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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S6271-S6272 on Sept. 12, 2012.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 202
At the request of Mr. Paul, the names of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) were added as cosponsors 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. 426
At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 426, a bill to strengthen student achievement and graduation rates and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships that meet the comprehensive needs of children and youth.
S. 563
At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 563, a bill to provide for equal access to COBRA continuation coverage.
S. 634
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 634, a bill to ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such persons.
S. 827
At the request of Mr. DeMint, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 827, a bill to allow a State to combine certain funds and enter into a performance agreement with the Secretary of Education to improve the academic achievement of students.
S. 1438
At the request of Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1438, a bill to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 7.7 percent.
S. 1512
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 1910
At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1910, a bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.
S. 2283
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2283, a bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration, and for other purposes.
S. 2371
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2371, a bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees.
S. 2885
At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2885, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award of the Purple Heart to members of the Armed Forces who are killed or wounded in a terrorist attack perpetrated within the United States.
S. 3049
At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3049, a bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 3269
At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3269, a bill to provide that no United States assistance may be provided to Pakistan until Dr. Shakil Afridi is freed.
S. 3391
At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3391, a bill to amend section 353 of the Public Health Service Act with respect to suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification.
S. 3397
At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3397, a bill to prohibit waivers relating to compliance with the work requirements for the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.
S. 3405
At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) 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. 3459
At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. 3459, a bill to amend the Department of Energy High-
End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 to improve the high-end computing research and development program of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
S. 3520
At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3520, a bill to require a portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans, and for other purposes.
S. 3522
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were added as cosponsors of S. 3522, a bill to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
S. 3525
At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as cosponsors of S. 3525, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.
S.J. RES. 44
At the request of Mr. Kohl, the names of the Senator from Michigan
(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 44, a joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.
S.J. RES. 48
At the request of Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, the names of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 48, a joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to the health insurance premium tax credit.
S.J. RES. 50
At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Coats), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 50, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Family Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to waiver and expenditure authority under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) with respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
S. RES. 401
At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) 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. 448
At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from New York
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 448, a resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.
AMENDMENT NO. 2785
At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Washington
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2785 intended to be proposed to S. 3457, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2786
At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2786 intended to be proposed to S. 3457, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2789
At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2789 proposed to S. 3457, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes.
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