[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8221-8223]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS

  The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were 
read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated:

           By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, Mr. 
             McCain, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Webb):
       S. Res. 476. A resolution honoring the contributions of the 
     late Fang Lizhi to the people of China and the cause of 
     freedom; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 219

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


                                 S. 412

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 412, a bill to 
ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are 
used for harbor maintenance.


                                 S. 657

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 657, a bill to encourage, 
enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in 
order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is 
seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.


                                 S. 797

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 797, a bill to 
amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective 
remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the 
basis of sex, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1174

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1174, a bill to provide 
predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage 
investment.


                                S. 1221

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1221, a bill to 
provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1512

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1512, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act 
to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
corporations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1591

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1591, a bill 
to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition 
of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.


                                S. 1600

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1600, a bill to enhance 
the ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve 
their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1613

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1613, a bill to improve 
and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1881

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 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. 1929

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from 
New Mexico (Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1929, a bill to require the Secretary of 
the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Mark Twain.


                                S. 1990

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), 
the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) were added as cosponsors 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 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) 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. 2123

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) 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. 2201

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2201, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the renewable energy credit.


                                S. 2280

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2280, a bill to amend the 
Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
certain creditors to obtain certifications from institutions of higher 
education, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2371

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator 
from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as cosponsors 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 names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 3203

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3203, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to limit increases in the certain costs of 
health care services under the health care programs of the Department 
of Defense, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3204

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 3220

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator 
from New York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3220, a bill to amend the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of 
discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3221

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

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(Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3221, a bill to amend the National Labor 
Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their 
employees.


                                S. 3225

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3225, a bill to 
require the United States Trade Representative to provide documents 
relating to trade negotiations to Members of Congress and their staff 
upon request, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3239

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Brown), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the 
Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) were added as cosponsors of S. 3239, a bill to provide for a 
uniform national standard for the housing and treatment of egg-laying 
hens, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 39

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 39, a joint resolution 
removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights 
amendment.


                              S. RES. 435

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 435, a resolution 
calling for democratic change in Syria, and for other purposes.

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