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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S11414-S11416 on Sept. 11, 2007.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 22
At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 22, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 34
At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 34, a bill to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes.
S. 166
At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 166, a bill to restrict any State from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services.
S. 351
At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 351, a bill to amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions.
S. 505
At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 505, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the above-the-line deduction for teacher classroom supplies and to expand such deduction to include qualified professional development expenses.
S. 788
At the request of Mr. Sununu, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 788, a bill to authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 803
At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 803, a bill to repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments.
S. 809
At the request of Mr. Sununu, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 809, a bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt qualified public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan.
S. 819
At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 819, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.
S. 849
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 849, a bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes.
S. 881
At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added as cosponsors of S. 881, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
S. 1012
At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1012, a bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
S. 1038
At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1038, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use.
S. 1149
At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1149, a bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the State inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal inspection requirements and to require the Secretary to reimburse State agencies for part of the costs of the inspections.
S. 1175
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1175, a bill to end the use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other purposes.
S. 1281
At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1281, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain rivers and streams of the headwaters of the Snake River System as additions to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
S. 1316
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1316, a bill to establish and clarify that Congress does not authorize persons convicted of dangerous crimes in foreign courts to freely possess firearms in the United States.
S. 1328
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1328, 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. 1382
At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1382, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.
S. 1430
At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1430, a bill to authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes.
S. 1451
At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1451, a bill to encourage the development of coordinated quality reforms to improve health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in the health care system.
S. 1460
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1460, a bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Development Act of 2002 to support beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.
S. 1484
At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1484, a bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the Medicare treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment to that in effect before enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
S. 1512
At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1512, a bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to expand Federal eligibility for children in foster care who have attained age 18.
S. 1514
At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Obama) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as cosponsors of S. 1514, a bill to revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act.
S. 1556
At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1556, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries of employees, and for other purposes.
S. 1605
At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1605, 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. 1621
At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Washington
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1621, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.
S. 1638
At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from New Mexico
(Mr. Domenici) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1638, a bill to adjust the salaries of Federal justices and judges, and for other purposes.
S. 1668
At the request of Mr. Dodd, the names of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as cosponsors of S. 1668, a bill to assist in providing affordable housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes.
S. 1818
At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1818, a bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out the use of mercury in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda, and for other purposes.
S. 1821
At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1821, a bill to prohibit the closure or relocation of any county, local, or field office of the Farm Service Agency or Natural Resources Conservation Service or any office related to the rural development mission of the Department of Agriculture until at least 1 year after the enactment of an Act to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs after fiscal year 2007.
S. 1852
At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1852, a bill to designate the Friday after Thanksgiving of each year as ``Native American Heritage Day'' in honor of the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the United States.
S. 1944
At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) was added as a cosponsor 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 Kansas
(Mr. Roberts) 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. 1971
At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1971, a bill to authorize a competitive grant program to assist members of the National Guard and Reserve and former and current members of the Armed Forces in securing employment in the private sector, and for other purposes.
S. 1977
At the request of Mr. Obama, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 1999
At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1999, a bill to provide for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries, and for other purposes.
S. 2020
At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2020, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2010, to rename the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as the
``Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of 2007'', and for other purposes.
S.J. RES. 13
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 13, a joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.
S. RES. 201
At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the names of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 201, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Life Insurance Awareness Month''.
amendment no. 2251
At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2251 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. 2805
At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2805 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3074, a bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
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