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June 27, 2011: Congressional Record publishes “ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS”

Volume 157, No. 93 covering the 1st Session of the 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S4130-S4131 on June 27, 2011.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS

S. 89

At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Arkansas

(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 89, a bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.

S. 201

At the request of Mr. Coons, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 201, a bill to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes.

S. 260

At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) 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. 411

At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added as cosponsors of S. 411, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case management services associated with certain supported housing programs for veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 414

At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from New York

(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added as cosponsors of S. 414, a bill to protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.

S. 418

At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Illinois

(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 418, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.

S. 507

At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 507, a bill to provide for increased Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths.

S. 510

At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 510, a bill to prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities, and for other purposes.

S. 534

At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Arkansas

(Mr. Boozman) 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. 571

At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Vermont

(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 571, a bill to amend subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney--Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide education for homeless children and youths, and for other purposes.

S. 630

At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from Oregon

(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of S. 630, a bill to promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development, and for other purposes.

S. 740

At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 740, a bill to revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act.

S. 798

At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 798, a bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.

S. 834

At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Montana

(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 834, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

S. 838

At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 838, a bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act.

S. 868

At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Mississippi

(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 868, a bill to restore the longstanding partnership between the States and the Federal Government in managing the Medicaid program.

S. 951

At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 951, a bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 958

At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Colorado

(Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 958, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs.

S. 968

At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) 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. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 968, supra.

S. 1013

At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Kansas

(Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as cosponsors of S. 1013, a bill to renew the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs.

S. 1025

At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors 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. 1048

At the request of Ms. Mikulski, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1048, a bill to expand sanctions imposed with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and for other purposes.

S. 1061

At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Alaska

(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1061, a bill to amend title 5 and 28, United States Code, with respect to the award of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the United States, to require the Administrative Conference of the United States to compile, and make publically available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, and for other purposes.

S. 1094

At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) were added as cosponsors of S. 1094, a bill to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-416).

S. 1228

At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1228, a bill to prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services.

S. 1263

At the request of Mr. Kohl, the names of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 1263, a bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States and for other purposes.

S.J. RES. 17

At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from Indiana

(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 17, a joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.

S.J. RES. 20

At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 20, a joint resolution authorizing the limited use of the United States Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya.

S.J. RES. 21

At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 21, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

S. RES. 185

At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Indiana

(Mr. Lugar) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 185, a resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, reaffirming opposition to the inclusion of Hamas in a unity government unless it is willing to accept peace with Israel and renounce violence, and declaring that Palestinian efforts to gain recognition of a state outside direct negotiations demonstrates absence of a good faith commitment to peace negotiations, and will have implications for continued United States aid.

S. RES. 213

At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Kansas

(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 213, a resolution commending and expressing thanks to professionals of the intelligence community.

AMENDMENT NO. 512

At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 512 proposed to S. 679, a bill to reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 157, No. 93