[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 65 (Wednesday, May 9, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3042-S3043]
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 Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) 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. 705

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 705, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate 
housing and infrastructure grants.


                                 S. 752

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 752, a bill to 
establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer 
mortality in a timely manner.


                                 S. 755

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 755, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset

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against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State 
judicial debts that are past-due.


                                 S. 941

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 941, a bill 
to strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children.


                                 S. 974

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 974, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the tip tax credit to employers 
of cosmetologists and to promote tax compliance in the cosmetology 
sector.


                                S. 1368

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1368, a bill to amend the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal distributions for 
medicine qualified only if for prescribed drug or insulin.


                                S. 1460

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1460, a bill to grant the 
congressional gold medal, collectively, to the First Special Service 
Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II.


                                S. 1591

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 1882

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1882, a bill to amend 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that valid generic 
drugs may enter the market.


                                S. 1929

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator 
from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), 
the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. 
Durbin), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1929, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Mark Twain.


                                S. 1935

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) 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. 1989

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1989, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings 
and to provide a minimum 4 percent credit rate for existing buildings.


                                S. 2125

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2125, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the designation of 
accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, to apply 
accreditation and licensure requirements to suppliers of such devices 
and items for purposes of payment under the Medicare program, and to 
modify the payment rules for such devices and items under such program 
to account for practitioner qualifications and complexity of care.


                                S. 2160

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


                                S. 2175

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2175, a bill to 
amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to 
provide for the trial of covered persons detained in the United States 
pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force and to repeal 
the requirement for military custody.


                                S. 2205

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) 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. 2237

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2237, a bill to provide 
a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus 
depreciation for an additional year, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2320

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2320, a bill to 
direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to provide for the 
ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Republic of the 
Philippines, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2365

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2365, a bill to promote the 
economic and energy security of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2366

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2366, a bill to 
extend student loan interest rates for undergraduate Federal Direct 
Stafford Loans.


                                S. 2554

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2554, a bill to amend 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant 
Program through fiscal year 2017.


                                S. 2884

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2884, a bill to provide an 
incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to America.


                            S. CON. RES. 42

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 42, a concurrent resolution setting forth 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2013, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 
2012, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2013 through 2022.


                              S. RES. 401

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 401, a resolution expressing 
appreciation for Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals who 
represent the United States around the globe.


                              S. RES. 435

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator 
from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 435, a 
resolution calling for democratic change in Syria, and for other 
purposes.

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