[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 104 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4950-S4952]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 434

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 434, a bill to improve and 
expand geographic literacy among kindergarten

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through grade 12 students in the United States by improving 
professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 
teachers offered through institutions of higher education.


                                 S. 971

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 971, a bill to promote 
neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods 
and digital services.


                                S. 1385

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1385, a bill to 
terminate the $1 presidential coin program.


                                S. 1744

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) 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. 1832

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and 
the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Nelson) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1832, a bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and 
local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1935

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) 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. 2374

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

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) 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. 3237

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) 
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. 3252

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the 
Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Lieberman) were added as cosponsors of S. 3252, a bill to provide for 
the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus, in 
recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence, good 
sportsmanship, and philanthropy.


                                S. 3286

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) 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. 3319

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3319, a bill to 
amend the National Trails System Act to revise the route of the North 
Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include 
existing hiking trails along the north shore of Lake Superior, in the 
Superior National Forest, and in the Chippewa National Forest, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3323

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3323, a bill 
to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve the protections 
for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3326

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor 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. 3372

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3372, a bill to amend section 
704 of title 18, United States Code.


                              S.J. RES. 43

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S.J. Res. 43, a joint resolution approving the renewal of import 
restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 
2003, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 43, supra.


                              S.J. RES. 45

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) 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 names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) 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. CON. RES. 50

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 50, a concurrent resolution 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and 
advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet 
has thrived.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2492

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2492 intended to be 
proposed to S. 2237, a bill to provide a temporary income tax credit 
for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for an additional 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2493

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2493 intended to 
be proposed to S. 2237, a bill to provide a temporary income tax credit 
for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for an additional 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2499

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2499 intended to be 
proposed to S. 2237, a bill to provide a temporary income tax credit 
for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for an additional 
year, and for other purposes.

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                           AMENDMENT NO. 2514

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2514 intended 
to be proposed to S. 2237, a bill to provide a temporary income tax 
credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for an 
additional year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2516

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2516 intended to 
be proposed to S. 2237, a bill to provide a temporary income tax credit 
for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for an additional 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2518

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2518 intended to be proposed to S. 2237, a 
bill to provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and 
extend bonus depreciation for an additional year, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2521

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2521 proposed to S. 2237, a bill 
to provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and 
extend bonus depreciation for an additional year, and for other 
purposes.

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