[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5838-S5840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 58

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 58, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by 
establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 89

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 89, a bill to repeal the 
imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by 
government entities.


                                 S. 102

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 102, a bill to provide 
an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting 
rescission requests, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 164

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the name of the Senator 
from Idaho (Mr. Risch) 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. 672

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 672, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance 
credit.


                                 S. 798

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor 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. 996

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 996, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax 
credit through 2016, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1025

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) 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 names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) 
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. 1094

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr.

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Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1094, a bill to reauthorize the 
Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-416).


                                S. 1119

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1119, a bill to 
reauthorize and improve the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and 
Reduction Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1214

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1214, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, regarding restrictions on the use 
of Department of Defense funds and facilities for abortions.


                                S. 1219

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats) and the Senator 
from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) were added as cosponsors 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. 1223

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


                                S. 1231

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1231, a bill 
to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.


                                S. 1251

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns), the 
Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. 
Kirk) were added as cosponsors 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. 1273

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) 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. 1299

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1299, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
centennial of the establishment of Lions Clubs International.


                                S. 1324

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 1324, a bill to amend 
the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the importation, 
exportation, transportation, and sale, receipt, acquisition, or 
purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any 
prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1361

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1361, a bill to reduce human 
exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1369

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 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. 1392

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1392, a bill to provide 
additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and 
institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1460

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1460, a bill to grant the congressional gold medal, 
collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its 
superior service during World War II.


                                S. 1472

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1472, a bill 
to impose sanctions on persons making certain investments that directly 
and significantly contribute to the enhancement of the ability of Syria 
to develop its petroleum resources, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1477

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1477, a bill to require the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prevent the 
dissemination to the public of certain information with respect to 
noncommercial flights of private aircraft owners and operators.


                                S. 1494

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1494, a bill to 
reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act.


                                S. 1514

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator 
from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1514, a bill to authorize the President to 
award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Elouise Pepion Cobell, 
in recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions to 
American Indians, Alaska Natives, and the Nation through her tireless 
pursuit of justice.


                                S. 1528

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1528, a bill to amend 
the Clean Air Act to limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in areas 
in which that dust is regulated under State, tribal, or local law, to 
establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient 
air quality standard applicable to coarse particulate matter, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1535

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1535, a bill to 
protect consumers by mitigating the vulnerability of personally 
identifiable information to theft through a security breach, providing 
notice and remedies to consumers in the wake of such a breach, holding 
companies accountable for preventable breaches, facilitating the 
sharing of post-breach technical information between companies, and 
enhancing criminal and civil penalties and other protections against 
the unauthorized collection or use of personally identifiable 
information.


                                S. 1538

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1538, a bill to provide for a time-out on certain 
regulations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1539

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Coats), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) and the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) were added as cosponsors of S. 1539, a bill to 
provide Taiwan with critically needed United States-built multirole 
fighter aircraft to strengthen its self-defense capability against the 
increasing military threat from China.


                                S. 1578

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S.

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1578, a bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to 
consumer confidence reports by community water systems.


                                S. 1585

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1585, a bill to prohibit the 
application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign 
nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of 
assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


                              S. RES. 201

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

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