“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” published by the Congressional Record on March 16, 2011

“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” published by the Congressional Record on March 16, 2011

Volume 157, No. 40 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 U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S1751-S1752 on March 16, 2011.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS

S. 206

At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint) were added as cosponsors of S. 206, a bill to reauthorize the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program, and for other purposes.

S. 328

At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 328, a bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country.

S. 358

At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from Nevada

(Mr. Ensign) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as cosponsors of S. 358, a bill to codify and modify regulatory requirements of Federal agencies.

S. 382

At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the names of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as cosponsors of S. 382, a bill to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that is subject to ski area permits, and for other permits.

S. 398

At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as cosponsors of S. 398, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve energy efficiency of certain appliances and equipment, and for other purposes.

S. 409

At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 409, a bill to ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs.

S. 412

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

(Mr. Menendez) 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. 418

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

(Mrs. Boxer) 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. 453

At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the names of the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors of S. 453, a bill to improve the safety of motorcoaches, and for other purposes.

S. 461

At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 461, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend financing of the Superfund.

S. 468

At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 468, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the authority of the Administrator to disapprove specifications of disposal sites for the discharge of, dredged or fill material, and to clarify the procedure under which a higher review of specifications may be requested.

S. 520

At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 520, a bill to repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.

S. 534

At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Washington

(Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were added as cosponsors 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. 541

At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Vermont

(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 541, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to increase implementation of schoolwide positive behavioral interventions and supports and early intervening services in order to improve student academic achievement, reduce disciplinary problems in schools, and to improve coordination with similar activities and services provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

S. 554

At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma

(Mr. Coburn) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) were added as cosponsors of S. 554, a bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

S. 570

At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as cosponsors of S. 570, a bill to prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloguing the purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.

S. 575

At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Missouri

(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 575, a bill to study the market and appropriate regulatory structure for electronic debit card transactions, and for other purposes.

S. 585

At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 585, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools, and for other purposes.

S. RES. 99

At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 99, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the Senate for its advice and consent.

S. RES. 102

At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 102, a resolution calling for a no-fly zone and the recognition of the Transitional National Council in Libya.

AMENDMENT NO. 161

At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Idaho

(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 161 proposed to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 182

At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 182 proposed to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 183

At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 183 proposed to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 183 proposed to S. 493, supra.

AMENDMENT NO. 186

At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Louisiana

(Mr. Vitter), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from Idaho

(Mr. Risch) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 186 proposed to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 194

At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Wyoming

(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 194 intended to be proposed to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 195

At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Wyoming

(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 195 intended to be proposed to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 196

At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Wyoming

(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 196 intended to be proposed to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 197

At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Ensign) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 197 proposed to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 210

At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 210 intended to be proposed to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 215

At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 215 intended to be proposed to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from North Dakota

(Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 215 intended to be proposed to S. 493, supra.

AMENDMENT NO. 216

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

(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 216 proposed to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

At the request of Ms. Landrieu, her name was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 216 proposed to S. 493, supra.

AMENDMENT NO. 219

At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Kentucky

(Mr. Paul) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 219 intended to be proposed to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 223

At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from Montana

(Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 223 intended to be proposed to S. 493, a bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 157, No. 40

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