[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 71 (Thursday, May 17, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3280-S3281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 362

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 362, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer 
Initiative, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 438

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 438, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve women's health by 
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and 
other cardiovascular diseases in women.


                                 S. 547

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 547, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of Education to establish an award program recognizing 
excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing 
services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education.


                                 S. 595

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 595, a bill to amend 
title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
require the Secretary of Education to complete payments under such 
title to local educational agencies eligible for such payments within 3 
fiscal years.


                                 S. 693

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 693, a bill to establish a 
term certain for the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to 
provide conditions for continued operation of such enterprises, and to 
provide for the wind down of such operations and dissolution of such 
enterprises.


                                 S. 847

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 847, a bill to 
amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from 
chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1335

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 1335, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
provide rights for pilots, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1591

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. 
Hagan) 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. 1989

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 1993

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 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 Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) 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. 2036

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Coats), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the Senator 
from Idaho

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(Mr. Risch) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2036, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball 
Hall of Fame.


                                S. 2134

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) 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. 2179

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) 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. 2226

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) 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. 2234

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2234, a bill to 
prevent human trafficking in government contracting.


                                S. 2250

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 2250, a bill to prevent homeowners from being forced to 
pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt.


                                S. 2264

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2264, a bill to provide liability protection for 
claims based on the design, manufacture, sale, offer for sale, 
introduction into commerce, or use of certain fuels and fuel additives, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2325

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Baucus) 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 Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) 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. 3083

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) and the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added as cosponsors 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.J. RES. 19

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 19, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
flag of the United States.


                              S. RES. 380

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as 
cosponsors 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.
  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 380, supra.


                              S. RES. 399

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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.

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