[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 167 (Thursday, November 3, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7127-S7128]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 91

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 91, a bill to implement 
equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the 
Constitution for the right to life of each born and unborn human 
person.


                                 S. 299

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 299, a bill to amend chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the 
executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
resolution of approval is enacted into law.


                                 S. 412

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 412, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance.


                                 S. 700

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) 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. 704

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 704, a bill to provide for 
duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 707

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 707, a bill to amend the 
Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies.


                                 S. 720

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 720, a bill to repeal the CLASS 
program.


                                 S. 752

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 752, a bill to 
establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer 
mortality in a timely manner.


                                 S. 829

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 829, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient 
rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                S. 1002

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1002, a bill to prohibit theft of medical products, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1251

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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.

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                                S. 1391

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1391, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation 
evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans 
with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related 
to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1451

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1451, a bill to prohibit 
the sale of billfish.


                                S. 1506

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1506, a bill to 
prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank 
reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to 
nonresident aliens.


                                S. 1527

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from 
Idaho (Mr. Risch) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) 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. 1582

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1582, a bill to 
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions 
relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1588

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1588, a bill to protect the 
right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development 
projects administered by the Secretary of the Army, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1616

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) 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.
  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1616, supra.


                                S. 1671

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) 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. 1702

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 1707

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) 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. 1718

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) 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. 1737

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1737, a bill to improve the 
accuracy of mortgage underwriting used by Federal mortgage agencies by 
ensuring that energy costs are included in the underwriting process, to 
reduce the amount of energy consumed by homes, to facilitate the 
creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1759

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1759, a bill to facilitate the hosting in the 
United States of the 34th America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible 
vessels to participate in activities related to the competition.


                                S. 1769

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1769, a bill to 
put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America.
  At the request of Mr. Carper, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1769, supra.


                                S. 1780

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1780, a bill to amend 
the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate the reporting obligations 
of the Federal Communications Commission in order to improve 
congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens.


                                S. 1784

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1784, a bill to amend 
the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for greater transparency and 
efficiency in the procedures followed by the Federal Communications 
Commission.


                              S.J. RES. 29

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 29, a 
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to 
affect elections.


                              S. RES. 274

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 274, a resolution expressing the 
sense of the Senate that funding for the Federal Pell Grant program 
should not be cut in any deficit reduction program.

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