[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 17, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5085-S5086]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 17

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as cosponsors 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. 202

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 202, a bill to 
require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the 
United States before the end of 2012, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 362

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 362, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer 
Initiative, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1372

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1372, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental 
education, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1863

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1863, a 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage 
alternative energy investments and job creation.


                                S. 1872

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1872, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax 
treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the 
care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1880

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


                                S. 1935

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 2078

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, his name was added as a 
cosponsor of S. 2078, a bill to enable Federal and State chartered 
banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of the Nation's home 
builders, and to provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting 
the Nation's need for new homes.


                                S. 2173

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2173, a bill to preserve 
and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or 
assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.


                                S. 2205

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2205, a bill to prohibit 
funding to negotiate a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that restricts 
the Second Amendment rights of United States citizens.


                                S. 2234

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2234, a bill to 
prevent human trafficking in government contracting.


                                S. 2283

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2283, a bill to amend the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster 
or emergency declaration, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2347

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added 
as cosponsors 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.


                                S. 3085

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3085, a bill to 
provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held 
by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan 
Mortgage Corporation.


                                S. 3203

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3203, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to limit increases in the certain 
costs of health care services under the health care programs of the 
Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3204

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Hoeven) 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. 3318

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

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) 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. 3365

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3365, a bill to authorize the 
Attorney General to award grants to State courts to develop and 
implement State court interpreter programs.

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                                S. 3369

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor 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 name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3372, a bill to amend section 
704 of title 18, United States Code.


                              S.J. RES. 19

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 19, a 
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration 
of the flag of the United States.


                              S.J. RES. 43

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


                              S.J. RES. 47

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) 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 New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2509

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) and the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2509 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. 2510

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2510 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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