[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 12 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S132-S133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 165
At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from North
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 165, a bill to amend
the Public Health Services Act to prohibit certain abortion-related
discrimination in governmental activities.
S. 376
At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 376, a bill to amend
title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously
delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment.
S. 416
At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 416, a bill to develop a
strategy for assisting stateless children from North Korea, and for
other purposes.
S. 648
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 648, a bill to
require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and
evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed
with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for
Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.
S. 810
At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 810, a bill to prohibit the
conducting of invasive research on great apes, and for other purposes.
S. 821
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 821, a bill to
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination
in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United
States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful
permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and
lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in
connection with permanent partnerships.
S. 847
At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from
Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 847, a bill to
amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from
chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other
purposes.
S. 968
At the request of Mr. Chambliss, his name was withdrawn as a
cosponsor of S. 968, a bill to prevent online threats to economic
creativity and theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes.
At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor
of S. 968, supra.
S. 987
At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 987, a bill to amend title
9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.
S. 1161
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1161, a bill to amend
the Food Security Act of 1985 to restore integrity to and strengthen
payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits.
S. 1223
At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1223, a bill
to address voluntary location tracking of electronic communications
devices, and for other purposes.
S. 1231
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1231, a bill to reauthorize the
Second Chance Act of 2007.
S. 1316
At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania
(Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1316, a bill to prevent a
fiscal crisis by enacting legislation to balance the Federal budget
through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending.
S. 1333
At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1333, a bill to provide
for the treatment and temporary financing of short-time compensation
programs.
S. 1360
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1360, a bill to amend the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization
before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and
for other purposes.
S. 1375
At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Rhode
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1375, a bill to
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that corporate tax
benefits based upon stock option compensation expenses be consistent
with accounting expenses shown in corporate financial statements for
such compensation.
S. 1451
At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1451, a bill to
prohibit the sale of billfish.
S. 1461
At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) 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. 1467
At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1467, a bill to amend the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of
conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items
and services.
S. 1494
At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Ms.
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Murkowski) 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 name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
Collins) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1577
At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1577, a bill to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the
alternative simplified research credit, and for other purposes.
S. 1645
At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr.
Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1645, a bill to establish an
Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program in the Bureau of Prisons, and
for other purposes.
S. 1895
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1895, a bill to
require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program for the award
of grants to States to establish revolving loan funds for small and
medium-sized manufacturers to improve energy efficiency and produce
clean energy technology, to provide a tax credit for farmers'
investments in value-added agriculture, and for other purposes.
S. 1903
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from New
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and
the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) 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 names of the Senator from Alaska
(Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator
from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of S. 1925, a bill to
reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
S. 1935
At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) 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. 1947
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1947, a bill to
prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other
purposes.
S. 1956
At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Boozman) 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. 1990
At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1990, a bill to require the
Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
S. 2003
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from West
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2010
At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Rhode
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2010, a bill to amend
title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension
offset and windfall elimination provisions.
S.J. RES. 29
At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the names of the Senator
from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were
added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 29, a joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to
contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
S. RES. 176
At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 176, a resolution
expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Postal
Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research
relating to Alzheimer's disease.
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