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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S8681-S8683 on Aug. 3, 2009.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 252
At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 252, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals, to improve the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 301
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were added as cosponsors of S. 301, a bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP.
S. 388
At the request of Mr. Bennet, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 388, a bill to extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers.
S. 423
At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 423, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget authority, and for other purposes.
S. 455
At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 455, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of 5 United States Army Five-Star Generals, George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry ``Hap'' Arnold, and Omar Bradley, alumni of the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to coincide with the celebration of the 132nd Anniversary of the founding of the United States Army Command and General Staff College.
S. 538
At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 538, a bill to increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies.
S. 581
At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 581, a bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the exclusion of combat pay from income for purposes of determining eligibility for child nutrition programs and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
S. 604
At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Webb), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were added as cosponsors of S. 604, a bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported, and for other purposes.
S. 607
At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 607, a bill to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that are subject to ski area permits, and for other purposes.
S. 624
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 624, a bill to provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005.
S. 671
At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Begich), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were added as cosponsors of S. 671, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
S. 686
At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 686, a bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to advise Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy issues associated with the profession of social work, to authorize the Secretary to make grants to support recruitment for, and retention, research, and reinvestment in, the profession, and for other purposes.
S. 693
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 693, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine.
S. 772
At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 772, a bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former members of the Armed Forces with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, to enhance availability and access to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 775
At the request of Mr. Voinovich, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 775, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the availability of appropriated funds for international partnership contact activities conducted by the National Guard, and for other purposes.
S. 801
At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 801, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other purposes.
S. 809
At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 809, a bill to establish a program to provide tuition assistance to individuals who have lost their jobs as a result of the economic downturn.
S. 812
At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 812, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.
S. 823
At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 823, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes.
S. 833
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added as cosponsors of S. 833, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV.
S. 846
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 846, a bill to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to the fight against global poverty.
S. 883
At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 883, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States, to honor the American military men and women who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary Americans, through courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge fate and change the course of history.
S. 994
At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from Hawaii
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of S. 994, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase awareness of the risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer.
S. 1023
At the request of Mr. Warner, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1023, a bill to establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the United States.
At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1023, supra.
S. 1052
At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added as cosponsors of S. 1052, a bill to amend the small, rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program under part B of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
S. 1065
At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1065, 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. 1155
At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1155, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for health.
S. 1160
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1160, a bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.
S. 1273
At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were added as cosponsors of S. 1273, a bill to amend the Public health Service Act to provide for the establishment of permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders.
S. 1295
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1295, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care under the Medicare program.
S. 1320
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1320, a bill to provide assistance to owners of manufactured homes constructed before January 1, 1976, to purchase Energy Star-qualified manufactured homes.
S. 1362
At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1362, a bill to provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle grades models for struggling students, and for other purposes.
S. 1382
At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New Mexico
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1382, a bill to improve and expand the Peace Corps for the 21st century, and for other purposes.
S. 1402
At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1402, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowed as a deduction for start-up expenditures.
S. 1422
At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) were added as cosponsors of S. 1422, a bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to airline flight crews.
S. 1452
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Burris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1452, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities.
S. 1518
At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1518, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 1542
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Snowe), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added as cosponsors of S. 1542, a bill to impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates.
S. 1543
At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1543, a bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and title 5, United States Code, to provide leave for family members of members of regular components of the Armed Forces, and leave to care for covered veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1545
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1545, a bill to expand the research and awareness activities of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to scleroderma, and for other purposes.
S. 1554
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1554, a bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to prevent later delinquency and improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the development of local Court Teams for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers and the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center to assist such Court Teams, and for other purposes.
S. CON. RES. 36
At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 36, a concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Purple Heart Recognition Day.''
S. CON. RES. 37
At the request of Mr. Johanns, the names of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Bayh), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 37, a concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability.
S. RES. 210
At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 210, a resolution designating the week beginning on November 9, 2009, as National School Psychology Week.
S. RES. 233
At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 233, a resolution commending Russ Meyer on his induction into the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
AMENDMENT NO. 2225
At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2225 proposed to H.R. 2997, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2229
At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2229 proposed to H.R. 2997, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2236
At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2236 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2997, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
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