[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 19, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4299-S4301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 227

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 227, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely 
access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the 
Medicare program.


                                S. 1512

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) 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. 1591

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) 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. 1670

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1670, a bill to eliminate 
racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1935

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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. 1990

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1990, a bill to require the 
Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed 
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.


                                S. 2060

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) 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. 2077

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2077, a bill to amend 
the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize Federal assistance to 
State adult protective services programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2124

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2124, a bill to 
amend title

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III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize and support the 
creation of cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment 
materials and resources by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 
dissemination of such materials and resources by State educational 
agencies to identify more at-risk families.


                                S. 2165

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) 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. 2213

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 
Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2213, a bill to allow 
reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.


                                S. 2258

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2258, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the rule providing 5-
year amortization of expenses incurred in creating or acquiring music 
or music copyrights.


                                S. 2374

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) 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. 3178

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3178, a bill to amend section 
1951 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as the Hobbs Act), 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3225

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3225, a bill to require the 
United States Trade Representative to provide documents relating to 
trade negotiations to Members of Congress and their staff upon request, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3257

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor 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. 3280

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3280, a bill to preserve 
the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay 
under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.


                                S. 3286

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3286, a bill to 
enhance security, increase accountability, and improve the contracting 
of the Federal Government for overseas contingency operations, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3290

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator 
from Arizona (Mr. Kyl) were added as cosponsors of S. 3290, a bill to 
prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or 
gender, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3308

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3308, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the furnishing of 
benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have dependents, 
and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 41

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 41, a joint 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the nuclear 
program of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.


                            S. CON. RES. 46

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) 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. CON. RES. 47

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 47, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the sovereignty of the 
Republic of Cyprus over all of the territory of the island of Cypress.


                              S. RES. 473

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 473, a resolution 
commending Rotary International and others for their efforts to prevent 
and eradicate polio.


                              S. RES. 489

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


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2156

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was withdrawn as a 
cosponsor of amendment No. 2156 proposed to S. 3240, an original bill 
to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2195

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2195 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 name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2199 proposed to 
S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2204

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2204 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2214

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2214 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 New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2306 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2364

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2364 
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 name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2426

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2426 proposed to 
S.

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3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2454

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2454 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2457

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2457 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.

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