[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 158 (Thursday, October 20, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6872-S6874]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 20

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 20, a bill to protect 
American job creation by striking the job-killing Federal employer 
mandate.


                                 S. 164

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the names of the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) were added as cosponsors of S. 164, a bill to repeal the 
imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by 
government entities.


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 211, a bill to provide for a biennial budget 
process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight 
and performance of the Federal Government.


                                 S. 227

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 331

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 331, a bill to ensure that 
military voters have the right to bring a civil action under the 
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to safeguard their 
right to vote.


                                 S. 384

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor 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. 576

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 576, a bill to 
amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve 
standards for physical education.


                                 S. 598

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) 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. 687

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 687, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year 
recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified 
restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.


                                 S. 720

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the 
Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby) were added as cosponsors of S. 720, a 
bill to repeal the CLASS program.


                                 S. 968

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 968, a bill to prevent online 
threats to

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economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 998

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 998, a bill to 
amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of 
airline pilots who are required by regulation to retire at age 60, to 
compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life 
annuity commencing at age 60.


                                S. 1025

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) 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. 1106

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1106, a bill to authorize 
Department of Defense support for programs on pro bono legal assistance 
for members of the Armed Forces.


                                S. 1392

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) 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. 1440

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1440, a bill to reduce preterm labor and delivery and 
the risk of pregnancy--related deaths and complications due to 
pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity.
  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1440, supra.


                                S. 1460

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor 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 name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor 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 name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1479

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1479, a bill to preserve 
Medicare beneficiary choice by restoring and expanding Medicare open 
enrollment and disenrollment opportunities.


                                S. 1527

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1527, a bill to authorize 
the award of a Congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines 
of World War II.


                                S. 1576

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1576, a bill to 
measure the progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, and 
development efforts in Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 
2010, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1610

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1610, a bill 
to provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to promulgate achievable standards for cement 
manufacturing facilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1651

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1651, a bill to 
provide for greater transparency and honesty in the Federal budget 
process.


                                S. 1653

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1653, a bill to 
make minor modifications to the procedures relating to the issuance of 
visas.


                                S. 1668

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1668, a bill to 
provide that the Postal Service may not close any post office which 
results in more than 10 miles distance (as measured on roads with 
year--round access) between any 2 post offices.


                                S. 1671

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1671, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a temporary dividends received 
deduction for dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation.


                                S. 1684

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1684, a bill to amend 
the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self--Determination Act of 
2005, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1702

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1702, a bill to 
provide that the rules of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled 
``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines'' have no force or effect 
with respect to existing stationary compression and spark ignition 
reciprocating internal combustion engines operated by certain persons 
and entities for the purpose of generating electricity or operating a 
water pump.


                                S. 1718

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1718, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application 
of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims.


                                S. 1723

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1723, a bill to provide for teacher and first 
responder stabilization.


                                S. 1726

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), 
the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from New Hampshire 
(Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns), the Senator from 
North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the 
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), 
the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Enzi), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the 
Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. 
Vitter) were added as cosponsors of S. 1726, a bill to repeal the 
imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by 
government entities.

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  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1726, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1726, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 750

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 750 proposed to H.R. 2112, a bill making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 753

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of amendment No. 753 proposed to H.R. 2112, a bill making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 771

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the 
Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 771 proposed to H.R. 2112, a bill 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 815

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 815 proposed to 
H.R. 2112, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 817

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Reed), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator 
from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. 
Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 817 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 2112, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 839

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) and the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 839 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2112, a bill making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 841

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 841 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 2112, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 855

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 855 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 2112, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 857

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 857 proposed to 
H.R. 2112, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 859

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 859 proposed to H.R. 
2112, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 869

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 869 proposed to H.R. 2112, a bill making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 875

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the 
Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from New Hampshire 
(Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 875 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 2112, a bill making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2012, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 885

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 885 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2112, a 
bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 886

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 886 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 2112, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 890

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 890 proposed to H.R. 
2112, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 893

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the 
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) 
and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 893 proposed to H.R. 2112, a bill making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.

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