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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S10061-S10062 on Oct. 1, 2009.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 254
At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Iowa
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 254, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy under the Medicare Program.
S. 456
At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. Bunning) was added as a cosponsor of S. 456, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop guidelines to be used on a voluntary basis to develop plans to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, to establish school-based food allergy management grants, and for other purposes.
S. 493
At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 493, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of ABLE accounts for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes.
S. 524
At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 524, a bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.
S. 604
At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added as cosponsors 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. 850
At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 850, a bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks.
S. 870
At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 883
At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 883, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States, to honor the American military men and women who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary Americans, through courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge fate and change the course of history.
S. 991
At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 991, a bill to declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.
S. 1055
At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1055, a bill to grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.
S. 1215
At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1215, a bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes.
S. 1375
At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1375, a bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to reauthorize State mediation programs.
S. 1379
At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1379, a bill to encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and to create sustainable communities.
S. 1532
At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1532, a bill to establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers, and for other purposes.
S. 1652
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1652, a bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.
S. 1683
At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1683, a bill to apply recaptured taxpayer investments toward reducing the national debt.
S. 1692
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 1692, a bill to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security letters, and for other purposes.
S. 1709
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1709, a bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services, and for other purposes.
S. RES. 263
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 263, a resolution designating October 2009 as ``National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month''.
S. RES. 295
At the request of Mr. Bayh, the names of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 295, a resolution designating October 13, 2009, as ``National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day''.
S. RES. 296
At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the names of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 296, a resolution designating October 2009 as
``National Work and Family Month''.
AMENDMENT NO. 2555
At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2555 proposed to H.R. 3326, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2560
At the request of Mr. Cochran, the names of the Senator from Missouri
(Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2560 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3326, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2561
At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2561 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3326, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2562
At the request of Mr. Ensign, his name was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2562 proposed to H.R. 3326, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2582
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2582 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3326, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
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