[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 144 (Monday, September 26, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5992-S5994]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 268

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 268, a bill to sustain the 
economic development and recreational use of National Forest System 
land and other

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public land in the State of Montana, to add certain land to the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to release certain wilderness 
study areas, to designate new areas for recreation, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 393

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 393, a bill to aid and 
support pediatric involvement in reading and education.


                                 S. 412

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) 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. 484

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 484, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Education to pay to Fort Lewis College in the State of 
Colorado an amount equal to the tuition charges for Indian students who 
are not residents of the State of Colorado.


                                 S. 601

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from New York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 601, a bill 
to encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 606

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 606, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the priority review 
voucher incentive program relating to tropical and rare pediatric 
diseases.


                                 S. 609

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 609, a bill to provide for the establishment of a 
committee to assess the effects of certain Federal regulatory mandates.


                                 S. 701

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 701, a bill to amend 
section 1120A(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
to assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged 
students.


                                 S. 811

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 811, a bill to 
prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation 
or gender identity.


                                 S. 838

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) 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. 951

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 1094

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1094, a bill to reauthorize 
the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-416).


                                S. 1096

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1096, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and 
utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under the Medicare part 
B program by extending the minimum payment amount for bone mass 
measurement under such program through 2013.


                                S. 1214

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 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. 1251

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) 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. 1299

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1301, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2012 to 2015 for the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat 
trafficking in person, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1350

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1350, a bill to expand the 
research, prevention, and awareness activities of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health 
with respect to pulmonary fibrosis, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1507

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1507, a bill to provide 
protections from workers with respect to their right to select or 
refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.


                                S. 1508

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 1508, a bill to extend loan limits for programs of the 
Federal Housing Administration, the government-sponsored enterprises, 
and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1508, supra.


                                S. 1514

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1527

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator 
from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) were added as cosponsors of S. 1527, a bill 
to authorize the award of a Congressional gold medal to the Montford 
Point Marines of World War II.


                                S. 1578

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1578, a bill to amend the 
Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to consumer confidence reports by 
community water systems.


                                S. 1594

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1594, a bill to amend 
the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
to carry out a conservation program under which the Secretary shall 
make payments to assist owners and operators of muck land to conserve 
and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land.


                                S. 1597

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the names of the Senator from 
Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1597, a bill to provide assistance for the 
modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary school

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and secondary school buildings in public school districts and community 
colleges across the United States in order to support the achievement 
of improved educational outcomes in those schools, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1623

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1623, a bill 
to provide a processing extension for emergency mortgage relief 
payments, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 275

  At the request of Mr. Reid, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 275, a resolution designating October 30, 2011, as a national day 
of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers.

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