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May 22, 2012: Congressional Record publishes “ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS”

Volume 158, No. 74 covering the 2nd Session of the 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S3423-S3424 on May 22, 2012.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS

S. 543

At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Missouri

(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 543, a bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property.

S. 557

At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Michigan

(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 557, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.

S. 577

At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Arkansas

(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 577, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify eligibility for the child tax credit.

S. 847

At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 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. 865

At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Minnesota

(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 865, a bill to provide grants to promote financial literacy.

S. 1281

At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1281, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another.

S. 1299

At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Louisiana

(Ms. Landrieu) 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 Virginia

(Mr. Webb) 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. 1512

At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Washington

(Ms. Cantwell) 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 Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 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. 1734

At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1734, a bill to provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products.

S. 1880

At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Alaska

(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1880, a bill to repeal the health care law's job-killing health insurance tax.

S. 1904

At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1904, a bill to provide information on total spending on means-tested welfare programs, to provide additional work requirements, and to provide an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs.

S. 1935

At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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. 1963

At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Missouri

(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1963, a bill to revoke the charters for the Federal National Mortgage Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation upon resolution of their obligations, to create a new Mortgage Finance Agency for the securitization of single family and multifamily mortgages, and for other purposes.

S. 1979

At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1979, a bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities and for other purposes.

S. 2032

At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California

(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2032, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of higher education in order to protect students and taxpayers.

S. 2076

At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Delaware

(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2076, a bill to improve security at State and local courthouses.

S. 2112

At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2112, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for members of the reserve components, a member or former member of a reserve component who is eligible for retired pay but for age, widows and widowers of retired members, and dependents.

S. 2134

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

(Mr. Roberts) 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. 2156

At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Delaware

(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2156, a bill to amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, to set prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps and make limited waivers of stamp requirements for certain users.

S. 2160

At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2160, a bill to improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes.

S. 2165

At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Texas

(Mrs. Hutchison) 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. 2194

At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2194, a bill to award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students.

S. 2205

At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2205, a bill to prohibit funding to negotiate a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that restricts the Second Amendment rights of United States citizens.

S. 2239

At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) 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. 2282

At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Delaware

(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2282, a bill to extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017.

S. 2296

At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Minnesota

(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2296, a bill to amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to restrict institutions of higher education from using revenues derived from Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes.

S. 2347

At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Missouri

(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2347, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services.

S. 2371

At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) 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 Minnesota

(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 3053

At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Florida

(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) were added as cosponsors of S. 3053, a bill to require Regional Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

S. 3078

At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) 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. 3210

At the request of Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3210, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the treatment under contracting goals and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses after the death of a disabled veteran owner, and for other purposes.

S.J. RES. 40

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

(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 40, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rules submitted by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service relating to the reporting requirements for interest that relates to the deposits maintained at United States offices of certain financial institutions and is paid to certain nonresident alien individuals.

S. RES. 455

At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Minnesota

(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 455, a resolution designating June 27, 2012, as ``National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day''.

AMENDMENT NO. 2107

At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2107 intended to be proposed to S. 3187, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 2108

At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2108 intended to be proposed to S. 3187, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 2118

At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2118 intended to be proposed to S. 3187, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, and for other purposes.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 158, No. 74