[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 170 (Tuesday, November 8, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7187-S7189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 227

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 362

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 362, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer 
Initiative, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 431

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 431, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 225th

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anniversary of the establishment of the Nation's first Federal law 
enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service.


                                 S. 933

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 933, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to extend and increase the exclusion for benefits provided 
to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.


                                 S. 951

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) 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. 960

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 960, a bill to provide for a 
study on issues relating to access to intravenous immune globulin (IVG) 
for Medicare beneficiaries in all care settings and a demonstration 
project to examine the benefits of providing coverage and payment for 
items and services necessary to administer IVG in the home.


                                S. 1106

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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 New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) 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. 1251

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) 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. 1380

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1380, a bill to suspend until January 21, 2013, certain provisions 
of Federal immigration law, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1421

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 1440

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor 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. Alexander, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1440, supra.


                                S. 1527

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the 
Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Kohl), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Lugar), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator 
from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the 
Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. 
Thune), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the Senator from 
Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the 
Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Enzi), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Brown), the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats), the 
Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl), the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) 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.
  At the request of Mr. Reid, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1527, supra.


                                S. 1575

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1575, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the depreciation recovery 
period for energy-efficient cool roof systems.


                                S. 1576

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) 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. 1651

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from 
Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1651, a bill to provide for greater transparency and honesty in the 
Federal budget process.


                                S. 1680

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1680, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access 
of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under 
the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1720

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1720, a bill to provide American 
jobs through economic growth.


                                S. 1733

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1733, a bill to establish 
the Commission on the Review of the Overseas Military Facility 
Structure of the United States.


                                S. 1756

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1756, a bill to extend 
HUBZone designations by 3 years, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1762

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the name of the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1762, a bill 
to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to 
vendors by government entities and to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for 
purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related 
programs.


                                S. 1763

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1763, a bill to 
decrease the incidence of violent crimes against Indian women, to 
strengthen the capacity of Indian tribes to exercise the sovereign 
authority of Indian tribes to respond to violent crimes committed 
against Indian women, and to ensure that perpetrators of violent crimes 
committed against Indian women are held accountable for that criminal 
behavior, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1790

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma

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(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1790, a bill to modify the 
Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan to provide that the full 
statement of budget resources of the Department of Defense is complete 
and validated by not later than September 30, 2014.


                                S. 1808

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1808, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service 
abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and 
appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent 
resident status, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 27

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 27, a joint resolution 
disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency 
relating to the mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution 
under the Clean Air Act.


                              S.J. RES. 29

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the names of the Senator 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Conrad) were added as cosponsors 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. 241

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 241, a 
resolution expressing support for the designation of November 16, 2011, 
as National Information and Referral Services Day.


                              S. RES. 274

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                              S. RES. 302

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 302, a resolution 
expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National 
Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the 
children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved 
in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure 
safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.

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