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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S6800-S6801 on Nov. 14, 2012.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 1131
At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1131, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program.
S. 1832
At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1832, a bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.
S. 1872
At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb) were added as cosponsors of S. 1872, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes.
S. 1894
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1894, a bill to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and for other purposes.
S. 2074
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 2247
At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2247, a bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to improve the functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee, and for other purposes.
S. 3061
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3061, a bill to suspend temporarily the duty on women's sports bras of stretch fabric with textile or polymer-based electrodes knit into or attached to the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological information from the electrodes to a compatible monitor.
S. 3062
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3062, a bill to suspend temporarily the duty on knit tank tops of stretch fabric with textile or polymer-based electrodes knit into or attached to the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological information from the electrodes to a compatible monitor.
S. 3063
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3063, a bill to suspend temporarily the duty on knit garments of stretch fabric with textile or polymer-based electrodes knit into or attached to the fabric and that incorporate connectors designed to secure an electronic transmitter that transmits physiological information from the electrodes to a compatible monitor.
S. 3227
At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) were added as cosponsors of S. 3227, a bill to enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for concrete masonry products.
S. 3526
At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3526, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to protect the rights of conscience of members of the Armed Forces and chaplains of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S. 3562
At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) were added as cosponsors of S. 3562, a bill to reauthorize and improve the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
S. 3565
At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3565, a bill to eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.
S. 3584
At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from New Mexico
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3584, a bill to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, and for other purposes.
S. 3598
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3598, a bill to protect elder adults from exploitation and financial crime, to prevent elder adult abuse and financial exploitation, and to promote safety for elder adults.
S. 3608
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3608, a bill to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
S.J. RES. 45
At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 45, a joint resolution amending title 36, United States Code, to designate June 19 as ``Juneteenth Independence Day.''
AMENDMENT NO. 2874
At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2874 intended to be proposed to S. 3525, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.
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