[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 177 (Friday, November 18, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7829-S7831]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 436

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 436, a bill to 
ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a 
firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check 
system and require a background check for every firearm sale.


                                 S. 626

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                                 S. 810

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 810, a bill to prohibit the conducting of invasive 
research on great apes, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 838

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) 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. 1277

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) 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. 1591

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Lieberman) 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. 1597

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 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. 1680

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) 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. 1727

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1727, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy to conduct a 
review of military service records of Jewish American veterans of World 
War I, including those previously awarded a military decoration, to 
determine whether any of the veterans should be posthumously awarded 
the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1776

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) 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. 1817

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1817, a bill to amend 
the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for

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greater transparency and efficiency in the procedures followed by the 
Federal Communications Commission.


                                S. 1822

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1822, a bill to provide 
for the exhumation and transfer of remains of deceased members of the 
Armed Forces buried in Tripoli, Libya.


                                S. 1868

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) were 
added as cosponsors 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 name of the Senator 
from Maine (Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1876

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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.


                                S. 1901

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the names of the Senator 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. 
Franken), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 1901, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitations 
on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land 
subject to a qualified conservation easement.


                                S. 1903

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1903, 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.
  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 1903, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1067

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1067 proposed to 
S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1068

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1068 proposed to S. 
1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1071

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1071 proposed to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1072

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1072 proposed to S. 
1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1084

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl) and the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1084 
proposed to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1115

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1115 
proposed to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1116

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1116 proposed to 
S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1120

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1120 proposed to S. 1867, an 
original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1121

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1121 intended to be proposed 
to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1138

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1138 proposed to S. 1867, an original bill 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1158

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1158 proposed 
to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1159

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1159 intended to be 
proposed to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.

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                           AMENDMENT NO. 1165

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1165 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1179

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1179 proposed to 
S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1180

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1180 
proposed to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1188

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1188 proposed to 
S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1197

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1197 proposed 
to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1200

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1200 proposed to S. 1867, an original bill 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1210

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1210 
proposed to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1211

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1211 proposed to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1219

  At the request of Mr. Graham, his name and the name of the Senator 
from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1219 
proposed to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.

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