[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 977-978]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 165

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 165, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Services Act to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in 
governmental activities.


                                 S. 402

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 402, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award of a military 
service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served honorably 
during the Cold War, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 412

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 412, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance.


                                 S. 807

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 807, a bill to authorize the 
Department of Labor's voluntary protection program and to expand the 
program to include more small businesses.


                                 S. 973

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 973, a bill to create the National 
Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of 
the United States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1039

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1039, a bill to impose 
sanctions on persons responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of 
Sergei Magnitsky, for the conspiracy to defraud the Russian Federation 
of taxes on corporate profits through fraudulent transactions and 
lawsuits against Hermitage, and for other gross violations of human 
rights in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1099

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1099, a bill to improve patient 
access to health care services and provide improved medical care by 
reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health 
care delivery system.


                                S. 1265

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1265, a bill to 
amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide 
consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land 
and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund 
for future generations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1316

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1335

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1335, a bill to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to provide rights for pilots, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1629

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Blumenthal) were added as cosponsors of S. 1629, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the 
exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic 
of Vietnam, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1881

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1881, a bill 
to establish an integrated Federal program to respond to ongoing and 
expected impacts of climate variability and change by protecting, 
restoring, and conserving the natural resources of the United States 
and to maximize government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation 
with State, local, and tribal governments and other entities.


                                S. 1882

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1882, a bill to 
amend the Federal

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Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that valid generic drugs may 
enter the market.


                                S. 1925

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1925, a bill to reauthorize the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994.


                                S. 1947

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


                                S. 1984

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1984, a bill to establish a 
commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for 
reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect.


                                S. 2043

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2043, a bill to amend 
title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide religious 
conscience protections for individuals and organizations.


                                S. 2059

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2059, a bill to reduce the deficit by 
imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers.


                              S.J. RES. 21

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 21, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relative to equal rights for men and women.


                               S. RES. 99

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 99, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the primary safeguard for the 
well-being and protection of children is the family, and that the 
primary safeguards for the legal rights of children in the United 
States are the Constitutions of the United States and the several 
States, and that, because the use of international treaties to govern 
policy in the United States on families and children is contrary to 
principles of self-government and federalism, and that, because the 
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child undermines 
traditional principles of law in the United States regarding parents 
and children, the President should not transmit the Convention to the 
Senate for its advice and consent.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1470

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1470 proposed to 
S. 2038, an original bill to prohibit Members of Congress and employees 
of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their 
official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes.

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