[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 13, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4555-S4557]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 44

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 44, a bill to amend 
part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug 
prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.


                                 S. 48

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 48, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to provide for the participation of pharmacists in National Health 
Services Corps programs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 82

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 82, a bill to repeal 
the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 
2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption 
assistance programs, to repeal the sunset of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act with respect to increased dollar limitations for 
such credit and programs, and to allow the adoption credit to be 
claimed in the year expenses are incurred, regardless of when the 
adoption becomes final.


                                 S. 133

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 133, a bill to repeal the 
provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of 
Congress.


                                 S. 164

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the name of the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 164, a bill to 
repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to 
vendors by government entities.


                                 S. 384

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) and the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were added as cosponsors 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. 412

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 412, a bill to ensure that 
amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for 
harbor maintenance.


                                 S. 534

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 534, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax 
on beer produced domestically by certain small producers.


                                 S. 539

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 539, a bill to amend the Public Health Services Act 
and the Social Security Act to extend health information technology 
assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and 
substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 745

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 800

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 800, a bill to amend the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users to reauthorize and improve the safe routes to school 
program.


                                 S. 807

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Coats) was added as a cosponsor 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. 838

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 838, a bill to 
amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of 
the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting 
good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under 
that Act.


                                 S. 906

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 906, a bill to prohibit 
taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 968

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maryland

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(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 968, a bill to prevent 
online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual 
property, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1048

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) 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. 1049

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1049, a bill to lower 
health premiums and increase choice for small business.


                                S. 1107

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1107, a bill to authorize 
and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, to 
express the sense of the Congress to encourage and leverage public and 
private investment in psoriasis research with a particular focus on 
interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between 
psoriasis and its comorbid conditions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1147

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1147, a bill to amend 
the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act 
of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of 
chiropractic care and service to veterans at all Department of Veterans 
Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1228

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1228, a bill 
to prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services.


                                S. 1251

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1251, a bill to amend title 
XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and 
abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.


                                S. 1257

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1257, a bill to 
establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents 
and for all hazards preparedness in the border area including 
bioterrorism and infectious disease, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1265

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1265, a bill to amend 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent 
and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water 
conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future 
generations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1280

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Blumenthal) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1292

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1292, a bill to require the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency to consider the impact on employment 
levels and economic activity prior to issuing a regulation, policy 
statement, guidance document, endangerment finding, or other 
requirement, implementing any new or substantially altered program, or 
denying any permit, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1297

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator 
from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. 
DeMint) were added as cosponsors of S. 1297, a bill to preserve State 
and institutional authority relating to State authorization and the 
definition of credit hour.


                                S. 1308

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was withdrawn 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. 1313

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1313, a bill 
to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the 
National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1316

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Paul) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1316, a bill to prevent a 
fiscal crisis by enacting legislation to balance the Federal budget 
through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending.


                                S. 1340

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss), the 
Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. 
Johanns) were added as cosponsors of S. 1340, a bill to cut, cap, and 
balance the Federal budget.


                                S. 1341

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1341, a bill to provide a point of order 
against consideration of any measure that would increase the statutory 
limit on the public debt above $14.294 trillion unless that measure has 
been publicly available for a full 7 calendar days before consideration 
on the floor of the Senate.


                              S.J. RES. 17

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and 
the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were added as cosponsors of S.J. 
Res. 17, a joint resolution approving the renewal of import 
restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 
2003.


                              S.J. RES. 19

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 19, a joint resolution 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag 
of the United States.


                              S. RES. 175

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) 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. 226

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                              S. RES. 228

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 228, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding coming together 
as a Nation and ceasing all work or other activity for a moment of 
remembrance beginning at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on September 11, 
2011, in honor of the

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10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks committed against the United 
States on September 11, 2001.

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