[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 5, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6185-S6187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 25

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 25, a bill to 
phase out the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 164

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the name of the Senator 
from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) 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. 227

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) 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. 309

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 309, a bill to 
authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade 
relations treatment) to the products of Moldova.


                                 S. 382

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 382, a bill to 
amend the

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National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of 
the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of 
National Forest System land that is subject to ski area permits, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 393

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


                                 S. 402

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 402, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award of a 
military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served 
honorably during the Cold War, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 741

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 741, a 
bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to 
establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1025

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, her name 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. 1108

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1108, a bill to 
provide local communities with tools to make solar permitting more 
efficient, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1174

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1174, a bill to 
provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and 
encourage investment.


                                S. 1198

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1198, a bill 
to reauthorize the Essex National Heritage Area.


                                S. 1265

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 1285

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1285, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit 
for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1299

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1392

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 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. 1421

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1421, a bill 
to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a 
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1460

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) 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. 1467

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator 
from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the 
Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Hoeven), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from 
Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the 
Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were added as cosponsors of S. 1467, a 
bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect 
rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of 
specific items and services.


                                S. 1468

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1468, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management 
training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide 
diabetes self-management training services, including as part of 
telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program.


                                S. 1528

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) 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. 1541

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1541, a bill to revise the 
Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a 
change in eligibility requirements for membership.


                                S. 1625

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1625, a bill to restore the 
financial solvency of the United States Postal Service and to ensure 
the efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail.


                                S. 1639

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1639, a bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the 
American Legion under its Federal charter to provide guidance and 
leadership to the individual departments and posts of the American 
Legion, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1639, supra.


                                S. 1647

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1647, a bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of 
capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of 
individuals at capital gain rates.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 669

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 669 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1619, a bill to provide for identification of 
misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 670

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 670 
intended to

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be proposed to S. 1619, a bill to provide for identification of 
misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 673

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 673 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1619, a bill to provide for identification of 
misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 675

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 675 intended to be proposed 
to S. 1619, a bill to provide for identification of misaligned 
currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 680

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. McConnell) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 680 
intended to be proposed to S. 1619, a bill to provide for 
identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the 
misalignment, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 703

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the name of the Senator 
from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
703 intended to be proposed to S. 1619, a bill to provide for 
identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the 
misalignment, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 717

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 717 intended to be 
proposed to S. 1619, a bill to provide for identification of misaligned 
currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other 
purposes.

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