[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7520-7521]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 507

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 507, a bill to 
provide for increased Federal oversight of prescription opioid 
treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, 
and deaths.


                                S. 1507

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1507, a bill to provide 
protections from workers with respect to their right to select or 
refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.


                                S. 1551

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1551, a bill to establish a smart 
card pilot program under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1578

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.

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Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1578, a bill to amend the Safe 
Drinking Water Act with respect to consumer confidence reports by 
community water systems.


                                S. 1696

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1696, a bill to improve 
the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program.


                                S. 1749

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1749, a bill to 
establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.


                                S. 1872

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1872, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts 
established under State programs for the care of family members with 
disabilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1878

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1878, a bill to assist low-
income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care.


                                S. 1884

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 1910

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1910, a bill to 
provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.


                                S. 1979

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1979, a bill to 
provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically 
underserved communities and for other purposes.


                                S. 2047

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2047, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Education to make demonstration grants to 
eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of reducing the 
student-to-school nurse ratio in public elementary schools and 
secondary schools.


                                S. 2066

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2066, a bill to recognize 
the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on Federal 
public land and ensure continued opportunities for those activities.


                                S. 2116

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2116, a bill to count revenues from military 
and veteran education programs toward the limit on Federal revenues 
that certain proprietary institutions of higher education are allowed 
to receive for purposes of section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2138

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2138, a bill to establish 
a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery 
efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project delivery team 
for authorized civil works flood control and navigation construction 
projects of the Corps of Engineers.


                                S. 2165

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) and the Senator 
from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were added as cosponsors of S. 2165, a bill 
to enhance strategic cooperation between the United States and Israel, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2320

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2320, a bill to direct 
the American Battle Monuments Commission to provide for the ongoing 
maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Republic of the 
Philippines, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2371

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2371, a bill to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to 
their employees.


                                S. 2374

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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. 3048

  At the request of Mr. Brown of Ohio, the name of the Senator from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3048, a 
bill to provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking 
system, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3188

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3188, a bill to 
increase the authorized number of Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil 
Support Teams.


                                S. 3199

  At the request of Mr. Begich, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
3199, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate 
international tourism to the United States and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 435

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 435, a resolution calling for democratic 
change in Syria, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2107

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2107 intended to be proposed to S. 3187, a 
bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and 
extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical 
devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and 
biosimilars, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2108

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2108 intended to be proposed 
to S. 3187, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and 
medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and 
biosimilars, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2111

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2111 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3187, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for 
prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs 
for generic drugs and biosimilars, and for other purposes.

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