[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5342-5343]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 219

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 219, a bill to require 
Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in 
electronic form.


                                 S. 434

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 434, a bill to 
improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 
12 students in the United States by improving professional development 
programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through 
institutions of higher education.


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 491, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with 
status as veterans under law, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 687

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 687, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year 
recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified 
restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.


                                 S. 738

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 738, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare 
coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and related dementia 
diagnosis and services in order to improve care and outcomes for 
Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias by 
improving detection, diagnosis, and care planning.


                                 S. 881

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 881, a bill to amend the 
Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the 
terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs 
to consumers under such agreements, to provide substantive rights to 
consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 975

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 975, a bill to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical 
therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1069

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1069, a bill to suspend 
temporarily the duty on certain footwear, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1251

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1251, a bill to amend title XVIII 
and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in 
the Medicare and Medicaid programs.


                                S. 1734

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1734, a bill to provide 
incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease 
products.


                                S. 1880

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


                                S. 1884

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1884, a bill to provide 
States with incentives to require elementary schools and secondary 
schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, 
epinephrine at schools.


                                S. 1935

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) and the Senator 
from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) were added as cosponsors 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. 1990

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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. 2046

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2046, a bill to amend 
the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements of the 
visa waiver program and for other purposes.


                                S. 2051

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Connecticut

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(Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the 
Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) were added as cosponsors of S. 2051, 
a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced 
interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.


                                S. 2103

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2103, a bill to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn 
children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2121

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2121, a 
bill to modify the Department of Defense Program Guidance relating to 
the award of Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence 
administrative absence days to members of the reserve components to 
exempt any member whose qualified mobilization commenced before October 
1, 2011, and continued on or after that date, from the changes to the 
program guidance that took effect on that date.


                                S. 2165

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 2165, a bill 
to enhance strategic cooperation between the United States and Israel, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2248

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2248, a bill to clarify that a State has the sole 
authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the 
boundaries of the State.


                                S. 2293

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2293, a 
bill to establish a national, toll-free telephone parent helpline to 
provide information and assistance to parents and caregivers of 
children to prevent child abuse and strengthen families.


                                S. 2296

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2296, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Opportunity Act to restrict institutions of higher 
education from using revenues derived from Federal educational 
assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes.


                                S. 2325

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Nevada (Mr. Heller), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 
and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 2325, a bill to authorize further assistance to Israel for the Iron 
Dome anti-missile defense system.


                              S.J. RES. 38

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 38, a joint resolution 
disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 
the certification of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal 
nonagricultural employment.


                              S. RES. 401

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 401, a resolution expressing appreciation for Foreign Service and 
Civil Service professionals who represent the United States around the 
globe.


                              S. RES. 429

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 
429, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Malaria Day.


                              S. RES. 431

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 431, a 
resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World's 
Fair.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2020

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2020 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1789, a bill to improve, sustain, and transform 
the United States Postal Service.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2040

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2040 intended to be proposed to S. 
1789, a bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States 
Postal Service.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2043

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2043 
intended to be proposed to S. 1789, a bill to improve, sustain, and 
transform the United States Postal Service.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2060

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Barrasso), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl), the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the Senator 
from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Inhofe) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2060 intended to be 
proposed to S. 1789, a bill to improve, sustain, and transform the 
United States Postal Service.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2071

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2071 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1789, a bill to improve, sustain, and transform 
the United States Postal Service.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2072

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2072 intended to be proposed to S. 
1789, a bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States 
Postal Service.

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