[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 89 (Wednesday, June 13, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4151-S4153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 387

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 387, a bill to amend 
title 37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements 
for members of uniformed services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1316

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1316, a bill to prevent a fiscal 
crisis by enacting legislation to balance the Federal budget through 
reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending.


                                S. 1454

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1454, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended 
months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney 
transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions.


                                S. 1461

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 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. 1507

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1507, a bill to provide 
protections from workers with respect to their right to select or 
refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.


                                S. 1512

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1512, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the 
availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1884

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1884, a bill to provide 
States with incentives to require elementary schools and secondary 
schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, 
epinephrine at schools.


                                S. 1935

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 1956

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1956, a bill to prohibit 
operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in 
the European Union's emissions trading scheme, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2027

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2027, a bill to improve microfinance and 
microenterprise, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2066

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) 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. 2165

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, 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 name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2165, supra.


                                S. 2205

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2374

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Coats) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2374, a bill to amend the 
Helium Act to ensure the expedient and responsible draw-down of the 
Federal Helium Reserve in a manner that protects the interests of 
private industry, the scientific, medical, and industrial communities, 
commercial users, and Federal agencies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2515

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2515, a bill to promote 
the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve 
livelihoods, empower women, and combat harmful pollution by creating a 
thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking 
solutions.


                                S. 3202

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3202, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known 
next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 3204

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) 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. 3228

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3228, a bill to 
require the President to provide a report detailing the sequester 
required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 on January 2, 2013.


                                S. 3235

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3235, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to require, as a condition on the receipt 
by a State of certain funds for veterans employment and training, that 
the State ensures that training received by a veteran while on active 
duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State 
certifications or licenses, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3237

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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. RES. 176

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 176, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States 
Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical 
research relating to Alzheimer's disease.


                              S. RES. 489

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from 
Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 489, a resolution expressing the sense 
of the Senate on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside 
special counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently 
classified and highly sensitive information on United States military 
and intelligence plans, programs, and operations.


                              S. RES. 492

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 492, a 
resolution designating June 15, 2012, as ``World Elder Abuse Awareness 
Day''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2160

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2160 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2196

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2196 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2197

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2197 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2199

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the 
Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 2199 intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill 
to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2202

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2202 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2216

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2216 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2219

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. 
Franken) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2219 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2224

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2224 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2232

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2232 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. Tester, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2232 intended to be proposed to S. 
3240, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2240

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2240 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2247

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2247 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2248

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2248 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2257

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2257 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2287

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2287 intended to be proposed to S. 
3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2289

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2289 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2295

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2295 intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to 
reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2299

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2299 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2306

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2306 intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an

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original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2311

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2311 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2367

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 2367 intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to 
reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2370

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) 
and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) were added as cosponsors 
of amendment No. 2370 intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original 
bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2382

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2382 intended to be proposed to S. 
3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2395

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2395 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.

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