[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 102 (Monday, July 11, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4485-S4486]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 17

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 17, a bill to repeal 
the job-killing tax on medical devices to ensure continued access to 
life-saving medical devices for patients and maintain the standing of 
United States as the world leader in medical device innovation.


                                 S. 20

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 20, a bill to 
protect American job creation by striking the job-killing Federal 
employer mandate.


                                 S. 185

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 185, a bill to provide United States assistance for the purpose of 
eradicating severe forms of trafficking in children in eligible 
countries through the implementation of Child Protection Compacts, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 195

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 195, a bill to 
reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive 
payments.


                                 S. 201

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the names of the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. 
Coons) were withdrawn as cosponsors of S. 201, a bill to clarify the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. 
Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 227

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 387

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 387, a bill to amend title 
37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements for 
members of uniformed services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 543

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and the Senator

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from Virginia (Mr. Webb) were added as cosponsors of S. 543, a bill to 
restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new 
discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property.


                                 S. 570

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) 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. 584

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 584, a bill to 
establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide 
independent counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services on policy issues associated with recruitment, retention, 
research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 598

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) 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. 707

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


                                 S. 778

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 778, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician 
supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services.


                                 S. 798

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and 
the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) were added as cosponsors of S. 798, 
a bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their 
family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms 
Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 807

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 807, a bill to authorize the Department of Labor's 
voluntary protection program and to expand the program to include more 
small businesses.


                                 S. 951

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 951, a bill to improve 
the provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and 
unemployment benefits to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 987

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 987, a bill to 
amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.


                                S. 1025

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1025, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
enhance the national defense through empowerment of the National Guard, 
enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and 
improvement of Federal-State military coordination in domestic 
emergency response, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1048

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1048, a bill to expand 
sanctions imposed with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, North 
Korea, and Syria, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1058

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1058, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and proper 
operation of pharmacy benefit managers.


                                S. 1171

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1171, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from 
gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' 
spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible 
dependent beneficiaries of employees.


                                S. 1223

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1223, a bill to address 
voluntary location tracking of electronic communications devices, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1280

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1280, a bill to amend the Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault 
risk-reduction and response training, and the development of sexual 
assault protocol and guidelines, the establishment of victims 
advocates, the establishment of a Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1308

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1308, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child 
exploitation offenses.


                              S.J. RES. 17

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 17, a joint 
resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in 
the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were 
added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 17, supra.


                              S. RES. 175

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 175, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with 
respect to ongoing violations of the territorial integrity and 
sovereignty of Georgia and the importance of a peaceful and just 
resolution to the conflict within Georgia's internationally recognized 
borders.


                              S. RES. 201

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the names of the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. 
Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 201, a resolution expressing 
the regret of the Senate for the passage of discriminatory laws against 
the Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act.


                              S. RES. 226

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) were added as cosponsors of 
S. Res. 226, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the 
President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt 
limit by ordering the Secretary of the Treasury to continue issuing 
debt on the full faith and credit of the United States.

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