[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2085-S2087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 339

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 339, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for 
contributions of qualified conservation contributions.


                                 S. 418

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Missouri

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(Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) 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. 798

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 798, a bill to provide an 
amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can 
register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and 
Transfer Record, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1299

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1301, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat 
trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1316

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1316, a bill to prevent a 
fiscal crisis by enacting legislation to balance the Federal budget 
through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending.


                                S. 1421

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1421, a bill to 
authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a 
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1591

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 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. 1629

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1629, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to 
the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the 
Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1696

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


                                S. 1755

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1755, a 
bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage 
under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special 
disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1774

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1774, a bill to establish 
the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, to designate 
certain Federal land as wilderness, and to improve the management of 
noxious weeds in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1945

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


                                S. 2051

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 2112

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 2113

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2113, a bill to empower 
the Food and Drug Administration to ensure a clear and effective 
pathway that will encourage innovative products to benefit patients and 
improve public health.


                                S. 2120

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2120, a bill to 
require the lender or servicer of a home mortgage upon a request by the 
homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow 
the sale.


                                S. 2134

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2134, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for certain requirements 
relating to the retirement, adoption, care, and recognition of military 
working dogs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2139

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                                S. 2140

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2140, a bill to 
amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to modify 
the period used to calculate certain unemployment rates, to encourage 
the development of business incubators, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2148

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 2159

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2159, a bill to extend 
the authorization of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program through 
fiscal year 2017.


                                S. 2165

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2165, a bill to enhance 
strategic cooperation between the United States and Israel, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2204

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2204, a bill to 
eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy and 
energy conservation.


                                S. 2205

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2205, a bill to prohibit 
funding to negotiate a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that restricts 
the Second Amendment rights of United States citizens.


                                S. 2213

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2213, a bill to 
allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.


                                S. 2221

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2221, a bill to 
prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing a proposed rule under 
the Fair Labor

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Standards Act of 1938 relating to child labor.


                                S. 2222

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator 
from Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2222, a bill to require the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission to take certain actions to reduce excessive 
speculation in energy markets.


                                S. 2226

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2226, a bill to prohibit the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from awarding any 
grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance 
under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or 
activity carried out outside the United States, including the 
territories and possessions of the United States.


                                S. 2232

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the name of the Senator 
from Ohio (Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2232, a bill to 
decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, disposing, and 
improving the efficiency of Federal buildings and other civilian real 
property, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2233

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2233, a bill to amend the Immigration 
and Nationality Act to stimulate international tourism to the United 
States.


                              S.J. RES. 38

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 38, a joint 
resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor 
relating to the certification of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or 
seasonal nonagricultural employment.


                              S. RES. 344

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 344, a resolution 
supporting the democratic aspirations of the Nicaraguan people and 
calling attention to the deterioration of constitutional order in 
Nicaragua.


                              S. RES. 356

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


                              S. RES. 395

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 395, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization and the NATO summit to be held in Chicago, Illinois 
from May 20 through 21, 2012.


                              S. RES. 397

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 397, a resolution 
promoting peace and stability in Sudan, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 402

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) and the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) were added as cosponsors 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1952

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1952 intended to be proposed to S. 
2204, a bill to eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote 
renewable energy and energy conservation.

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