[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 55 (Thursday, April 14, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2508-S2510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 28

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 28, a bill to 
amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide public safety providers 
an additional 10 megahertz of spectrum to support a national, 
interoperable wireless broadband network and authorize the Federal 
Communications Commission to hold incentive auctions to provide funding 
to support such a network, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 33

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 33, a bill to 
designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as 
wilderness.


                                 S. 206

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 206, a bill to 
reauthorize the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 211, a bill to 
provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations 
process and to enhance oversight and performance of the Federal 
Government.


                                 S. 214

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 214, a bill to 
amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the 
full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 215

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 215, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require oil polluters to pay 
the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 227

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 227, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home 
health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program.


                                 S. 245

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 245, a bill to reduce Federal spending in a 
responsible manner.


                                 S. 296

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 296, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug 
Administration with improved capacity to prevent drug shortages.


                                 S. 328

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 328, a bill to amend title VII of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to 
address subsidies relating to fundamentally undervalued currency of any 
foreign country.


                                 S. 351

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 351, a bill to 
authorize the exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil 
and gas in and from the western portion of the Coastal Plain of the 
State of Alaska without surface occupancy, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 352

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 352, a bill to authorize the exploration, leasing, 
development, production, and economically feasible and prudent 
transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain in Alaska.


                                 S. 384

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 384, a bill to amend title 
39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States 
Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer 
research.


                                 S. 468

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 468, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the authority of the 
Administrator to disapprove specifications of disposal sites for the 
discharge of, dredged or fill material, and to clarify the procedure 
under which a higher review of specifications may be requested.


                                 S. 481

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 481, a bill to enhance and 
further research into the prevention and treatment of eating disorders, 
to improve access to treatment of eating disorders, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 489

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 489, a bill to require 
certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications, to establish a 
grant program for State and local government mediation programs, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 518

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, the name of the 
Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 518, 
a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an 
exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary 
student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.


                                 S. 570

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 570, a bill to prohibit the 
Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of 
multiple rifles and shotguns.


                                 S. 576

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 576, a bill to amend the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical 
education.


                                 S. 596

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 596, a bill to establish a grant program to benefit 
victims of sex trafficking, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 598

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin

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(Mr. Kohl) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 598, a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and 
ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.


                                 S. 613

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 613, a bill to amend the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act to permit a prevailing party in an action or 
proceeding brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees 
and certain other expenses.


                                 S. 630

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 630, a bill to 
promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and 
development, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 648

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 648, a bill to 
require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and 
evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed 
with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24--month waiting period for 
Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.


                                 S. 658

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 
and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 658, a bill to provide for the preservation by the 
Department of Defense of documentary evidence of the Department of 
Defense on incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the 
military, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 668

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 668, a bill to remove 
unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from seniors' personal health 
decisions by repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board.


                                 S. 700

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 700, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the treatment of 
certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5--year property 
for purposes of depreciation.


                                 S. 705

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 705, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.


                                 S. 707

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 707, a bill 
to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for 
puppies.


                                 S. 712

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 712, a bill to repeal the 
Dodd--Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.


                                 S. 716

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 716, a bill to establish 
within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school 
grant program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 726

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 726, a bill to rescind $45 billion 
of unobligated discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 745

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 745, a bill 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect certain veterans who 
would otherwise be subject to a reduction in educational assistance 
benefits, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 811

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. 
Durbin), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), 
the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Massachusetts 
(Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator 
from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), 
the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator 
from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Reed), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the 
Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. 
Stabenow), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall), the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb), the Senator 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. 811, a bill to 
prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation 
or gender identity.


                                 S. 814

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 814, a bill to require the 
public disclosure of audits conducted with respect to entities 
receiving funds under title X of the Public Health Service Act.


                              S.J. RES. 1

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 1, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of 
Congress may serve.


                             S. CON. RES. 4

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 4, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that an 
appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National Cemetery 
should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the 
Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces of 
the United States.


                               S. RES. 80

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 
80, a resolution condemning the Government of Iran for its state--
sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued 
violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.


                              S. RES. 128

  At the request of Mr. Coons, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 128, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that public 
servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service 
to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 1 through 7, 
2011.


                              S. RES. 138

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from 
Utah (Mr. Lee), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator 
from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse), the Senator

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from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. 
Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 138, a resolution 
calling on the United Nations to rescind the Goldstone report, and for 
other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 138, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Franken, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 138, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 138, supra.


                              S. RES. 144

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 144, a 
resolution supporting early detection for breast cancer.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 197

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 197 proposed 
to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR 
programs, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 253

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 253 proposed to S. 
493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and 
for other purposes.

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