[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 106 (Monday, July 16, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5047-S5048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 17

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 17, a bill to repeal the job-
killing tax on medical devices to ensure continued access to life-
saving medical devices for patients and maintain the standing of United 
States as the world leader in medical device innovation.


                                 S. 19

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator 
from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) were added as cosponsors of S. 19, a 
bill to restore American's individual liberty by striking the Federal 
mandate to purchase insurance.


                                 S. 672

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) was added as a cosponsor of S. 672, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad 
track maintenance credit.


                                 S. 687

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 687, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-
year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, 
qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement 
property.


                                 S. 703

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


                                S. 1133

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1133, a bill 
to prevent the evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1440

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1440, a bill to 
reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related 
deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant 
mortality caused by prematurity.


                                S. 1621

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1621, a bill to create 
livable communities through coordinated public investment and 
streamlined requirements, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1929

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the 
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. 
Mikulski) 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. 1935

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) 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. 2125

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2125, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the designation of 
accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, to apply 
accreditation and licensure requirements to suppliers of such devices 
and items for purposes of payment under the Medicare program, and to 
modify the payment rules for such devices and items under such program 
to account for practitioner qualifications and complexity of care.


                                S. 2134

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 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 Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) 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. 2372

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2372, a bill to 
authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access in Cape Hatteras 
National Seashore Recreational Area, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 2374

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 2884

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2884, a 
bill to provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to 
America.


                                S. 3204

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) 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. 3227

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3227, a bill to 
enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to 
establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, 
education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for 
concrete masonry products.


                                S. 3263

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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. 3290

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) 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. 3364

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and 
the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as cosponsors of S. 
3364, a bill to provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs back 
to America.


                                S. 3366

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3366, a bill to 
designate the Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization.


                                S. 3369

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), 
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3369, a bill to amend the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure 
requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and 
other entities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3372

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) and the Senator 
from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as cosponsors of S. 3372, a bill 
to amend section 704 of title 18, United States Code.


                                S. 3376

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3376, a bill to amend 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the abuse of 
dextromethorphan, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3380

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3380, a bill 
to provide for the issuance of a Victory for Veterans stamp, and for 
other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 47

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 47, a joint resolution 
amending title 36, United States Code, to designate July 26 as United 
States Intelligence Professionals Day.


                            S. CON. RES. 48

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 490

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2491

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from 
North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss), 
the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Enzi), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from 
North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the 
Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 2491 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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