[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 6, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1422-S1423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 227

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 227, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to 
home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare 
program.


                                 S. 296

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) 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. 381

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 381, a bill to amend the 
Arms Export Control Act to provide that certain firearms listed as 
curios or relics may be imported into the United States by a licensed 
importer without obtaining authorization from the Department of State 
or the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 394

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 394, a bill to amend the 
Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal.


                                 S. 687

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 687, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period 
for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant 
property, and qualified retail improvement property.


                                S. 1190

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1190, a bill to reduce 
disparities and improve access to effective and cost efficient 
diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through advances in testing, 
research, and education, including through telehealth, comparative 
effectiveness research, and identification of best practices in patient 
education and outreach particularly with respect to underserved racial, 
ethnic and rural populations and men with a family history of prostate 
cancer, to establish a directive on what constitutes clinically 
appropriate prostate cancer imaging, and to create a prostate cancer 
scientific advisory board for the Office of the Chief Scientist at the 
Food and Drug Administration to accelerate real-time sharing of the 
latest research and accelerate movement of new medicines to patients.


                                S. 1374

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1374, a bill to direct the 
Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive 
advertising of abortion services.


                                S. 1591

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) 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. 1872

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1872, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE 
accounts established under State programs for the care of family 
members with disabilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1942

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1942, a bill to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to improve transportation for seniors, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1956

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1956, a bill to 
prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United

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States from participating in the European Union's emissions trading 
scheme, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1965

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1965, a bill to jump-start 
economic recovery through the formation and growth of new businesses, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2066

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2066, a bill to recognize 
the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on Federal 
public land and ensure continued opportunities for those activities.


                                S. 2104

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2104, a bill to amend the 
Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants for and 
require applied water supply research regarding the water resources 
research and technology institutes established under that Act.


                                S. 2148

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2148, a bill to amend the 
Toxic Substance Control Act relating to lead-based paint renovation and 
remodeling activities.


                              S. RES. 380

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Lugar), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) 
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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1540

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1540 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. 1652

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1652 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. 1774

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1774 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. 1784

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1784 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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