[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 150 (Wednesday, November 28, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7040-S7042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 833

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 833, a bill to provide 
grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are 
taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so 
that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in 
secondary school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and 
district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of 
students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective 
middle grades models for struggling students, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1718

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1718, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application 
of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims.


                                S. 1981

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1981, a bill to provide that Members of Congress 
may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which 
Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and 
passed the regular appropriations bills.


                                S. 3394

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, the name of the 
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3394, a 
bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund 
Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect 
to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3461

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3461, a bill to 
amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a 
National Pediatric Research Network, including with respect to 
pediatric rare diseases or conditions.


                                S. 3560

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


                                S. 3638

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3638, a bill to establish 
an Office of Entrepreneurial Support within the Small Business 
Administration, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3640

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3640, a bill to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, to transfer 
unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to local 
veterans organizations and other local charitable organizations, and 
for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 600

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 600, a 
resolution supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month.


                              S. RES. 602

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 602, a resolution designating 2012-2013 as the 
``Year of the Korean War Veteran'' and recognizing the 60th anniversary 
of the Korean War.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2927

  At the request of Mr. Kyl, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2927 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. 2928

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor 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 name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2930

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2930 
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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                           AMENDMENT NO. 2940

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester), the 
Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), 
the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2944

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2944 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. 2951

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2951 
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. 2952

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2952 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. 2957

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the names of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator 
from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Reed) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2957 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. 2958

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the names of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator 
from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Reed) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2958 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. 2960

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2960 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. 2981

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2981 
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. 2982

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2982 
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. 2985

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the names of the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. 
Udall), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the 
Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Baucus), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator 
from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Washington (Ms. 
Cantwell), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the 
Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Blumenthal), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the 
Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 2985 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. 2991

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2991 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. 2992

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) and the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 2992 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. 2995

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2995 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. 2997

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski)

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were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2997 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. 2998

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2998 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. 3009

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Webb) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3009 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. 3016

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3016 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. 3017

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3017 
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. 3018

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) and the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Baucus) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3018 
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.
  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3018 
intended to be proposed to S. 3254, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Webb, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3018 intended to be proposed to S. 3254, supra.

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