[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 185 (Monday, December 5, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8183-S8184]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 25

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 25, a bill to 
phase out the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 362

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 362, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer 
Initiative, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 418

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 418, a bill 
to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the 
Civil Air Patrol.


                                 S. 506

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 506, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take 
action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.


                                 S. 707

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 707, a bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide 
further protection for puppies.


                                 S. 806

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 806, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Army to conduct levee system evaluations and 
certifications on receipt of requests from non-Federal interests.


                                 S. 834

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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. 996

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) 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. 1190

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1190, a bill to reduce 
disparities and improve access to effective and cost efficient 
diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through advances in testing, 
research, and education, including through telehealth, comparative 
effectiveness research, and identification of best practices in patient 
education and outreach particularly with respect to underserved racial, 
ethnic and rural populations and men with a family history of prostate 
cancer, to establish a directive on what constitutes clinically 
appropriate prostate cancer imaging,

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and to create a prostate cancer scientific advisory board for the 
Office of the Chief Scientist at the Food and Drug Administration to 
accelerate real-time sharing of the latest research and accelerate 
movement of new medicines to patients.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1301, a bill to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to 
combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1468

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 1616

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) 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.
  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1616, supra.


                                S. 1651

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


                                S. 1692

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) 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. 1718

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1718, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of 
Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims.


                                S. 1727

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) 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. 1855

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1855, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to reauthorize various programs under the 
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act.


                                S. 1872

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1884

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) 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. 1903

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), 
the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) 
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. 1911

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1911, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and 
retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers.


                                S. 1932

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1932, a bill to 
require the Secretary of State to act on a permit for the Keystone XL 
pipeline.


                                S. 1935

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1935, a bill to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and 
celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March 
of Dimes Foundation.


                              S. RES. 342

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 342, a resolution 
honoring the life and legacy of Laura Pollan.

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