[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 149 (Tuesday, November 27, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6947-S6948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 392

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 392, a 
bill to support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary 
school and secondary school students by enhancing school physical 
education and health education.


                                 S. 426

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 426, a bill to 
strengthen student achievement and graduation rates and prepare young 
people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative 
partnerships that meet the comprehensive needs of children and youth.


                                S. 1245

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1245, a bill to provide 
for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom 
of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1301, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
years 2012 through 2015 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1460

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1460, a bill to grant 
the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the First Special 
Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War 
II.


                                S. 1880

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


                                S. 2212

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2212, a bill to 
clarify the exception to foreign sovereign immunity set forth in 
section 1605(a)(3) title 28, United States Code.


                                S. 2347

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) 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.


                                S. 2474

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2474, a bill to improve the 
health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2620

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 3244

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3244, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Opportunity Act to add disclosure requirements to the 
institution financial aid offer form and to amend the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 to make such form mandatory.


                                S. 3430

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3430, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective 
implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-
diabetes and diabetes.


                                S. 3441

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3441, a bill to provide for 
the transfer of excess Department of Defense aircraft to the Forest 
Service for wildfire suppression activities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3477

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Vermont

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(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3477, a bill to ensure that 
the United States promotes women's meaningful inclusion and 
participation in mediation and negotiation processes undertaken in 
order to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict and implements 
the United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security.


                                S. 3512

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3512, a bill to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for 
the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the 
combustion of coal and other fossil fuels.


                                S. 3539

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3539, a bill to encourage 
the adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology 
by safety net providers and clinics.


                                S. 3542

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3542, a bill 
to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
(Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening 
requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3551

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3551, a bill 
to require investigations into and a report on the September 11-13, 
2012, attacks on the United States missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3560

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3560, a bill to 
provide for scientific frameworks with respect to recalcitrant cancers.


                                S. 3574

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3574, a bill to amend 
section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve and 
clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail 
food establishments, and vending machines.


                                S. 3617

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3617, a bill to ensure 
sufficient sizing of the civilian and contract services workforces of 
the Department of Defense.


                                S. 3635

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3635, a bill to 
provide incentives for States to invest in practices and technology 
that are designed to expedite voting at the polls and to simplify voter 
registration.


                              S. RES. 150

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 150, a resolution 
calling for the protection of religious minority rights and freedoms in 
the Arab world.


                              S. RES. 518

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 518, a 
resolution congratulating the Southern Baptist Convention for electing 
Reverend Fred Luter, Jr., as the president of the Southern Baptist 
Convention, acknowledging Reverend Luter's unique role as the first 
African-American leader of the Southern Baptist Convention, and 
honoring the commitment of the Southern Baptist Convention to an 
inclusive faith-based community and society.


                              S. RES. 599

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 599, a resolution 
expressing vigorous support and unwavering commitment to the welfare, 
security, and survival of the State of Israel as a Jewish and 
democratic state with secure borders, and recognizing and strongly 
supporting its right to act in self-defense to protect its citizens 
against acts of terrorism.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2928

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Webb) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2928 intended to be proposed 
to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2929

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Webb) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2929 intended to be proposed 
to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2940

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) and the Senator 
from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
2940 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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