[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 68 (Monday, May 14, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3129-S3131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 351

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 351, a bill to authorize the 
exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and 
from the western portion of the Coastal Plain of the State of Alaska 
without surface occupancy, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 368

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 368, a bill to amend the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to suspend a limitation on 
the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for guaranteed 
assistance.


                                 S. 957

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 957, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the provision of rehabilitative 
services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other 
purposes.

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                                 S. 960

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) 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. 1299

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) 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. 1461

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1461, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and 
Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and 
to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, 
manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.


                                S. 1577

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1577, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research 
credit, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1591

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) and the 
Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) 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. 1647

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1647, a bill to repeal the 
sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on 
the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates.


                                S. 1872

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 1882

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 1993

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1993, a 
bill to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Horne in 
recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture 
and the civil rights movement.


                                S. 2010

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2010, a bill to amend title 
II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset 
and windfall elimination provisions.


                                S. 2046

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2046, a bill to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements of 
the visa waiver program and for other purposes.


                                S. 2066

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) 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. 2103

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2146

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2146, a bill to amend the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a market-
oriented standard for clean electric energy generation, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2165

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2165, a bill to enhance strategic cooperation between the United 
States and Israel, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the Senator 
from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) were added as cosponsors of S. 2165, 
supra.


                                S. 2179

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Reed) 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. 2205

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) 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. 2222

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2222, a bill to require 
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to take certain actions to 
reduce excessive speculation in energy markets.


                                S. 2246

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2246, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base transition training, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2325

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2325, a bill to 
authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron Dome anti-missile 
defense system.


                                S. 2344

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2344, a bill to 
extend the National Flood Insurance Program until December 31, 2012.


                                S. 2367

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2367, a bill to strike the word ``lunatic'' from Federal law, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 3079

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3079, a bill to make 
participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with 
respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 39

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


                              S. RES. 380

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor 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.

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                              S. RES. 401

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 401, a resolution 
expressing appreciation for Foreign Service and Civil Service 
professionals who represent the United States around the globe.

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