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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S12287-S12289 on Sept. 27, 2007.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 65
At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 65, a bill to modify the age-60 standard for certain pilots and for other purposes.
S. 156
At the request of Mr. McConnell, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 156, a bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.
S. 396
At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 396, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat controlled foreign corporations in tax havens as domestic corporations.
S. 446
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 609
At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor 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. 721
At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 721, a bill to allow travel between the United States and Cuba.
S. 739
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 739, a bill to provide disadvantaged children with access to dental services.
S. 887
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 887, a bill to restore import and entry agricultural inspection functions to the Department of Agriculture.
S. 911
At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 911, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers.
S. 941
At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 941, a bill to increase Federal support for Community Health Centers and the National Health Service Corps in order to ensure access to health care for millions of Americans living in medically-underserved areas.
S. 959
At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 959, a bill to award a grant to enable Teach for America, Inc., to implement and expand its teaching program.
S. 960
At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 960, a bill to establish the United States Public Service Academy.
S. 979
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Washington
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 979, a bill to establish a Vote by Mail grant program.
S. 1015
At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1015, a bill to reauthorize the National Writing Project.
S. 1102
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1102, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expedite the application and eligibility process for low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug program and to revise the resource standards used to determine eligibility for an income-related subsidy, and for other purposes.
S. 1107
At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1107, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals.
S. 1161
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 1284
At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1284, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property.
S. 1376
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1376, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and expand the drug discount program under section 340B of such Act to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net provides.
S. 1494
At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1494, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indians under that Act.
S. 1543
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Smith) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig) were added as cosponsors of S. 1543, a bill to establish a national geothermal initiative to encourage increased production of energy from geothermal resources, and for other purposes.
S. 1661
At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were added as cosponsors 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. 1895
At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1895, a bill to aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and education.
S. 1925
At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1925, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to prevent credit card issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents, and for other purposes.
S. 1944
At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as cosponsors of S. 1944, a bill to provide justice for victims of state-sponsored terrorism.
S. 1958
At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1958, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare program.
S. 1965
At the request of Mr. Stevens, the names of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Snowe), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added as cosponsors of S. 1965, a bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors.
S. 1970
At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from South Dakota
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1970, a bill to establish a National Commission on Children and Disasters, a National Resource Center on Children and Disasters, and for other purposes.
S. 1998
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1998, a bill to reduce child marriage, and for other purposes.
S. 2031
At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2031, a bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration.
S. 2070
At the request of Mr. DeMint, the names of the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. Bunning), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Brownback) were added as cosponsors of S. 2070, a bill to prevent Government shutdowns.
S. 2071
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2071, a bill to enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine.
S. 2094
At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2094, a bill to increase the wages and benefits of blue collar workers by strengthening labor provisions in the H-2B program, to provide for labor recruiter accountability, and for other purposes.
S. 2103
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2103, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the in the home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility devices for individuals with expected long-term needs.
S.J. RES. 18
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 18, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to a cost limit for providers operated by units of government and other provisions under the Medicaid program.
S. CON. RES. 47
At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from North Dakota
(Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 47, a concurrent resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary of the United States Air Force as an independent military service.
S. RES. 252
At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 252, a resolution recognizing the increasingly mutually beneficial relationship between the United States of America and the Republic of Indonesia.
AMENDMENT NO. 2236
At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2236 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2251
At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2251 proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2897
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2897 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2905
At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2905 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2925
At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2925 proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2944
At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2944 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2960
At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2960 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2999
At the request of Mr. Webb, the names of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Hagel) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Salazar) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2999 proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, his name was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2999 proposed to H.R. 1585, supra.
AMENDMENT NO. 3003
At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the names of the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Domenici), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3003 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 3073
At the request of Mr. Obama, the names of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3073 proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 3074
At the request of Mr. Specter, the names of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3074 intended to be proposed to H.J. Res. 52, a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 3075
At the request of Mr. Levin, his name was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3075 proposed to H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
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