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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S5732-S5734 on July 31, 2012.
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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 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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