[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 66 (Thursday, May 10, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3087-S3088]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 503

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 503, a bill to declare 
English as the official language of the United States, to establish a 
uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid 
misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the 
United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general 
welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of 
naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.


                                 S. 506

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 506, a bill to amend the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent 
bullying and harassment of students.


                                 S. 598

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 598, a bill to repeal 
the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of 
marriage.


                                 S. 740

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 740, a bill to revise and extend 
provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act.


                                 S. 881

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 881, a bill to amend the Consumer Credit 
Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-
purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers 
under such agreements, to provide substantive rights to consumers under 
such agreements, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1058

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1058, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure transparency and proper 
operation of pharmacy benefit managers.


                                S. 1086

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1111

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1111, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to 
its pre-1991 level, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1299

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) 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 Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) 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. 1309

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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. 1512

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1512, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the 
availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1591

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) and the Senator 
from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) 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. 1616

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) 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. 1718

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S.

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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. 1796

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1796, a bill to make 
permanent the Internal Revenue Service Free File program.


                                S. 2003

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 2017

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2017, a bill to secure the 
Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.


                                S. 2103

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) 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. 2118

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2118, a bill to remove 
unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from seniors' personal health 
decisions by repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board.


                                S. 2165

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) were added as cosponsors of S. 2165, a bill to enhance 
strategic cooperation between the United States and Israel, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2205

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 2245

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2245, a bill to preserve existing rights 
and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States.


                                S. 2325

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) 
and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2325, a bill to authorize further assistance to Israel 
for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system.


                                S. 2347

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2347, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of 
Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services.


                                S. 2371

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2371, a bill to amend 
the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher 
wages to their employees.


                                S. 2388

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2388, a bill 
to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3053

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3053, a bill to require Regional 
Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency to be appointed 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.


                              S.J. RES. 38

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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. 402

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) 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.


                              S. RES. 450

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 450, a resolution 
designating May 15, 2012, as ``National MPS Awareness Day''.

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