[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17] [Senate] [Pages 22422-22424] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS S. 228 At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 228, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Men's Health. S. 408 At the request of Mr. DeWine, the names of the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 408, a bill to provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking. S. 438 At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 438, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. S. 445 At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 445, a resolution to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs. S. 828 At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as cosponsors of S. 828, a bill to enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes. S. 910 At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 910, a bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. S. 1214 At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1214, a bill to require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive services under health plans. S. 1283 At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1283, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other purposes. S. 1376 At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1376, a bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education. S. 1508 At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) were added as cosponsors of S. 1508, a bill to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form. S. 1534 At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1534, a bill to reduce the risk to the food supply from intentional contamination, and for other purposes. S. 1687 At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1687, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers. S. 1862 At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1862, a bill to establish a joint energy cooperation program within the Department of Energy to fund eligible ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons in the national interest, and for other purposes. S. 1934 At the request of Mr. Specter, the names of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Jeffords), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) were added as cosponsors of S. 1934, a bill to reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community, and for other purposes. S. 1948 At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1948, a bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes. S. 2039 At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2039, a bill to provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders. S. 2071 At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2071, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify congressional intent regarding the counting of residents in the nonhospital setting under the medicare program. S. 2653 At the request of Mr. Stevens, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) were added as cosponsors of S. 2653, a bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to make efforts to reduce telephone rates for Armed Forces personnel deployed overseas. S. 3485 At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3485, a bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor, and for other purposes. S. 3500 At the request of Mr. Thomas, the name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3500, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. S. 3543 At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3543, a bill to improve passenger automobile fuel economy and safety, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce dependence on foreign oil, and for other purposes. [[Page 22423]] S. 3545 At the request of Mr. Craig, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3545, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes. S. 3554 At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Thomas) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3554, a bill to establish an alternative diesel standard, and for other purposes. S. 3657 At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3657, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow bonds guaranteed by the Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds. S. 3707 At the request of Mr. Lott, the names of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) were added as cosponsors of S. 3707, a bill to improve consumer access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers. S. 3771 At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 3771, 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. 3775 At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3775, a bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the effort to achieve internationally recognized goals in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human health care capacity and improving retention of medical health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes. S. 3795 At the request of Mr. Smith, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) were added as cosponsors of S. 3795, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a two-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for imaging services. S. 3837 At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3837, a bill to authorize the establishment of the Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial Archives at the University of Hawaii. S. 3873 At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3873, a bill to protect private property rights. S. 3883 At the request of Mr. Coleman, the names of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Allard) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Thomas) were added as cosponsors of S. 3883, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for advanced coal-based generation technology units under the qualifying advanced coal project credit. S. 3887 At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added as cosponsors of S. 3887, a bill to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from using private debt collection companies, and for other purposes. S. 3910 At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3910, a bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept the donation of a bust depicting Sojourner Truth and to display the bust in a suitable location in the Capitol. S. 3912 At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3912, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the exceptions process with respect to caps on payments for therapy services under the Medicare program. S. 3915 At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 3915, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage States to provide pregnant women enrolled in the Medicaid program with access to comprehensive tobacco cessation services. S. 3920 At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3920, a bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure access to durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program. S. 3936 At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 3936, a bill to invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy. S. 3955 At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3955, a bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. S. 3963 At the request of Mr. Thomas, the name of the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3963, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for improved access to cost-effective, quality physical medicine and rehabilitation services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes. S. 4042 At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4042, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the Armed Forces. S. 4060 At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as cosponsors of S. 4060, a bill to amend the Military Commissions Act of 2006 to improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures, and for other purposes. S. 4067 At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) were added as cosponsors of S. 4067, a bill to provide for secondary transmissions of distant network signals for private home viewing by certain satellite carriers. S. 4069 At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added as cosponsors of S. 4069, a bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. S. CON. RES. 97 At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 97, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber. S. RES. 407 At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 407, a resolution recognizing the African American Spiritual as a national treasure. [[Page 22424]] S. RES. 549 At the request of Mr. Santorum, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 549, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding modern-day slavery. S. RES. 621 At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 621, a resolution designating the week of February 5 through February 9, 2007, as ``National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week''. ____________________