[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 194 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8734-S8735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 228

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 228, a bill to preempt 
regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases 
under Federal and common law on enactment of a Federal policy to 
mitigate climate change.


                                 S. 431

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), 
the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from New York (Mr. 
Schumer), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), 
the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 672

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) 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. 707

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 707, a bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act 
to provide further protection for puppies.


                                S. 1096

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1096, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass 
measurement benefits under the Medicare part B program by extending the 
minimum payment amount for bone mass measurement under such program 
through 2013.


                                S. 1265

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 1318

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1318, a 
bill to enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services.


                                S. 1403

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1403, a bill 
to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to 
provide full Federal funding of such part.


                                S. 1597

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) 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. 1616

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 1833

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1833, a bill to provide additional time for 
compliance with, and coordinating of, the compliance schedules for 
certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.


                                S. 1903

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor 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 Rhode 
Island

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(Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1925, a bill to reauthorize 
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.


                                S. 1930

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1930, a bill to prohibit 
earmarks.


                                S. 1941

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1941, a bill to 
amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for 
shareholder registration, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1956

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1956, a bill to prohibit 
operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in 
the European Union's emissions trading scheme, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1961

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


                                S. 1988

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1988, a bill to amend the Federal 
Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to 
consider private landownership and private use of land in issuing 
hydropower licenses, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1994

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1994, a bill to 
prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections.


                                S. 2003

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Blumenthal) were added as cosponsors of S. 2003, a bill to clarify that 
an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any 
similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or 
trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2004

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Alaska (Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2004, a bill to 
grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan 
during World War II.


                              S. RES. 310

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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.

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