[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 165 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7005-S7007]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 46

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 46, a bill to reauthorize 
the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 50

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 50, a bill to strengthen 
Federal consumer product safety programs and activities with respect to 
commercially-marketed seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to 
coordinate with the Federal Trade Commission and other appropriate 
Federal agencies to strengthen and coordinate those programs and 
activities.


                                 S. 52

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 52, a bill to establish 
uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties for the 
enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
and similar statutes, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 260

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 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. 431

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 431, a bill to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of 
the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Nation's first 
Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service.


                                 S. 466

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 466, a bill to 
provide for the restoration of legal rights for claimants under 
holocaust-era insurance policies.


                                 S. 626

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 626, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to repeal the shipping investment withdrawal rules in 
section 955 and to provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping 
earnings in the United States.

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                                 S. 678

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 678, a bill to increase the 
penalties for economic espionage.


                                 S. 700

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 700, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 
treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year 
property for purposes of depreciation.


                                 S. 720

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Coats), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) were added as cosponsors of S. 720, a 
bill to repeal the CLASS program.


                                 S. 838

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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. 876

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 876, a bill to 
amend title 23 and 49, United States Code, to modify provisions 
relating to the length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on 
Federal-aid highways, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 939

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 939, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the volume cap 
for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for 
the furnishing of water and sewage facilities.


                                 S. 996

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) 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. 1106

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) 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. 1107

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1107, a bill to authorize 
and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, to 
express the sense of the Congress to encourage and leverage public and 
private investment in psoriasis research with a particular focus on 
interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between 
psoriasis and its comorbid conditions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1119

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) 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. 1133

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1133, a bill to prevent the evasion of antidumping 
and countervailing duty orders, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1214

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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. 1231

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


                                S. 1278

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1278, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on indoor 
tanning services.


                                S. 1299

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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. 1472

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) 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. 1494

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1494, a bill to reauthorize and amend the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.


                                S. 1507

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) 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. 1527

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) 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. 1541

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 1555

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1555, a bill to 
authorize the use of certain offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf 
of Mexico for artificial reefs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1566

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1566, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding public charter 
schools.


                                S. 1591

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1591, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions 
during the Holocaust.


                                S. 1616

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1616, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real 
estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United 
States real property interests, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1668

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) 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. 1676

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Tennessee

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(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1676, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for taxpayers making 
donations with their returns of income tax to the Federal Government to 
pay down the public debt.


                                S. 1692

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1692, a bill 
to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000, to provide full funding for the Payments in 
Lieu of Taxes program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1701

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of S. 1701, a 
bill to amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control 
Act of 1998, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1707

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1707, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain 
persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain 
purposes.


                                S. 1717

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1717, a bill to prevent 
the escapement of genetically altered salmon in the United States, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1769

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1769, a bill to put workers 
back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America.

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