[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 182 (Wednesday, November 30, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8068-S8071]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 156

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 156, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act to provide a uniform efficiency descriptor for covered water 
heaters.
  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 156, supra.


                                 S. 672

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 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. 834

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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. 905

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 905, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for 
the purchase of hearing aids.


                                 S. 987

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 987, a bill to amend 
title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.


                                S. 1025

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1025, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to enhance the 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. 1265

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 1369

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1369, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt the conduct of 
silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination 
system permitting requirements.


                                S. 1421

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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. 1558

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1558, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration 
and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit 
base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000.


                                S. 1616

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 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. 1691

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1691, a bill to amend 
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain 
procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain 
Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions.


                                S. 1692

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1692, a bill to 
reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000, to provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes 
program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1792

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 1853

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1853, a bill to recalculate and 
restore retirement annuity obligations of the United States Postal 
Service, eliminate the requirement that the United States Postal 
Service pre-fund the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, place 
restrictions on the closure of postal facilities, create incentives for 
innovation for the United States Postal Service, to maintain levels of 
postal service, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1868

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) 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. 1884

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1884, a bill to provide 
States with incentives to require elementary schools and secondary 
schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, 
epinephrine at schools.


                                S. 1886

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1886, a bill to 
prevent trafficking in counterfeit drugs.


                                S. 1900

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1900, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to urban Medicare-
dependent hospitals.


                                S. 1903

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) 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.


                              S. RES. 310

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 1046

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of amendment No. 1046 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. 1066

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1066 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. 1072

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) 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. 1114

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 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 name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 1120

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1125

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Webb) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1125 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. 1126

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) and the Senator 
from Virginia (Mr. Webb) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1126 
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. 1132

  At the request of Mr. Corker, his 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. 1134

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1134 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. 1143

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1143 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. 1168

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1168 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. 1172

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1172 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 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the 
Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) 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. 1202

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Ohio (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1202 
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. 1206

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1206 
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 Ms. Ayotte, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1207 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. 1215

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1227

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1227 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. 1229

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, 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. 1237

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1237 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 Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) 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. 1279

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) 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. 1286

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1286 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. 1287

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were 
added as cosponsors 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1296

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1296 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. Portman, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1317 
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. 1320

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1320 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. 1332

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1332 
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. 1344

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1344 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. 1346

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1346 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. 1387

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1387 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 Maine 
(Ms. Collins), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe), the Senator from 
Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey), the Senator from South Carolina 
(Mr. Graham), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator 
from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the 
Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. 
Coons), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1415

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1415 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. 1421

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1421 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. 1436

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1436 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. 1444

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1444 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. 1446

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1446 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. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1446 intended to be 
proposed to S. 1867, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1448

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1448 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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