[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 49 (Monday, March 26, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2030-S2032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 418

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 418, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.


                                 S. 550

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 550, a bill to improve the 
provision of assistance to fire departments, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 641

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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. 722

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 722, a bill to strengthen and 
protect Medicare hospice programs.

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                                 S. 835

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 835, a bill to reform the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize 
firearms laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 960

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 960, a bill to provide for a 
study on issues relating to access to intravenous immune globulin (IVG) 
for Medicare beneficiaries in all care settings and a demonstration 
project to examine the benefits of providing coverage and payment for 
items and services necessary to administer IVG in the home.


                                S. 1309

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1309, a bill to amend title XIX 
of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by 
podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to 
appropriate quality foot and ankle care.


                                S. 1575

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1575, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the depreciation 
recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems.


                                S. 1696

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1696, a bill to improve 
the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program.


                                S. 1718

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1718, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of 
Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims.


                                S. 1872

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name 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. 1884

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1947

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1947, a bill to 
prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2003

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2003, a bill to 
clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of 
war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without 
charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United 
States and for other purposes.


                                S. 2060

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2060, a bill to provide for the 
payment of a benefit to members eligible for participation in the Post-
Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of 
nonparticipation due to Government error.


                                S. 2066

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) 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. 2085

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2085, a bill to strengthen 
employee cost savings suggestions programs within the Federal 
Government.


                                S. 2103

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 2112

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2112, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available travel on 
military aircraft for members of the reserve components, a member or 
former member of a reserve component who is eligible for retired pay 
but for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents.


                                S. 2121

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 2155

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 2155, a bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 to promote biobased manufacturing.


                                S. 2160

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2160, a bill to improve 
the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2165

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2165, a bill to enhance strategic cooperation 
between the United States and Israel, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2179

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2179, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to improve oversight of educational assistance 
provided under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
and the Secretary of Defense, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2204

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), 
the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as cosponsors of S. 2204, a bill to 
eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy and 
energy conservation.


                                S. 2219

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2219, a bill to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor 
organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2221

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2221, a bill to prohibit the Secretary of Labor 
from finalizing a proposed rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 relating to child labor.


                              S.J. RES. 39

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 39, a joint 
resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal 
rights amendment.

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                              S. RES. 356

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 356, a 
resolution expressing support for the people of Tibet.


                              S. RES. 370

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 370, a resolution 
calling for democratic change in Syria.


                              S. RES. 380

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) and the Senator 
from Alaska (Mr. Begich) 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.


                              S. RES. 402

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 402, a resolution condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord's 
Resistance Army for committing crimes against humanity and mass 
atrocities, and supporting ongoing efforts by the United States 
Government and governments in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and 
Lord's Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield.

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