[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 96 (Monday, June 25, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4460-S4461]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 697

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 697, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for 
amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Services for a new 
State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change 
in the duty station of such member to another State.


                                 S. 703

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 703, a bill to 
amend the Long-Term Leasing Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1299

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 1616

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1616, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of 
real estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in 
United States real property interests, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1744

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1744, a bill to provide 
funding for State courts to assess and improve the handling of 
proceedings relating to adult guardianship and conservatorship, to 
authorize the Attorney General to carry out a pilot program for the 
conduct of background checks on individuals to be appointed as 
guardians or conservators, and to promote the widespread adoption of 
information technology to better monitor, report, and audit 
conservatorships of protected persons.


                                S. 1806

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1806, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as 
contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund.


                                S. 1929

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the 
Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Chambliss), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the Senator from 
South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. 
Hagan), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from New Hampshire 
(Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of S. 1929, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Mark 
Twain.


                                S. 1956

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) 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. 2103

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Inhofe) 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. 2189

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) 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 Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) 
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. 2250

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2250, a bill to prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on 
forgiven mortgage loan debt.


                                S. 2342

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2342, a bill to reform 
the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2347

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2347, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access 
of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services.

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                                S. 2371

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 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. 2620

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2620, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of 
the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased 
payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.


                                S. 3204

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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 North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 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 names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3237, a bill to provide for the establishment 
of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer.


                                S. 3263

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3263, a bill to require 
the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to 
flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations 
of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 3274

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3274, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of other relevant 
Federal departments and agencies, to produce a report on enhancing the 
competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct 
investment, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3308

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) 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. 3318

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3318, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the use of the phrases 
GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false impression of approval or 
endorsement by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3322

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3322, a bill 
to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions of the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, 
and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar provisions in 
other related civil rights statutes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3326

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 
and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3326, a bill to amend the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add 
South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under 
that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules 
of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free 
Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions 
contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3328

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3328, a bill to provide 
grants for juvenile mentoring.


                              S.J. RES. 45

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 45, a joint 
resolution amending title 36, United States Code, to designate June 19 
as ``Juneteenth Independence Day''.


                            S. CON. RES. 48

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor 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. 489

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, 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.


                              S. RES. 490

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2310

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2310 proposed to 
S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2017, and for other purposes.

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