[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 14, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S614-S615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 339

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 339, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for 
contributions of qualified conservation contributions.


                                 S. 414

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 414, a bill to protect girls 
in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 539

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 539, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Services Act and the Social Security Act to 
extend health information technology assistance eligibility to 
behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and 
facilities, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 648

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Alaska (Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 648, a bill to 
require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and 
evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed 
with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for 
Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.


                                S. 1023

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from 
New Mexico (Mr. Udall) were added as cosponsors of S. 1023, a bill to 
authorize the President to provide assistance to the Government of 
Haiti to end within 5 years the deforestation in Haiti and restore 
within 30 years the extent of tropical forest cover in existence in 
Haiti in 1990, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1249

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1249, a bill 
to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate 
the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in 
certain States.


                                S. 1460

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1460, a bill 
to grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the First 
Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during 
World War II.


                                S. 1467

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs.

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Hutchison) 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. 1674

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1674, a bill 
to improve teacher quality, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1680

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1680, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve 
access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care 
providers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1773

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1773, a bill to 
promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1796

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1796, a bill to make 
permanent the Internal Revenue Service Free File program.


                                S. 1798

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Maine (Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1798, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an open burn pit 
registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who may have been 
exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits while 
deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such 
exposure, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1925

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as cosponsors of S. 1925, a bill to 
reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.


                                S. 1989

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1989, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the minimum 
low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and to 
provide a minimum 4 percent credit rate for existing buildings.


                                S. 2004

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2004, a bill 
to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan 
during World War II.


                                S. 2010

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2010, a bill to amend title II of 
the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and 
windfall elimination provisions.


                                S. 2051

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2051, a bill to amend the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal 
Direct Stafford Loans.


                                S. 2058

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2058, a bill to close 
loopholes, increase transparency, and improve the effectiveness of 
sanctions on Iranian trade in petroleum products.


                                S. 2065

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2065, a bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 to modify the discretionary spending limits to take into 
account savings resulting from the reduction in the number of Federal 
employees and extending the pay freeze for Federal employees.


                              S.J. RES. 21

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1521

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1521 intended to be proposed to S. 
1813, a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1534

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1534 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1813, a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway 
and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1535

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1535 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1813, a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway 
and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1545

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1545 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1813, a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1546

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator 
from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from New York (Mr. 
Schumer) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1546 intended to be 
proposed to S. 1813, a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes.

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