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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S6917-S6919 on Oct. 31, 2011.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 50
At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 50, a bill to strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities with respect to commercially-marketed seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate with the Federal Trade Commission and other appropriate Federal agencies to strengthen and coordinate those programs and activities.
S. 52
At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 52, a bill to establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes, and for other purposes.
S. 75
At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Connecticut
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 75, a bill to restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the minimum price below which the manufacturer's product or service cannot be sold violates the Sherman Act.
S. 202
At the request of Mr. Paul, the names of the Senator from Arizona
(Mr. McCain) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as cosponsors of S. 202, a bill to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States before the end of 2012, and for other purposes.
S. 296
At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 296, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide the Food and Drug Administration with improved capacity to prevent drug shortages.
S. 384
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 384, a bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.
S. 418
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) were added as cosponsors of S. 418, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.
S. 572
At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 572, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other purposes.
S. 652
At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 652, a bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of an American Infrastructure Financing Authority, to provide for an extension of the exemption from the alternative minimum tax treatment for certain tax-
exempt bonds, and for other purposes.
S. 720
At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 720, a bill to repeal the CLASS program.
S. 752
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 752, a bill to establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner.
S. 933
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) 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. 936
At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 936, a bill to establish the American Infrastructure Investment Fund and other activities to facilitate investments in infrastructure projects that significantly enhance the economic competitiveness of the United States by improving economic output, productivity, or competitive commercial advantage, and for other purposes.
S. 960
At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Idaho
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 960, a bill to provide for a study on issues relating to access to intravenous immune globulin (IVG) for Medicare beneficiaries in all care settings and a demonstration project to examine the benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer IVG in the home.
S. 968
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 968, a bill to prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes.
S. 1016
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1016, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes.
S. 1048
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 1106
At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island
(Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1106, a bill to authorize Department of Defense support for programs on pro bono legal assistance for members of the Armed Forces.
S. 1107
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1107, a bill to authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, to express the sense of the Congress to encourage and leverage public and private investment in psoriasis research with a particular focus on interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions, and for other purposes.
S. 1181
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were added as cosponsors of S. 1181, 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. 1221
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1221, a bill to provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes.
S. 1265
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1265, a bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes.
S. 1301
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1301, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 to 2015 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in person, and for other purposes.
S. 1328
At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from South Dakota
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1328, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding school libraries, and for other purposes.
S. 1335
At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) 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. 1358
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1358, a bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of a son or daughter.
S. 1440
At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Mr. Akaka) 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. 1444
At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1444, a bill to provide for the presentation of a United States flag on behalf of Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties or because of their status as Federal employees.
S. 1467
At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1467, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services.
S. 1591
At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1591, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.
S. 1616
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1616, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States real property interests, and for other purposes.
S. 1627
At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1627, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes.
S. 1647
At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1647, a bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates.
S. 1651
At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1651, a bill to provide for greater transparency and honesty in the Federal budget process.
S. 1684
At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1684, a bill to amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, and for other purposes.
S. 1707
At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were added as cosponsors of S. 1707, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 1718
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as cosponsors of S. 1718, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims.
S. 1727
At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1727, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy to conduct a review of military service records of Jewish American veterans of World War I, including those previously awarded a military decoration, to determine whether any of the veterans should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.
S. 1734
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1734, a bill to provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products.
S. RES. 251
At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 297
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 297, a resolution congratulating the Corporation for Supportive Housing on the 20th anniversary of its founding.
S. RES. 302
At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 302, a resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.
AMENDMENT NO. 873
At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island
(Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 873 intended to be proposed to H.R. 2112, a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.
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