[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8806-8807]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 344

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 344, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the 
uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive 
both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of 
military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 434

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 503

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 503, a bill to declare 
English as the official language of the United States, to establish a 
uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid 
misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the 
United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general 
welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of 
naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.


                                 S. 847

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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. 1440

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1440, a bill to 
reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related 
deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant 
mortality caused by prematurity.


                                S. 1591

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Snowe), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 1613

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 1775

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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. 1884

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) 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. 1947

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


                                S. 2036

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2036, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National 
Baseball Hall of Fame.


                                S. 2116

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2121

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) 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. 2134

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2134, a bill to amend title 10, United States 
Code, to provide for certain requirements relating to the retirement, 
adoption, care, and recognition of military working dogs, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2148

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2148, a bill to 
amend the Toxic Substance Control Act relating to lead-based paint 
renovation and remodeling activities.


                                S. 2165

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2165, a bill to enhance strategic cooperation between the United 
States and Israel, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2165, supra.


                                S. 2342

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2342, a bill to 
reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2346

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2346, a bill to amend the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 to modify the definition of the term 
``biobased product''.


                                S. 2374

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2374, a bill to 
amend the

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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. 3078

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3078, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World War II 
Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an 
inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed 
with the United States on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day.


                                S. 3204

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) 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. 3228

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kyl) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3228, a bill to require the 
President to provide a report detailing the sequester required by the 
Budget Control Act of 2011 on January 2, 2013.


                                S. 3236

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3236, a bill 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the protection and 
enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
uniformed services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3239

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Menendez) 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. 3274

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3274, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, to produce a report on 
enhancing the competitiveness of the United States in attracting 
foreign direct investment, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 448

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 448, a resolution 
recognizing the 100th anniversary of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist 
Organization of America, Inc.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2156

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2156 intended to be proposed 
to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs 
through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2162

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2162 intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to 
reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2202

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2202 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2203

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2203 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2228

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2228 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.

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