[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 5, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3730-S3731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 606

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 606, a bill to amend 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the priority review 
voucher incentive program relating to tropical and rare pediatric 
diseases.


                                S. 1299

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) 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. 1335

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) 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. 1460

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 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 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Rubio) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) 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. 1696

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1696, a bill to improve 
the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program.


                                S. 1989

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) 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. 2010

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) 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. 2120

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2120, a bill to require the lender or 
servicer of a home mortgage upon a request by the homeowner for a short 
sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale.


                                S. 2123

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2123, a bill to 
amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for family-
to-family health information centers to help families of children with 
disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about 
health care for their children.


                                S. 2134

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) 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.

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                                S. 2149

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2149, a 
bill to exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been 
in collection and has been fully paid or settled, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2165

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2165, a bill to enhance strategic 
cooperation between the United States and Israel, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2192

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2192, a bill to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to provide for the participation of optometrists in 
the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment 
programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2219

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2219, a bill to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor 
organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2235

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2235, 
a bill to prohibit the establishment by air carriers and airport 
operators of expedited lines at airport screening checkpoints for 
specific categories of passengers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2282

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2282, a bill to extend 
the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved wetlands 
conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation 
Act through fiscal year 2017.


                                S. 2371

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) 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. 3085

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3085, a bill to provide for 
the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the 
Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan 
Mortgage Corporation.


                                S. 3199

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 3199, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to stimulate international tourism to the United States and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3204

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3204, a bill to address 
fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 3220

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3220, a bill to amend the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to 
victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3221

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3221, a bill to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to 
their employees.


                                S. 3236

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3236, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve the protection and enforcement 
of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed 
services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3239

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3239, a bill to 
provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment 
of egg-laying hens, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3257

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3257, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party 
conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed 
funds for deficit reduction.


                              S. RES. 448

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 448, a resolution recognizing the 100th 
anniversary of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, 
Inc.

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