[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10] [Senate] [Pages 13321-13323] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS S. 667 At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 667, a bill to expand programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays, including potential mental health concerns, and for other purposes. S. 1003 At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1003, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to emergency medical services and the quality and efficiency of care furnished in emergency departments of hospitals and critical access hospitals by establishing a bipartisan commission to examine factors that affect the effective delivery of such services, by providing for additional payments for certain physician services furnished in such emergency departments, and by establishing a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Working Group, and for other purposes. S. 1103 At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1103, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include costs incurred by the Indian Health Service, a Federally qualified health center, an AIDS drug assistance program, certain hospitals, or a pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program in providing prescription drugs toward the annual out of pocket threshold under part D of the Medicare program. S. 1161 At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1161, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the expansion of Medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy services. S. 1437 At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1437, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. S. 1589 At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added as cosponsors of S. 1589, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations. S. 1595 At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1595, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital under the Medicare program. S. 1661 At the request of Mr. Stevens, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1661, a bill to communicate United States travel policies and improve marketing and other activities designed to increase travel in the United States from abroad. S. 1977 At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1977, a bill to provide for sustained United States leadership in a cooperative global effort to prevent nuclear terrorism, reduce global nuclear arsenals, stop the spread of nuclear weapons and related material and technology, and support the responsible and peaceful use of nuclear technology. S. 2042 At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2042, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases, and for other purposes. S. 2102 At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added as cosponsors of S. 2102, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life- threatening conditions, and for other purposes. S. 2120 At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2120, a bill to authorize the establishment of a Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas to provide assistance to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, and foster increased economic opportunity in the countries of the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes. [[Page 13322]] S. 2238 At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2238, a bill to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams. S. 2369 At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2369, a bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide that certain tax planning inventions are not patentable, and for other purposes. S. 2433 At the request of Mr. Wyden, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2433, a bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. S. 2510 At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2510, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations, and for other purposes. S. 2523 At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2523, a bill to establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families. S. 2569 At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2569, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer. S. 2579 At the request of Mr. Inouye, the names of the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added as cosponsors of S. 2579, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in American society, from the colonial period to today. S. 2618 At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2618, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss Facioscapulohumeral, limb- girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophies. S. 2652 At the request of Mr. Coleman, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2652, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to make a grant to the National World War II Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum. S. 2681 At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) were added as cosponsors of S. 2681, a bill to require the issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American code talkers. S. 2771 At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2771, a bill to require the president to call a White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010. S. 2776 At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2776, a bill to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for other purposes. S. 2795 At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) were added as cosponsors of S. 2795, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. S. 2883 At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2883, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Mother's Day. S. 2976 At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of S. 2976, a bill to require the United States Trade Representative to pursue a complaint of anticompetitive practices against certain oil exporting countries. S. 3093 At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3093, a bill to extend and improve the effectiveness of the employment eligibility confirmation program. S. 3140 At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3140, a bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. S. 3141 At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3141, a bill to provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. S. 3168 At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3168, a bill to authorize United States participation in the replenishment of resources of the International Development Association, and for other purposes. S. 3169 At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3169, a bill to authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for the United States contribution to, the eleventh replenishment of the resources of the African Development Fund. S.J. RES. 41 At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 41, a joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. S. RES. 300 At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 300, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should stop the utilization of materials that violate provisions of the United Nations-brokered [[Page 13323]] Interim Agreement between FYROM and Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and should work with the United Nations and Greece to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals of finding a mutually-acceptable official name for FYROM. S. RES. 594 At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 594, a resolution designating September 2008 as ``Tay-Sachs Awareness Month''. AMENDMENT NO. 5013 At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5013 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3221, a bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes. AMENDMENT NO. 5020 At the request of Mr. Ensign, the names of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 5020 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3221, a bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes. AMENDMENT NO. 5022 At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Sununu), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Smith) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 5022 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3221, a bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes. ____________________