[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 72 (Thursday, May 3, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5562-S5565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 3
At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from South Dakota
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3, a bill to amend part D
of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair
prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.
S. 21
At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 21, a bill to expand access to
preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy,
reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care.
S. 57
At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 57, a bill to amend title
38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized
military forces
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of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the
Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits
under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 206
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 206, a bill
to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government
pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
S. 309
At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Obama) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) were added as
cosponsors of S. 309, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce
emissions of carbon dioxide, and for other purposes.
S. 326
At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added
as cosponsors of S. 326, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide a special period of limitation when uniformed services
retirement pay is reduced as result of award of disability
compensation.
S. 430
At the request of Mr. Bond, the names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr.
Akaka) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were added as
cosponsors of S. 430, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
enhance the national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau and the enhancement of the functions of the
National Guard Bureau, and for other purposes.
S. 431
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 431, a bill to require
convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other
purposes.
S. 439
At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 439, 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. 442
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Washington
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 442, a bill to provide
for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders.
S. 446
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 446, a bill to amend the
Public Health Service Act to authorize capitation grants to increase
the number of nursing faculty and students, and for other purposes.
S. 495
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 495, a bill to prevent and
mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of
security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement
assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent
access, and misuse of personally identifiable information.
S. 502
At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 502, a bill to repeal the
sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on
the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates.
S. 506
At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 506, a bill to
improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of high-
performance green buildings, and for other purposes.
S. 522
At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from South Dakota
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 522, a bill to safeguard
the economic health of the United States and the health and safety of
the United States citizens by improving the management, coordination,
and effectiveness of domestic and international intellectual property
rights enforcement, and for other purposes.
S. 543
At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator
from Alabama (Mr. Shelby) was added as a cosponsor of S. 543, a bill to
improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent
compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a
hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare
program.
S. 579
At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr.
Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 579, a bill to amend the Public
Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and
operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may
be related to the etiology of breast cancer.
S. 590
At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as
cosponsors of S. 590, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to extend the investment tax credit with respect to solar energy
property and qualified fuel cell property, and for other purposes.
S. 597
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. Brown), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) and the Senator
from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) were added as cosponsors of S. 597, a bill
to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer research for 2
years.
S. 609
At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from
Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were
added as cosponsors of S. 609, a bill to amend section 254 of the
Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal
service contributions and the universal service support programs
established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain
provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the
Antideficiency Act.
S. 622
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 622, a bill to enhance fair and
open competition in the production and sale of agricultural
commodities.
S. 634
At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from South Dakota
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 634, a bill to amend the
Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for
education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup
care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs
under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.
S. 644
At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 644, a bill to
amend title 38, United States Code, to recodify as part of that title
certain educational assistance programs for members of the reserve
components of the Armed Forces, to improve such programs, and for other
purposes.
S. 648
At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the names of the Senator from Iowa
(Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were added as
cosponsors of S. 648, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
reduce the eligibility age for receipt of non-regular military service
retired pay for members of the Ready Reserve in active federal status
or on active duty for significant periods.
S. 659
At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from Tennessee
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 659, a bill to amend
section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, to provide
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for the payment of the death gratuity with respect to members of the
Armed Forces without a surviving spouse who are survived by a minor
child.
S. 704
At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 704, a bill to
amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller
identification information.
S. 773
At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were
added as cosponsors of S. 773, 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. 901
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 901, a bill to amend the
Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of
appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such
Act.
S. 935
At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator
from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins)
were added as cosponsors of S. 935, a bill to repeal the requirement
for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by
veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other
purposes.
S. 937
At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from New
Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 937, a bill to
improve support and services for individuals with autism and their
families.
S. 961
At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator
from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr.
Cardin) were added as cosponsors of S. 961, a bill to amend title 46,
United States Code, to provide benefits to certain individuals who
served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army
Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II,
and for other purposes.
S. 1146
At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Stevens) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1146, a bill to amend
title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans who
live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1164
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1164, a bill to amend title
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve patient access to, and
utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit under the
Medicare Program.
S. 1181
At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1181, a bill to amend the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an
advisory vote on executive compensation.
S. 1196
At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr.
Kerry), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Chambliss) were added as cosponsors of S. 1196, a bill to improve
mental health care for wounded members of the Armed Forces, and for
other purposes.
S. 1200
At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1200, a bill to amend the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend the Act.
S. 1205
At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1205, a bill to require
a pilot program on assisting veterans service organizations and other
veterans groups in developing and promoting peer support programs that
facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active
duty, and for other purposes.
S. 1226
At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1226, a bill to amend title XIX
of the Social Security Act to establish programs to improve the
quality, performance, and delivery of pediatric care.
S. 1237
At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez)
and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as cosponsors of
S. 1237, a bill to increase public safety by permitting the Attorney
General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms
and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists.
S. 1256
At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Louisiana
(Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama) were added as
cosponsors of S. 1256, a bill to amend the Small Business Act to
reauthorize loan programs under that Act, and for other purposes.
S. 1257
At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama)
were added as cosponsors of S. 1257, a bill to provide the District of
Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the
House of Representatives.
S. 1261
At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1261, a bill to amend
title 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year limit on use
of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits, and for other
purposes.
S. 1263
At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1263, a bill to protect
the welfare of consumers by prohibiting price gouging with respect to
gasoline and petroleum distillates during natural disasters and
abnormal market disruptions, and for other purposes.
S. 1267
At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1267, a bill to
maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing
conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by
certain persons connected with the news media.
S. CON. RES. 22
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
Brown) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were added as
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 22, a concurrent resolution expressing the
sense of the Congress that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
should recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative postage
stamp be issued to promote public awareness of Down syndrome.
S. RES. 171
At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Smith), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman), the Senator from
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy),
the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from Missouri
(Mr. Bond) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 171, a resolution
memorializing fallen firefighters by lowering the United States flag to
half-staff on the day of the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial
Service in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
AMENDMENT NO. 991
At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor of
amendment No. 991 intended to be proposed to S. 1082, a bill to amend
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the
prescription drug user fee provisions, and for other purposes.
At the request of Mr. Schumer, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor
of amendment No. 991 intended to be proposed to S. 1082, supra.
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AMENDMENT NO. 1010
At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of
amendment No. 1010 proposed to S. 1082, a bill to amend the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the prescription
drug user fee provisions, and for other purposes.
At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from New
Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1010
proposed to S. 1082, supra.
AMENDMENT NO. 1011
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Utah
(Mr. Hatch) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) were added as
cosponsors of amendment No. 1011 proposed to S. 1082, a bill to amend
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the
prescription drug user fee provisions, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 1016
At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1016
intended to be proposed to S. 1082, a bill to amend the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the prescription drug
user fee provisions, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 1024
At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No.
1024 intended to be proposed to S. 1082, a bill to amend the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the prescription
drug user fee provisions, and for other purposes.
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