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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” published by the Congressional Record on July 14, 2008

Volume 154, No. 115 covering the 2nd Session of the 110th Congress (2007 - 2008) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S6651-S6652 on July 14, 2008.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS

S. 617

At the request of Mr. Smith, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 617, a bill to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans.

S. 999

At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Montana

(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 999, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.

S. 1738

At the request of Mr. Biden, the names of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) were added as cosponsors of S. 1738, a bill to establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute predators.

S. 2035

At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2035, a bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media.

S. 2042

At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 2204

At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2204, a bill to assist wildlife populations and wildlife habitats in adapting to and surviving the effects of global warming, and for other purposes.

S. 2422

At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2422, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting, and for other purposes.

S. 2549

At the request of Mrs. Clinton, the name of the Senator from New York

(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2549, a bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to Federal agencies on the development of criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority populations and low-income populations, and for other purposes.

S. 2579

At the request of Mr. Inouye, the names of the Senator from Maryland

(Mr. Cardin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) 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 South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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 oculopha- ryngeal muscular dystrophies.

S. 2668

At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2668, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F.

S. 2844

At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2844, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes.

S. 3038

At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Coleman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3038, a bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the adoption incentives program, to authorize States to establish a relative guardianship program, to promote the adoption of children with special needs, and for other purposes.

S. 3122

At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 3122, a bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide for the regulation of oil commodities markets, and for other purposes.

S. 3134

At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 3134, a bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require energy commodities to be traded only on regulated markets, and for other purposes.

S. 3185

At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 3185, a bill to provide for regulation of certain transactions involving energy commodities, to strengthen the enforcement authorities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act and the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes.

S. 3186

At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of S. 3186, a bill to provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

S. 3223

At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New Jersey

(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3223, a bill to establish a small business energy emergency disaster loan program.

S. 3233

At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3233, a bill to promote development of a 21st century energy system to increase United States competitiveness in the world energy technology marketplace, and for other purposes.

S. 3237

At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New Jersey

(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3237, a bill to assist volunteer fire companies in coping with the precipitous rise in fuel prices.

S. 3240

At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3240, a bill to promote energy production and security in the United States, and for other purposes.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 154, No. 115