[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13352-13354]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 202

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 225

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 225, a bill 
to permit the disclosure of certain information for the purpose of 
missing child investigations.


                                 S. 227

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 227, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to 
home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare 
program.


                                 S. 645

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 645, a bill 
to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a 
permanent background check system.


                                 S. 672

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 672, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad 
track maintenance credit.


                                 S. 847

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson) 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. 1045

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1045, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that 
group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or 
developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, burns, infection, 
tumor, or disease.


                                S. 1061

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1061, a bill to amend title 
5 and 28, United States Code, with respect to the award of fees and 
other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the United States, 
to require the Administrative Conference of the United States to 
compile, and make publically available, certain data relating to the 
Equal Access to Justice Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1265

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) 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. 1385

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1385, a bill to terminate the $1 presidential 
coin program.


                                S. 1454

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1454, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months 
of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant 
patients and other renal dialysis provisions.


                                S. 1526

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1526, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive for the 
installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property.


                                S. 1775

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1775, a bill to promote the 
development of renewable energy on public lands and for other purposes.


                                S. 1880

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Arkansas

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(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1880, a bill to repeal the 
health care law's job-killing health insurance tax.


                                S. 1981

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1993

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the 
Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1993, a bill to posthumously award a Congressional 
Gold Medal to Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and 
contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.


                                S. 2123

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2123, a bill to amend title 
V of the Social Security Act to extend funding for family-to-family 
health information centers to help families of children with 
disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about 
health care for their children.


                                S. 2151

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2151, a bill to improve 
information security, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2272

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2272, a bill to designate a 
mountain in the State of Alaska as Mount Denali.


                                S. 2347

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 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. 2374

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2374, a bill to amend the 
Helium Act to ensure the expedient and responsible draw-down of the 
Federal Helium Reserve in a manner that protects the interests of 
private industry, the scientific, medical, and industrial communities, 
commercial users, and Federal agencies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2620

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Inouye) 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. 3204

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3204, a bill to address fee 
disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3245

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3245, a bill to extend by 3 
years the authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-
Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker 
Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.


                                S. 3318

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 3325

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3325, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the 
Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, to 
carry out a 5-year demonstration program to fund mental health first 
aid training programs at 10 institutions of higher education to improve 
student mental health.


                                S. 3332

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3332, a bill to provide 
for the establishment of nationally uniform and environmentally sound 
standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a 
vessel in the navigable waters of the United States.


                                S. 3342

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 3342, a bill to improve information security, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3370

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3370, a 
bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a 
parcel of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl 
High School Foundation.


                                S. 3382

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3382, a bill to impose 
certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by 
agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in 
accordance with the terms thereof, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3394

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, the name of the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) 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. 3397

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3397, a bill to prohibit 
waivers relating to compliance with the work requirements for the 
program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
families, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3415

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3415, a bill to require 
the disclosure of all payments made under the Equal Access to Justice 
Act.


                                S. 3456

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3456, a bill 
to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child 
pornography and child exploitation offenses.


                                S. 3457

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3457, a bill to require the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3463

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3463, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare 
beneficiaries.


                                S. 3471

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Tennessee

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(Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator 
from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) and the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as cosponsors of S. 
3471, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate 
the tax on Olympic medals won by United States athletes.


                                S. 3474

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3474, a bill to provide 
consumer protection for students.


                                S. 3480

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3480, a bill to provide 
end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange 
Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


                              S.J. RES. 29

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor 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. CON. RES. 47

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 47, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the 
sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over all of the territory of the 
island of Cypress.


                            S. CON. RES. 50

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 50, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to 
preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which 
the Internet has thrived.


                              S. RES. 392

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 392, a 
resolution urging the Republic of Turkey to safeguard its Christian 
heritage and to return confiscated church properties.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2653

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2653 
intended to be proposed to S. 3414, a bill to enhance the security and 
resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United 
States.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2732

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Paul), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator 
from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Blumenthal), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from 
New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from 
Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator 
from Montana (Mr. Tester), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb) and the 
Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 2732 proposed to S. 3414, a bill to enhance the security 
and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the 
United States.

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