[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 13218-13220]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 217

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 217, a bill to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a 
secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.


                                 S. 260

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 260, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for 
reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by 
veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.


                                 S. 341

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the name of the Senator 
from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 341, a bill 
to require the rescission or termination of Federal contracts and 
subcontracts with enemies of the United States.


                                 S. 387

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 387, a bill to amend title 37, United 
States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements for members of 
uniformed services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 598

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 598, a bill to 
repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State 
regulation of marriage.


                                 S. 603

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 603, a bill to 
modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of 
certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial 
names.


                                 S. 657

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 657, a bill to encourage, enhance, and 
integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to 
disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously 
injured or killed in the line of duty.


                                 S. 815

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 815, a bill to guarantee 
that military funerals are conducted with dignity and respect.


                                 S. 933

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota

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(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 933, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the exclusion for 
benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical 
responders.


                                S. 1094

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


                                S. 1214

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) 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. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) were added as cosponsors of S. 1239, a bill to provide for 
a medal of appropriate design to be awarded by the President to the 
memorials established at the 3 sites honoring the men and women who 
perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on 
September 11, 2001.


                                S. 1248

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1248, a bill to prohibit the consideration of any bill by Congress 
unless the authority provided by the Constitution of the United States 
for the legislation can be determined and is clearly specified.


                                S. 1263

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1263, a bill to encourage, 
enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1288

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1288, a bill to 
exempt certain class A CDL drivers from the requirement to obtain a 
hazardous material endorsement while operating a service vehicle with a 
fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less of diesel 
fuel.


                                S. 1335

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint) 
and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1335, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide rights 
for pilots, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1369

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 1438

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, the name of the Senator 
from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1438, a bill 
to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action 
until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 7.7 percent.


                                S. 1440

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1440, a bill to reduce 
preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and 
complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused 
by prematurity.


                                S. 1468

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 1472

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Arizona (Mr. McCain) 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. 1477

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1477, a bill 
to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
prevent the dissemination to the public of certain information with 
respect to noncommercial flights of private aircraft owners and 
operators.


                                S. 1493

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1493, a bill to 
provide compensation to relatives of Foreign Service members killed in 
the line of duty and the relatives of United States citizens who were 
killed as a result of the bombing of the United States Embassy in Kenya 
on August 7, 1998, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1521

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1521, a bill to 
provide assistance for agricultural producers adversely affected by 
damaging weather and other conditions relating to Hurricane Irene.


                                S. 1522

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1522, a bill to 
establish a joint select committee of Congress to report findings and 
propose legislation to restore the Nation's workforce to full 
employment over the period of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and to 
provide for expedited consideration of such legislation by both the 
House of Representatives and the Senate.


                              S.J. RES. 25

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S.J. Res. 25, a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the 
President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as 
submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on 
August 2, 2011.


                              S. RES. 251

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 251, a 
resolution expressing support for improvement in the collection, 
processing, and consumption of recyclable materials throughout the 
United States.


                              S. RES. 253

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 253, a resolution 
designating October 26, 2011, as ``Day of the Deployed''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 599

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the 
Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 599 proposed 
to H.R. 1249, a bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide 
for patent reform.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 600

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 600 
proposed to H.R. 1249, a bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
provide for patent reform.

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