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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S13624-S13625 on Oct. 31, 2007.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 367
At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 367, 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. 450
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 450, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 450, supra.
S. 667
At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Ms. Mikulski) 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. 694
At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 694, 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 light motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
S. 714
At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 714, a bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.
S. 773
At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor 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. 803
At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) 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. 887
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 887, a bill to restore import and entry agricultural inspection functions to the Department of Agriculture.
S. 1060
At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1060, a bill to reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.
S. 1164
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mrs. Lincoln) 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. 1356
At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1356, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to establish industrial bank holding company regulation, and for other purposes.
S. 1782
At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1782, a bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.
S. 1876
At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1876, a bill to prohibit extraterritorial detention and rendition, except under limited circumstances, to modify the definition of ``unlawful enemy combatant'' for purposes of military commissions, to extend statutory habeas corpus to detainees, and for other purposes.
S. 1880
At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1880, a bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit dog fighting ventures.
S. 1958
At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich) 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. 2050
At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2050, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability insurance program, and for other purposes.
S. 2063
At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2063, a bill to establish a Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action, to assure the economic security of the United States, and to expand future prosperity and growth for all Americans.
S. 2119
At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2119, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
S. 2143
At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from South Dakota
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2143, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.
S. 2172
At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2172, a bill to impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council in Burma, to prohibit the importation of gems and hardwoods from Burma, to support democracy in Burma, and for other purposes.
S. 2213
At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Mississippi
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2213, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve prevention, investigation, and prosecution of cyber-crime, and for other purposes.
S. 2219
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as cosponsors of S. 2219, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program.
S. 2262
At the request of Mr. Domenici, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2262, a bill to authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other purposes.
S. RES. 334
At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 334, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the degradation of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea and welcoming cooperation between the peoples of Israel, Jordan, and Palestine.
S. RES. 356
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 356, a resolution affirming that any offensive military action taken against Iran must be explicitly approved by Congress before such action may be initiated.
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