[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 192 (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8602-S8603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 431

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator 
from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), 
the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the 
Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Hoeven), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added as cosponsors of S. 431, a bill to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of 
the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Nation's first 
Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service.


                                 S. 506

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 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. 534

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 534, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax 
on beer produced domestically by certain small producers.


                                 S. 547

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 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.

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                                 S. 587

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 587, a bill to amend the 
Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic 
fracturing, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 685

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 685, a bill to repeal the Federal 
sugar program.


                                 S. 707

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. 
Franken) were added as cosponsors of S. 707, a bill to amend the Animal 
Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies.


                                S. 1355

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


                                S. 1494

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


                                S. 1544

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1544, a bill to amend the 
Securities Act of 1933 to require the Securities and Exchange 
Commission to exempt a certain class of securities from such Act.


                                S. 1578

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


                                S. 1597

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 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. 1746

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator 
from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Manchin) were added as cosponsors of S. 1746, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international tourism to 
the United States.


                                S. 1824

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1824, a bill to amend the 
securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder 
registration under that Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1880

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1880, a bill to 
repeal the health care law's job-killing health insurance tax.


                                S. 1903

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Menendez) 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. 1925

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1925, a bill to 
reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.


                                S. 1927

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1927, a bill to modify the 
criteria used by the Corps of Engineers to dredge small ports.


                                S. 1932

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) 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. 1961

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1961, a bill to provide 
level funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.


                              S. RES. 347

  At the request of Mr. Reid, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 347, a resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of the National 
Cancer Act of 1971 and the more than 12,000,000 survivors of cancer 
alive today because of the commitment of the United States to cancer 
research and advances in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, and 
treatment.
  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Iowa (Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 347, supra.

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