[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 174 (Tuesday, November 15, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7452-S7453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 276

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 276, a bill to amend 
the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Pike 
National Historic Trail.


                                 S. 296

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 296, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and 
Drug Administration with improved capacity to prevent drug shortages.


                                 S. 299

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. 
McCain) 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. 362

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) 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 name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 641

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 641, a bill to provide 
100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and 
sanitation on a sustainable basis within six years by improving the 
capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator 
Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005.


                                S. 1048

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1048, a bill to 
expand sanctions imposed with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, 
North Korea, and Syria, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1106

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1173

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1173, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory 
surgical centers under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1214

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Wyden) 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. 1249

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the names of the Senator 
from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1249, a bill to amend the Pittman-
Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of 
additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States.


                                S. 1277

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1277, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for 
the production of biodiesel.


                                S. 1440

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


                                S. 1541

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 1593

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1593, a bill to amend 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require State electronic benefit 
transfer contracts to treat wireless program retail food stores in the 
same manner as wired program retail food stores.


                                S. 1597

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1597, a bill to 
provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of 
elementary school and secondary school buildings in public school 
districts and community colleges across the United States in order to 
support the achievement of improved educational outcomes in those 
schools, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1651

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


                                S. 1670

  At the request of Mr. Reid, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1670, a bill to eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1676

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

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(Mr. Shelby) 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. 1679

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1679, a bill to ensure 
effective control over the Congressional budget process.


                                S. 1776

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1776, a bill 
to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the Operation Hero 
Miles program to include the authority to accept the donation of travel 
benefits in the form of hotel points or awards for free or reduced-cost 
accommodations.


                                S. 1792

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1792, a bill to 
clarify the authority of the United States Marshals Service to assist 
other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the 
investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing children.


                                S. 1798

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1798, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 28

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 28, a joint resolution 
limiting the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain 
proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom 
of Bahrain.


                              S.J. RES. 29

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 251

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 251, a resolution 
expressing support for improvement in the collection, processing, and 
consumption of recyclable materials throughout the United States.


                              S. RES. 320

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) and the Senator 
from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 320, a 
resolution designating November 26, 2011, as ``Small Business 
Saturday'' and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of 
locally owned small businesses.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 934

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 934 intended to be proposed 
to H.R. 2354, a bill making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2012, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 940

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. 
Webb) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 940 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 2354, a bill making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.

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