[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 20, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4368-S4370]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 555

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 555, a bill to end 
discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or 
gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 811

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 811, a bill to prohibit 
employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender 
identity.


                                 S. 866

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 866, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation 
of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the 
minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed 
services may retire for non-regular service.


                                 S. 881

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Montana

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(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 881, a bill to amend the 
Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the 
terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs 
to consumers under such agreements, to provide substantive rights to 
consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1299

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) 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. 1591

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator 
from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Shelby) 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. 1880

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1880, a bill to repeal the 
health care law's job-killing health insurance tax.


                                S. 1884

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 2036

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator 
from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), 
the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from 
Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator 
from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. 
Hagan), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Leahy), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid), 
the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Johnson), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator 
from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) 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. 2103

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2103, a bill to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the 
District of Columbia, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2134

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) 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. 2165

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 2189

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2189, a bill to amend the 
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify 
appropriate standards for Federal antidiscrimination and 
antiretaliation claims, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2239

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2239, a bill to direct the head of each 
agency to treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy 
training or certification requirements for Federal licenses.


                                S. 2325

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) 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. 3204

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Toomey) were added as cosponsors of S. 3204, a bill to address fee 
disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3233

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3233, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to improve the enforcement of employment and 
reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3235

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) 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. 3236

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) 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. 3289

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3289, a bill to expand the 
Medicaid home and community-based services waiver to include young 
individuals who are in need of services that would otherwise be 
required to be provided through a psychiatric residential treatment 
facility, and to change references in Federal law to mental retardation 
to references to an intellectual disability.


                                S. 3290

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3290, a bill 
to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or 
gender, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3292

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3292, a bill to 
require the United States International Trade Commission to recommend 
temporary duty suspensions and reductions to Congress, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3313

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3313, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the assistance provided by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, to improve health 
care furnished by the Department, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 45

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were 
added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 45, a joint resolution amending title 
36, United States Code, to designate June 19 as ``Juneteenth 
Independence Day''.

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                            S. CON. RES. 48

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 48, a concurrent resolution recognizing 375 
years of service of the National Guard and affirming congressional 
support for a permanent Operational Reserve as a component of the Armed 
Forces.


                              S. RES. 401

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 401, a 
resolution expressing appreciation for Foreign Service and Civil 
Service professionals who represent the United States around the globe.


                              S. RES. 402

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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.


                              S. RES. 446

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 446, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the United Nations and other 
intergovernmental organizations should not be allowed to exercise 
control over the Internet.


                              S. RES. 473

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) 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. 482

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 482, a resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 
United States Chamber of Commerce.


                              S. RES. 489

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) 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.


                              S. RES. 490

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 490, a 
resolution designating the week of September 16, 2012, as 
``Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week'', reaffirming the importance of 
an enhanced and coordinated research effort on mitochondrial diseases, 
and commending the National Institutes of Health for its efforts to 
improve the understanding of mitochondrial diseases.


                              S. RES. 494

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 494, a resolution condemning the Government of 
the Russian Federation for providing weapons to the regime of President 
Bashar al-Assad of Syria.
  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 494, supra.


                              S. RES. 496

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. Res. 496, a resolution observing the historical significance of 
Juneteenth Independence Day.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2202

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2202 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 
New Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2295 
proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2355

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2355 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. Corker, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2382 proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 2382 proposed to S. 3240, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2395

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2417

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2417 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2445

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the names of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2445 proposed to S. 3240, an 
original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2453

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2453 proposed to 
S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2457

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2457 proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2457 proposed to S. 3240, supra.

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