[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 181 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7992-S7996]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 20

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 20, a bill to 
protect American job creation by striking the job-killing Federal 
employer mandate.


                                 S. 414

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 414, a bill to protect girls in 
developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 547

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 547, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Education to establish an award program recognizing 
excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing 
services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education.


                                 S. 570

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 570, a bill to prohibit 
the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases 
of multiple rifles and shotguns.


                                 S. 584

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 584, a bill to establish 
the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel 
to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on policy 
issues associated with recruitment, retention, research, and 
reinvestment in the profession of social work, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 642

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 642, a bill to permanently 
reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program.


                                 S. 834

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 834, a bill to amend 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve education and prevention 
related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, 
and stalking.


                                 S. 933

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) 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. 1056

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1056, a bill 
to ensure that all users of the transportation system, including 
pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, children, older individuals, 
and individuals with disabilities, are able to travel safely and 
conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways.


                                S. 1173

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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. 1249

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1297

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1297, a bill to preserve State 
and institutional authority relating to State authorization and the 
definition of credit hour.


                                S. 1440

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) 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. 1461

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1461, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and 
Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and 
to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, 
manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.


                                S. 1468

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1468, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes 
self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to 
provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part 
of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program.


                                S. 1477

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1477, a bill to 
require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
prevent the dissemination to the public of certain information with 
respect to noncommercial flights of private aircraft owners and 
operators.


                                S. 1494

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1494, a bill to reauthorize and 
amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.


                                S. 1575

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1597

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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. 1606

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1606, a bill to 
reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new 
regulations and guidance documents.


                                S. 1616

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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. 1749

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1749, a bill 
to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.


                                S. 1868

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) 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. 1903

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1903, a bill 
to prohibit commodities and securities trading

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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. 1904

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1904, a bill to provide information on total spending 
on means-tested welfare programs, to provide additional work 
requirements, and to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested 
welfare programs.


                                S. 1917

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), 
the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1917, a bill to create jobs by providing 
payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses, and for 
other purposes.


                              S. RES. 227

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 227, a 
resolution calling for the protection of the Mekong River Basin and 
increased United States support for delaying the construction of 
mainstream dams along the Mekong River.


                              S. RES. 310

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 310, a 
resolution designating 2012 as the ``Year of the Girl'' and 
Congratulating Girl Scouts of the USA on its 100th anniversary.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1064

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1064 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. 1066

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1066 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. 1067

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name 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 Mr. Inhofe, his name 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.
  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1068 proposed to S. 1867, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1090

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1090 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. 1092

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 1092 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. 1097

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1097 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. 1101

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1101 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. 1103

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1103 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. 1105

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1105 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. 1107

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the names of the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. 
Durbin), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Paul) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1107 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. 1114

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1114 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 names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were 
added as cosponsors 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.
  At the request of Mr. Levin, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1115 proposed to S. 1867, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1116

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1116 proposed to S.

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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. 1128

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1128 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.
  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1128 
intended to be proposed to S. 1867, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1132

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1132 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. 1133

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1133 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. 1137

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1137 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. 1152

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1152 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. 1154

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the names of the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1154 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. 1183

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1183 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. 1185

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1185 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. 1189

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1189 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. 1193

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1193 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. 1195

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1195 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. 1199

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and 
the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1199 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. 1200

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) 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. 1207

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1207 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. 1209

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Menendez) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 1209 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 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) 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. 1214

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1214 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the

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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. 1215

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1215 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. 1229

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1229 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. 1234

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1234 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. 1253

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1253 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. 1256

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the 
Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus), the Senator from 
Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. 
Cardin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Conrad) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1256 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. 1257

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus), the 
Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from 
New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the 
Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from 
West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. 
Bingaman) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1257 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. 1262

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1262 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. 1265

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1265 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. 1269

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1269 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. 1272

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the 
Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1272 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. 1274

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1274 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. 1279

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1279 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. 1281

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1281 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.
  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1281 proposed to S. 1867, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1283

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1283 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. 1286

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1286 proposed to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for

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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. 1287

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1287 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.
  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1287 proposed to S. 1867, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1288

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1288 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. 1297

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1297 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. 1298

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1298 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. 1310

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1310 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. 1311

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1311 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. 1317

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1317 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. 1318

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1318 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. 1322

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1322 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. 1339

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1339 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. 1356

  At the request of Mr. Warner, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1356 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. 1384

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1384 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. 1392

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1392 
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. 1404

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1404 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. 1414

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), 
the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. 
Stabenow), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), 
the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from West Virginia 
(Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl), the Senator from 
Nevada (Mr. Heller), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester), the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), 
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and 
the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1414 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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