[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 388-390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 165

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 165, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Services Act to prohibit certain abortion-related 
discrimination in governmental activities.


                                 S. 376

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr.

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Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 376, a bill to amend title 5, 
United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent 
tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment.


                                 S. 416

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 416, a bill to develop a 
strategy for assisting stateless children from North Korea, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 648

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 648, a bill to 
require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and 
evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed 
with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for 
Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.


                                 S. 810

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 810, a bill to prohibit the 
conducting of invasive research on great apes, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 821

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 821, a bill to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination 
in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United 
States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful 
permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and 
lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in 
connection with permanent partnerships.


                                 S. 847

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 847, a bill to 
amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from 
chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 968

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, his name was withdrawn as a 
cosponsor of S. 968, a bill to prevent online threats to economic 
creativity and theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor 
of S. 968, supra.


                                 S. 987

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 987, a bill to amend title 
9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.


                                S. 1161

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1161, a bill to amend 
the Food Security Act of 1985 to restore integrity to and strengthen 
payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits.


                                S. 1223

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1223, a bill 
to address voluntary location tracking of electronic communications 
devices, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1231

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1231, a bill to reauthorize the 
Second Chance Act of 2007.


                                S. 1316

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1316, a bill to prevent a 
fiscal crisis by enacting legislation to balance the Federal budget 
through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending.


                                S. 1333

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1333, a bill to provide 
for the treatment and temporary financing of short-time compensation 
programs.


                                S. 1360

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1360, a bill to amend the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization 
before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1375

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1375, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that corporate tax 
benefits based upon stock option compensation expenses be consistent 
with accounting expenses shown in corporate financial statements for 
such compensation.


                                S. 1451

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1451, a bill to 
prohibit the sale of billfish.


                                S. 1461

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1461, a bill 
to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food 
and Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, 
and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, 
manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.


                                S. 1467

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1467, a bill to amend the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of 
conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items 
and services.


                                S. 1494

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1494, a bill to 
reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act.


                                S. 1575

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1575, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the depreciation recovery 
period for energy-efficient cool roof systems.


                                S. 1577

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1577, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the 
alternative simplified research credit, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1645

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1645, a bill to establish an 
Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program in the Bureau of Prisons, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1895

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1895, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program for the award 
of grants to States to establish revolving loan funds for small and 
medium-sized manufacturers to improve energy efficiency and produce 
clean energy technology, to provide a tax credit for farmers' 
investments in value-added agriculture, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1903

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and 
the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1903, a bill to prohibit commodities and securities trading based on 
nonpublic information relating to Congress, to require additional 
reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities 
transactions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1925

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms.

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Murkowski), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of S. 1925, a bill to 
reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.


                                S. 1935

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 1947

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1947, a bill to 
prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1956

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1956, a bill to prohibit 
operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in 
the European Union's emissions trading scheme, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1990

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1990, a bill to require the 
Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed 
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.


                                S. 2003

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2003, a bill 
to clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration 
of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention 
without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of 
the United States and for other purposes.


                                S. 2010

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2010, a bill to amend 
title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension 
offset and windfall elimination provisions.


                              S.J. RES. 29

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the names of the Senator 
from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were 
added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 29, a joint resolution proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to 
contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.


                              S. RES. 176

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 176, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Postal 
Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research 
relating to Alzheimer's disease.

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