[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 69 (Tuesday, May 15, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3174-S3175]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 534

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 534, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax on beer produced 
domestically by certain small producers.


                                S. 1173

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1173, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory 
surgical centers under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1288

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1288, a bill to 
exempt certain class A CDL drivers from the requirement to obtain a 
hazardous material endorsement while operating a service vehicle with a 
fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less of diesel 
fuel.


                                S. 1497

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1497, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend for 3 years reasonable 
cost contracts under Medicare.


                                S. 1577

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) 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 name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) 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. 1701

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1701, a bill to amend 
the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1872

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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. 1878

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1878, a 
bill to assist low-income individuals in obtaining recommended dental 
care.


                                S. 1908

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1908, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages 
paid by professional employer organization, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 1910

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1910, a bill to 
provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.


                                S. 1935

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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. 2003

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Baucus) 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. 2047

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors of S. 2047, a 
bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make demonstration 
grants to eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of 
reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public elementary schools 
and secondary schools.


                                S. 2069

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2069, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to speed American innovation in research and 
drug development for the leading causes of death that are the most 
costly chronic conditions for our Nation, to save American families and 
the Federal and State governments money, and to help family caregivers.


                                S. 2074

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2074, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rehabilitation credit, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2076

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2076, a 
bill to improve security at State and local courthouses.


                                S. 2160

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


                                S. 2245

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2245, a bill to preserve existing rights and 
responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States.


                                S. 2276

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2276, a bill 
to permit Federal officers to remove cases involving crimes of violence 
to Federal court.


                                S. 2277

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2277, a bill to respond to 
the extreme fire hazard and unsafe conditions resulting from pine 
beetle infestation, drought, disease, or storm damage by declaring a 
state of emergency and directing the Secretary of Agriculture to 
immediately implement hazardous fuels reduction projects in the manner 
provided in title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2299

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2299, a bill to amend 
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 38, United States Code, 
to improve the provision of civil relief to members of the uniformed 
services and to improve the enforcement of employment and reemployment 
rights of such members, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2320

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 2325

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) 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. 2347

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 3048

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3048, a bill to 
provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3083

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3083, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require certain nonresident aliens 
to provide valid immigration documents to claim the refundable portion 
of the child tax credit.


                              S. RES. 399

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 399, a resolution 
calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the 
United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity 
concerning issues related to human rights, crimes against humanity, 
ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record 
relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 401

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) 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.


                              S. RES. 435

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 435, a resolution calling for democratic 
change in Syria, and for other purposes.

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