[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9176-9177]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) 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. 697

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor 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 name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor 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. 933

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 933, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the exclusion for 
benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical 
responders.


                                S. 1119

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 1119, a bill to reauthorize and improve the Marine Debris 
Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1299

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1299, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
centennial of the establishment of Lions Clubs International.


                                S. 1454

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1454, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months 
of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant 
patients and other renal dialysis provisions.


                                S. 1591

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) 
and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 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 New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 1718

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1718, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare 
secondary payer rules for certain claims.


                                S. 2060

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2060, a bill to provide 
for the payment of a benefit to members eligible for participation in 
the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for days of 
nonparticipation due to Government error.


                                S. 2077

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2165

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2165, a bill to enhance 
strategic cooperation between the United States and Israel, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2168

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2168, a bill to 
amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definition of 
supervisor.


                                S. 2234

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2234, a bill to 
prevent human trafficking in government contracting.


                                S. 2239

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2239, a bill to 
direct the head of each agency to treat relevant military training as 
sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for 
Federal licenses.


                                S. 2342

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Colorado

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(Mr. Bennet) 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. 2371

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) 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. 2620

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2620, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of 
the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased 
payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.


                                S. 3204

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Portman), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as cosponsors of S. 3204, a bill 
to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund 
Transfer Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3221

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) 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. 3235

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 3236

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) 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. 3237

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3237, a bill to provide for the establishment 
of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer.


                                S. 3257

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3257, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public 
funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of 
previously distributed funds for deficit reduction.


                                S. 3263

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 3287

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3287, a bill to 
protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion 
through the use of the unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones, 
and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 37

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S.J. Res. 37, a joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 
emission standards for certain steam generating units.


                              S.J. RES. 42

  At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 42, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relative to parental rights.


                              S. RES. 448

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) 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.


                              S. RES. 473

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 
and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors 
of S. Res. 473, a resolution commending Rotary International and others 
for their efforts to prevent and eradicate polio.


                              S. RES. 494

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 494, a resolution 
condemning the Government of the Russian Federation for providing 
weapons to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2156

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) 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. 2190

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2190 intended to be 
proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2219

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2219 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 Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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. 2399

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 2426

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the 
Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2426 intended 
to be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2435

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2435 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3240, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2017, and for other purposes.

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