[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 33 (Thursday, March 1, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1195-S1196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 491, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with 
status as veterans under law, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 593

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 593, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for 
excise tax on investment income of private foundations.


                                S. 1086

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1086, a bill to reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport 
and Empowerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to Best Buddies to 
support the expansion and development of mentoring programs, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1167

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, the name of the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1167, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1544

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1544, a bill to amend the 
Securities Act of 1933 to require the Securities and Exchange 
Commission to exempt a certain class of securities from such Act.


                                S. 1616

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) 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. 1886

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1886, a bill to 
prevent trafficking in counterfeit drugs.


                                S. 1930

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1930, a bill to prohibit earmarks.


                                S. 1935

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1935, a bill 
to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition 
and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the 
March of Dimes Foundation.


                                S. 1980

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) 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. 2032

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2032, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of 
higher education in order to protect students and taxpayers.


                                S. 2036

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2036, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National 
Baseball Hall of Fame.


                                S. 2057

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2057, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician 
assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to 
supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation 
programs.


                                S. 2100

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) 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 South Dakota 
(Mr. Thune) 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. 2118

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl) and the 
Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar) were added as cosponsors of S. 2118, a 
bill to remove unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from seniors' 
personal health decisions by repealing the Independent Payment Advisory 
Board.


                                S. 2139

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Blumenthal) were added as cosponsors of S. 2139, a bill to enhance 
security, increase accountability, and improve the contracting of the 
Federal Government for overseas contingency operations, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1538

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1538 
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 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1671

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 
and the

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Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1671 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. 1702

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 
and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1702 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. 1743

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1743 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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