[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 120 (Tuesday, August 2, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5251-S5254]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 207

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 207, a bill to amend 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the 
COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 260

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 260, a bill 
to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for 
reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by 
veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.


                                 S. 274

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 274, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to medication therapy 
management services under the Medicare prescription drug program.


                                 S. 306

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 306, a bill to establish 
the National Criminal Justice Commission.


                                 S. 344

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 344, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain

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retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected 
disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by 
reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special 
Compensation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 384

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) 
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. 387

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 418

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 418, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 
World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.


                                 S. 509

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 509, a bill 
to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit 
unions to promote small business growth and economic development 
opportunities, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 512

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 512, a bill to amend the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry 
out programs to develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor 
designs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 578

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 578, a bill to amend title V 
of the Social Security Act to eliminate the abstinence-only education 
program.


                                 S. 598

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 598, a bill to 
repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State 
regulation of marriage.


                                 S. 633

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 633, a bill to 
prevent fraud in small business contracting, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 665

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 665, a bill to 
promote industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker 
training, retention, and advancement, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 672

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 672, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the 
railroad track maintenance credit.


                                 S. 697

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 697, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against 
income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed 
Services for a new State license or certification required by reason of 
a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State.


                                 S. 710

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 710, a bill to amend the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency to establish a hazardous waste 
electronic manifest system.


                                 S. 722

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 722, a bill to 
strengthen and protect Medicare hospice programs.


                                 S. 738

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 738, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of 
comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and related dementia diagnosis and 
services in order to improve care and outcomes for Americans living 
with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias by improving detection, 
diagnosis, and care planning.


                                 S. 755

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 755, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax 
refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are 
past-due.


                                 S. 806

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 806, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Army to conduct levee system evaluations and 
certifications on receipt of requests from non-Federal interests.


                                 S. 833

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 833, 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 secondary 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. 834

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 834, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve education and prevention 
related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, 
and stalking.


                                 S. 838

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 866

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 866, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation of 
days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the 
minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed 
services may retire for non-regular service.
  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 866, supra.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 901, a bill to amend the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to ensure that amounts are made 
available for projects to provide recreational public access, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 919

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 919, a bill to authorize 
grant programs to ensure successful, safe, and healthy students.


                                 S. 920

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 920, a bill to 
create clean

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energy jobs and set efficiency standards for small-duct high-velocity 
air conditioning and heat pump systems, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 950

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
950, a bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to repeal a 
prohibition on allowing States to use toll revenues as State matching 
funds for Appalachian Development Highway projects.


                                 S. 951

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 958

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 958, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to 
children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs.


                                S. 1002

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Coats) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1002, a bill to prohibit theft of medical products, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1025

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1039

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1039, a bill to impose sanctions on persons 
responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, for 
the conspiracy to defraud the Russian Federation of taxes on corporate 
profits through fraudulent transactions and lawsuits against Hermitage, 
and for other gross violations of human rights in the Russian 
Federation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1048

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1100

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1100, a bill to amend 
title 41, United States Code, to prohibit inserting politics into the 
Federal acquisition process by prohibiting the submission of political 
contribution information as a condition of receiving a Federal 
contract.


                                S. 1108

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of S. 1108, a bill to provide 
local communities with tools to make solar permitting more efficient, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1111

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 1111, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1145

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1145, a bill to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to clarify and expand Federal criminal 
jurisdiction over Federal contractors and employees outside the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1177

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1177, a bill to 
provide grants to States to improve high schools and raise graduation 
rates while ensuring rigorous standards, to develop and implement 
effective school models for struggling students and dropouts, and to 
improve State policies to raise graduation rates, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1219

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1219, a bill to require 
Federal agencies to assess the impact of Federal action on jobs and job 
opportunities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1248

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1248, a bill to prohibit 
the consideration of any bill by Congress unless the authority provided 
by the Constitution of the United States for the legislation can be 
determined and is clearly specified.


                                S. 1273

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1273, a bill to amend the 
Fair Labor Standards Act with regard to certain exemptions under that 
Act for direct care workers and to improve the systems for the 
collection and reporting of data relating to the direct care workforce, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1280

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 1297

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1297, a bill to preserve State 
and institutional authority relating to State authorization and the 
definition of credit hour.


                                S. 1314

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1314, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Labor to establish 
minimum funding levels for States for the support of disabled veterans' 
outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment 
representatives, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1316

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) 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. 1369

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and 
the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1369, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt 
the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant 
discharge elimination system permitting requirements.


                                S. 1381

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1381, a bill to 
provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, 
education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other 
tick-borne disease, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne 
Diseases Advisory Committee.


                                S. 1392

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1392, a bill to provide 
additional time for the Administrator of

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the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for 
industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and 
incinerators, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1395

  At the request of Mr. Thune, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1395, a bill to ensure that all Americans have access to waivers from 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                                S. 1420

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1420, a bill to 
require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on 
the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay 
in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1433

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1433, a bill to pay 
personnel compensation and benefits for employees of the Federal 
Aviation Administration.


                                S. 1449

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1449, a bill to authorize 
the appropriation of funds for highway safety programs and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1450

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1450, a bill to amend 
title 23, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a 
commercial truck safety program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1457

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1457, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Made In America Block 
Grant Program, and for other purposes.


                               S. RES. 80

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) 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. 132

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 132, a 
resolution recognizing and honoring the zoos and aquariums of the 
United States.

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