[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 176 (Thursday, November 17, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7702-S7704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 235

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 235, a bill to 
provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against contractors 
of the United States performing contracts abroad with respect to 
members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the United States, 
and United States citizen employees of companies performing work for 
the United States in connection with contractor activities, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 384

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) 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. 671

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 671, a bill to authorize 
the United States Marshals Service to issue administrative subpoenas in 
investigations relating to unregistered sex offenders.


                                 S. 672

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 672, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the 
railroad track maintenance credit.


                                 S. 933

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor 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. 996

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) 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. 1025

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1025, a bill 
to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the

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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. 1048

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 1154

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1154, a bill to require 
transparency for Executive departments in meeting the Government-wide 
goals for contracting with small business concerns owned and controlled 
by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1265

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1265, a bill to 
amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide 
consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land 
and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund 
for future generations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1335

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1335, a bill to amend title 49, United 
States Code, to provide rights for pilots, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1350

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1350, a bill to expand the 
research, prevention, and awareness activities of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health 
with respect to pulmonary fibrosis, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1355

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1355, a bill to 
regulate political robocalls.


                                S. 1421

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 1534

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1534, a bill to 
prevent identity theft and tax fraud.


                                S. 1541

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) 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. 1578

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1578, a bill to 
amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to consumer confidence 
reports by community water systems.


                                S. 1616

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) 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. 1632

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1632, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a look back rule in 
the case of federally declared disasters for determining earned income 
for purposes of the child tax credit and the earned income credit, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1680

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1776

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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 names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 1794

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1794, a bill to 
correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 (relating to 
restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United States Code.


                                S. 1798

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the names of the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders) were added as cosponsors 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. 1804

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1804, a bill to amend 
title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for 
the continuation of certain unemployment benefits, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1831

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey), the 
Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), 
the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Inhofe), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from 
Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the 
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Coats), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the 
Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. 
Cochran), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Rubio), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the 
Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller), the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1831, a bill to direct the Securities 
and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general 
solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation 
D.


                                S. 1847

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1847, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons 
charging veterans unauthorized fees, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1850

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor

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of S. 1850, a bill to expand and improve opportunities for beginning 
farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1868

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1868, a bill to establish 
within the Smithsonian Institution the Smithsonian American Latino 
Museum, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1871

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the names of the 
Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. 
Blunt) were added as cosponsors of S. 1871, a bill to prohibit 
commodities and securities trading based on nonpublic information 
relating to Congress, to require additional reporting by Members and 
employees of Congress of securities transactions, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1872

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of S. 1872, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE 
accounts established under State programs for the care of family 
members with disabilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1876

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1876, a bill to require 
the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to 
compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits under 
title II of the Social Security Act.
  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Alaska (Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1876, supra.


                                S. 1882

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1882, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that valid generic drugs 
may enter the market.


                              S. RES. 320

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                              S. RES. 331

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the 
Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 
331, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress 
should ``Go Big'' in its attempts toward deficit reduction.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 976

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 976 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. 982

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 982 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. 1010

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1010 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. 1039

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1039 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. 1049

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1049 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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