[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13755-13757]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 228

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, his name 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. 366

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 366, a bill to 
require disclosure to the Securities and Exchange Commission of certain 
sanctionable activities, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 384

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 384, a bill to 
amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the 
United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for 
breast cancer research.


                                 S. 412

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 412, a bill to ensure that 
amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for 
harbor maintenance.


                                 S. 434

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 434, a bill to improve and 
expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students 
in the United States by improving professional development programs for 
kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of 
higher education.


                                 S. 484

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 484, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Education to pay to Fort Lewis College in the State of 
Colorado an amount equal to the tuition charges for Indian students who 
are not residents of the State of Colorado.


                                 S. 497

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 497, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements of the visa 
waiver program and for other purposes.


                                 S. 506

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) 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. 641

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 641, a bill to provide 
100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and 
sanitation on a sustainable basis within six years by improving the 
capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator 
Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005.

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                                 S. 693

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 693, a bill to establish a term certain for the 
conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to provide conditions 
for continued operation of such enterprises, and to provide for the 
wind down of such operations and dissolution of such enterprises.


                                 S. 742

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 742, a bill to 
amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to set the age 
at which Members of Congress are eligible for an annuity to the same 
age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act.


                                 S. 821

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) 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. 1002

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1002, a bill 
to prohibit theft of medical products, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1025

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) 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. 1039

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1039, a bill to impose sanctions 
on persons responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei 
Magnitsky, for the conspiracy to defraud the Russian Federation of 
taxes on corporate profits through fraudulent transactions and lawsuits 
against Hermitage, and for other gross violations of human rights in 
the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1094

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1094, a bill to reauthorize 
the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-416).


                                S. 1151

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1151, a bill to prevent 
and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of 
security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement 
assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent 
access, and misuse of personally identifiable information.


                                S. 1214

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Alaska (Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1214, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, regarding restrictions on the use 
of Department of Defense funds and facilities for abortions.


                                S. 1280

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1280, a bill to amend the 
Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault risk-reduction and response 
training, and the development of sexual assault protocol and 
guidelines, the establishment of victims advocates, the establishment 
of a Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1301, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
years 2012 to 2015 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, 
to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1335

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1335, a bill to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to provide rights for pilots, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1366

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1366, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to broaden the special rules for certain 
governmental plans under section 105(j) to include plans established by 
political subdivisions.


                                S. 1369

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) 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. 1392

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1392, a bill to 
provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, 
commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and 
incinerators, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1399

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1399, a bill to protect 
children affected by immigration enforcement actions, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1472

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Coats) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1472, a bill to 
impose sanctions on persons making certain investments that directly 
and significantly contribute to the enhancement of the ability of Syria 
to develop its petroleum resources, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1514

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1514, a bill to authorize the President to award a 
gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Elouise Pepion Cobell, in 
recognition of her outstanding and enduring contributions to American 
Indians, Alaska Natives, and the Nation through her tireless pursuit of 
justice.


                                S. 1523

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the 
Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Johnson), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. Paul) were added as cosponsors of S. 1523, a bill to 
prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employers 
to close, relocate, or transfer employment under any circumstance.


                                S. 1528

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1528, a bill 
to amend the Clean Air Act to limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust 
in areas in which that dust is regulated under State, tribal, or local 
law, to establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national 
ambient air quality standard applicable to coarse particulate matter, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1538

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1538, a bill to 
provide for a time-out on certain regulations, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 1540

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1540, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow credits for the purchase of 
franchises by veterans.


                                S. 1552

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1552, a bill to amend the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide an exception to that Act for 
actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, defense of 
others, or a reasonable belief of imminent danger.


                                S. 1558

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. RES. 232

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 232, a resolution 
recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in 
China on the 12th anniversary of the campaign by the Chinese Communist 
Party to suppress the Falun Gong movement, recognizing the Tuidang 
movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese 
Communist Party and its affiliates, and calling for an immediate end to 
the campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners.

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