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3479, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish and 
implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public 
awareness program.

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                                S. 3562

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3562, a bill 
to rename the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, 
Nebraska, as the Homestead National Historical Park.


                                S. 3665

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3665, a bill to 
promote the strengthening of the private sector in Pakistan.


                                S. 3673

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3673, a bill 
to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal 
certain limitations on tax health care benefits.


                                S. 3709

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3709, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Services Act and the Social Security Act to 
extend health information technology assistance eligibility to 
behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and 
facilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3767

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3767, a bill to establish 
appropriate criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating 
to food that is misbranded or adulterated.


                                S. 3786

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3786, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to issue prospective 
guidance clarifying the employment status of individuals for purposes 
of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments with respect 
to such clarifications.


                            S. CON. RES. 39

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 39, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that stable and 
affordable housing is an essential component of an effective strategy 
for the prevention, treatment, and care of human immunodeficiency 
virus, and that the United States should make a commitment to providing 
adequate funding for the development of housing as a response to the 
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome pandemic.


                            S. CON. RES. 63

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 63, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan 
should be accorded observer status in the International Civil Aviation 
Organization (ICAO).


                              S. RES. 619

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 
619, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate of 
each new Congress is not bound by the Rules of previous Senates.

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