[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 85 (Thursday, June 7, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3839-S3840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 67

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 67, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to permit former members of the Armed Forces 
who have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on 
military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired 
members of the Armed Forces are entitled to travel on such aircraft.


                                 S. 722

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 722, a bill to strengthen and 
protect Medicare hospice programs.


                                 S. 996

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 996, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax credit 
through 2016, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1244

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1244, a bill to provide for 
preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the 
Philippines.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, her name 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. 1421

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1421, a bill to authorize 
the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative 
work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1613

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1613, a bill to improve and 
enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1947

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1947, a bill to prohibit 
attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1989

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) 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. 2004

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2004, 
a bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended 
Bataan during World War II.


                                S. 2036

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor 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. 2060

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2060, a bill to provide for 
the payment of a benefit to members eligible for participation in the 
Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of 
nonparticipation due to Government error.


                                S. 2134

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) 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. 2148

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2148, a bill to 
amend the Toxic Substance Control Act relating to lead-based paint 
renovation and remodeling activities.


                                S. 2165

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor 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 Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 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. 2234

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2234, a bill to prevent human trafficking in government contracting.


                                S. 2242

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2242, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and 
generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2282

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) 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. 2364

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2364, a bill to 
extend the availability of low-interest refinancing under the local 
development business loan program of the Small Business Administration.


                                S. 2371

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 3078

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the 
Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of S. 3078, a bill 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the 
World War II Memorial in the District

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of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that 
President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the United States on June 
6, 1944, the morning of D-Day.
  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 3078, supra.


                                S. 3203

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3203, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to limit increases in the certain 
costs of health care services under the health care programs of the 
Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3204

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 3221

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 3237

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3237, a bill to 
provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of 
Breast Cancer.


                                S. 3248

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3248, a bill to designate the North American bison as 
the national mammal of the United States.


                                S. 3270

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3270, a bill to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider 
the resources of individuals applying for pension that were recently 
disposed of by the individuals for less than fair market value when 
determining the eligibility of such individuals for such pension, and 
for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 3270, supra.


                            S. CON. RES. 46

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 46, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site at 
the former Navy Dive School at the Washington Navy Yard should be 
provided for the Man in the Sea Memorial Monument to honor the members 
of the Armed Forces who have served as divers and whose service in 
defense of the United States has been carried out beneath the waters of 
the world.


                              S. RES. 402

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2156

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Blumenthal) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2156 intended to be proposed to S. 
3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2163

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2163 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2165

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2165 intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill 
to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other 
purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2165 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3240, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2187

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2187 intended to be proposed to S. 
3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2188

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2188 intended to be proposed to S. 
3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2017, and for other purposes.

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