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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” published by Congressional Record on Jan. 28, 2010

Volume 156, No. 12 covering the 2nd Session of the 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) 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 S340-S342 on Jan. 28, 2010.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS

S. 518

At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 518, a bill to establish the Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, and for other purposes.

S. 557

At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island

(Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 557, a bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes.

S. 604

At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Oregon

(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 604, a bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported, and for other purposes.

S. 752

At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Washington

(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 752, a bill to reform the financing of Senate elections, and for other purposes.

S. 870

At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 870, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use and to modify the credit period for certain facilities producing electricity from open-loop biomass.

S. 908

At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 908, a bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran.

S. 947

At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 947, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the treatment of certain physician pathology services under the Medicare program.

S. 977

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

(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 977, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war, and for other purposes.

S. 1067

At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from Utah

(Mr. Hatch), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were added as cosponsors of S. 1067, a bill to support stabilization and lasting peace in northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army through development of a regional strategy to support multilateral efforts to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and to authorize funds for humanitarian relief and reconstruction, reconciliation, and transitional justice, and for other purposes.

S. 1255

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

(Mr. LeMieux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1255, a bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to extend the authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries, and for other purposes.

S. 1282

At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Wyoming

(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1282, a bill to establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.

S. 1340

At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New Jersey

(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1340, a bill to establish a minimum funding level for programs under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 for fiscal years 2010 to 2014 that ensures a reasonable growth in victim programs without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of the Crime Victims Fund.

S. 1389

At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1389, a bill to clarify the exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation under the Securities Act of 1933.

S. 1397

At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1397, a bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for electronic device recycling research, development, and demonstration projects, and for other purposes.

S. 1408

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

(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1408, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy investments and job creation.

S. 1425

At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1425, a bill to increase the United States financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women in developing countries.

S. 1445

At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1445, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and reduce the occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death and to enhance public health activities related to stillbirth.

S. 1553

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

(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1553, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of the founding of the National Future Farmers of America Organization.

S. 1619

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

(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1619, a bill to establish the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, to establish the Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, to establish a comprehensive planning grant program, to establish a sustainability challenge grant program, and for other purposes.

S. 1668

At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1668, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

S. 1792

At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for nonbusiness energy property.

S. 2800

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

(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2800, 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. 2853

At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 2853, a bill to establish a Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action, to assure the long-term fiscal stability and economic security of the Federal Government of the United States, and to expand future prosperity growth for all Americans.

S. 2900

At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2900, a bill to establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems.

S. 2924

At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Illinois

(Mr. Burris) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors of S. 2924, a bill to reauthorize the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, in the wake of its Centennial, and its programs and activities.

S. RES. 316

At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Colorado

(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 316, a resolution calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 3309

At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from Wyoming

(Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3309 proposed to H.J. Res. 45, a joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 156, No. 12