[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12662-12663]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 19

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 19, a bill to 
restore American's individual liberty by striking the Federal mandate 
to purchase insurance.


                                 S. 202

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 202, a bill to require a full 
audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the 
Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States 
before the end of 2012, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 225

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) 
and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 225, a bill to permit the disclosure of certain 
information for the purpose of missing child investigations.


                                 S. 339

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 339, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special 
rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.


                                 S. 362

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 362, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Pancreatic Cancer 
Initiative, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 678

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 678, a bill to increase the 
penalties for economic espionage.


                                 S. 818

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 818, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of 
receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward 
satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of 
skilled nursing facility services under Medicare.


                                 S. 845

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 845, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the logical flow of return 
information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and 
individuals to better enable each party to submit timely, accurate 
returns and reduce the need for extended and amended returns, to 
provide for modified due dates by regulation, and to conform the 
automatic corporate extension period to longstanding regulatory rule.


                                 S. 847

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) 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. 1269

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1269, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to collect 
information from coeducational secondary schools on such schools' 
athletic programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1366

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1366, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to broaden the special rules 
for certain governmental plans under section 105(j) to include plans 
established by political subdivisions.


                                S. 1878

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


                                S. 1935

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 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. 1990

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1990, a bill to require 
the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed 
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.


                                S. 2074

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2074, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rehabilitation credit, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2078

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2078, a bill to enable 
Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs 
of the Nation's home builders, and to provide liquidity and ensure 
stable credit for meeting the Nation's need for new homes.


                                S. 2148

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) 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. 2189

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2189, a bill to amend the 
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify 
appropriate standards for Federal antidiscrimination and 
antiretaliation claims, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2245

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2245, a bill to 
preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of 
the United States.


                                S. 2268

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2268, a bill to 
ensure that all items offered for sale in any gift shop of the National 
Park Service or of the National Archives and Records Administration are 
produced in the United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2320

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Coats) 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. 2620

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) 
were added as cosponsors 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 name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) 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. 3236

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3236, a bill 
to amend title

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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. 3405

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3405, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to treat small businesses bequeathed to 
spouses and dependents by members of the Armed Forces killed in line of 
duty as small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans for 
purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and 
preferences, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3430

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3430, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective 
implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-
diabetes and diabetes.


                                S. 3450

  At the request of Mr. Coats, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3450, a bill to limit the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before 
December 31, 2013, under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 
of 1977.


                                S. 3458

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3458, a bill to require face to face 
purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, 
and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.


                              S.J. RES. 29

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 29, 
a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to 
affect elections.


                              S.J. RES. 43

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 43, a 
joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained 
in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other 
purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 50

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 50, 
a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding 
actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model 
under which the Internet has thrived.


                              S. RES. 490

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) 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. 524

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 524, a resolution reaffirming the strong support 
of the United States for the 2002 declaration of conduct of parties in 
the South China Sea among the member states of ASEAN and the People's 
Republic of China, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2574

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2574 intended to be proposed to S. 3414, a bill to enhance the security 
and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the 
United States.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2617

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2617 intended to 
be proposed to S. 3414, a bill to enhance the security and resiliency 
of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2618

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2618 intended to be proposed 
to S. 3414, a bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber 
and communications infrastructure of the United States.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2636

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2636 
intended to be proposed to S. 3414, a bill to enhance the security and 
resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United 
States.

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