[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9130-9132]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 50

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 50, a bill 
to strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities 
with respect to commercially marketed seafood by directing the 
Secretary of Commerce to coordinate with the Federal Trade Commission 
and other appropriate Federal agencies to strengthen and coordinate 
those programs and activities.


                                 S. 52

  At the request of Mr. Inouye, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 52, a bill 
to establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and 
penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 102

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 102, a bill to provide an 
optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting 
rescission requests, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 250

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 250, a bill to protect crime 
victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples 
collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and 
expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime 
laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing 
technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection 
and use of DNA evidence, to provide post conviction testing of DNA 
evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of 
counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 387

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 387, a bill to amend 
title 37, United States Code, to provide flexible spending arrangements 
for members of uniformed services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 697

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 697, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a 
spouse of a member of the Armed Services for a new State license or 
certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty 
station of such member to another State.


                                 S. 866

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 866, a bill to amend title 10, United States 
Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain 
active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a 
member of a reserve component of the uniformed services may retire for 
non-regular service.


                                S. 1086

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1086, a bill to 
reauthorize the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, to 
provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and 
development of mentoring programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1096

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1096, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and 
utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under the Medicare part 
B program by extending the minimum payment amount for bone mass 
measurement under such program through 2013.


                                S. 1102

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1102, a bill to amend title 
11, United States Code, with respect to certain exceptions to discharge 
in bankruptcy.


                                S. 1468

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1468, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-
management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to 
provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part 
of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program.


                                S. 1613

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 1884

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) 
were added as cosponsors 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 name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2077

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2077, a bill to amend the Older Americans Act 
of 1965 to authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective 
services programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2103

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) 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. 2168

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a

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cosponsor of S. 2168, a bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
to modify the definition of supervisor.


                                S. 2376

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2376, a bill to recognize and clarify the authority of 
the States to regulate air ambulance medical standards pursuant to 
their authority over the regulation of health care services within 
their borders, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3225

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) 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. 3235

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3235, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to require, as a condition on the receipt by a 
State of certain funds for veterans employment and training, that the 
State ensures that training received by a veteran while on active duty 
is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or 
licenses, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3248

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3248, a bill to designate the North American 
bison as the national mammal of the United States.


                                S. 3263

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3263, a bill 
to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule 
relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger 
operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air 
carriers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3270

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3270, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of 
individuals applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the 
individuals for less than fair market value when determining the 
eligibility of such individuals for such pension, and for other 
purposes.


                              S. RES. 401

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) 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. 428

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 428, a 
resolution condemning the Government of Syria for crimes against 
humanity, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 435

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


                              S. RES. 489

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 489, a resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate on the appointment by the Attorney General of an outside special 
counsel to investigate certain recent leaks of apparently classified 
and highly sensitive information on United States military and 
intelligence plans, programs, and operations.


                              S. RES. 490

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 490, a resolution 
designating the week of September 16, 2012, as ``Mitochondrial Disease 
Awareness Week'', reaffirming the importance of an enhanced and 
coordinated research effort on mitochondrial diseases, and commending 
the National Institutes of Health for its efforts to improve the 
understanding of mitochondrial diseases.


                              S. RES. 492

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 492, a resolution designating June 
15, 2012, as ``World Elder Abuse Awareness Day''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2156

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2170

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2170 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2175

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2175 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2187

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2187 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2188

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2188 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2199

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2199 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2220

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2220 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2224

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2224 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2232

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 2232 intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill 
to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other 
purposes.

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                           AMENDMENT NO. 2240

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2240 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2241

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of amendment 
No. 2241 intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to 
reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2242

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2242 intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to 
reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2244

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2244 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2253

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2253 intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an 
original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2259

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2259 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2295

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2295 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2302

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator 
from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 2302 intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to 
reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2306

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2306 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2325

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2325 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2366

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2366 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2367

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2367 intended to be proposed to S. 
3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2382

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2382 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2385

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2385 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2386

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2386 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2396

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2396 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2399

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2399 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2413

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2413 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2416

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2416 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2418

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2418 
intended to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes.

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