[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 15, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S699-S700]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 82

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 82, a bill to repeal the 
sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 
with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption 
assistance programs, to repeal the sunset of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act with respect to increased dollar limitations for 
such credit and programs, and to allow the adoption credit to be 
claimed in the year expenses are incurred, regardless of when the 
adoption becomes final.


                                 S. 296

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 501

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 501, a bill to establish 
pilot projects under the Medicare program to provide incentives for 
home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications 
technologies.


                                 S. 641

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 641, a bill to provide 
100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and 
sanitation on a sustainable basis within six years by improving the 
capacity of the United States Government to fully implement the Senator 
Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005.


                                 S. 645

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 645, a bill to amend the 
National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent 
background check system.


                                S. 1023

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1880

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1880, a bill to repeal 
the health care law's job-killing health insurance tax.


                                S. 1980

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1980, a bill to prevent, 
deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing 
through port State measures.


                                S. 2010

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) 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 Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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. 2099

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, the names of the 
Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) and 
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Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2099, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to 
information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.


                                S. 2100

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2100, a bill to suspend sales of 
petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until certain 
conditions are met.


                                S. 2103

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. 
Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2103, a bill to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the 
District of Columbia, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2105

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 2105, a bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber 
and communications infrastructure of the United States.


                               S. RES. 80

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 80, a resolution condemning the Government of Iran for its state-
sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued 
violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.


                              S. RES. 310

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 310, a resolution 
designating 2012 as the ``Year of the Girl'' and Congratulating Girl 
Scouts of the USA on its 100th anniversary.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1520

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1520 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. 1521

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor 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 Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) 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 Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) 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. 1537

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1537 
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. 1549

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1549 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. 1565

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1565 
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. 1566

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1566 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. 1582

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1582 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. 1591

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1591 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. 1613

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1613 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. 1617

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1617 
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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