[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 29, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1147-S1148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 555

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 555, a bill 
to end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation 
or gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 605

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 605, a bill to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act to place synthetic drugs in Schedule I.


                                 S. 665

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 665, a bill 
to promote industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker 
training, retention, and advancement, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 775

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 775, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research 
and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary 
hypertension, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 998

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 998, a bill to amend title 
IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require 
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of airline pilots 
who are required by regulation to retire at age 60, to compute the 
actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity 
commencing at age 60.


                                S. 1299

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1299, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the 
establishment of Lions Clubs International.


                                S. 1728

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the names of the 
Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) were added as cosponsors of S. 1728, a bill to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to establish a criminal offense relating to 
fraudulent claims about military service.


                                S. 1770

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1770, a bill to 
prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster case placements based on 
the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any 
prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or 
gender identity of the child involved.

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                                S. 1884

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1884, a bill to provide States with incentives to 
require elementary schools and secondary schools to maintain, and 
permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine at schools.


                                S. 1945

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1945, a bill to permit the 
televising of Supreme Court proceedings.


                                S. 1956

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1956, a bill to prohibit 
operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in 
the European Union's emissions trading scheme, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2046

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2046, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements of the visa 
waiver program and for other purposes.


                                S. 2121

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2121, a bill to 
modify the Department of Defense Program Guidance relating to the award 
of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence 
days to members of the reserve components to exempt any member whose 
qualified mobilization commenced before October 1, 2011, and continued 
on or after that date, from the changes to the program guidance that 
took effect on that date.


                                S. 2122

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2122, a bill to clarify the definition of 
navigable waters, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 19

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 19, a joint resolution 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag 
of the United States.


                              S. RES. 310

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) 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.


                              S. RES. 380

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator 
from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) and the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 380, a resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the 
importance of preventing the Government of Iran from acquiring nuclear 
weapons capability.
  At the request of Mr. Grassley, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 380, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1537

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) 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. 1542

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1542 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. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) 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. 1599

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1599 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. 1606

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1606 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. 1648

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1648 
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. 1661

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1661 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. 1736

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1736 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. 1737

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of amendment No. 1737 intended to be proposed to S. 1813, a 
bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1737 intended to be proposed to S. 1813, 
supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1738

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of amendment No. 1738 intended to be proposed to S. 1813, a 
bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1738 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1813, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1739

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1739 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. 1740

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1740 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. 1748

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1748 
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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