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Additional Cosponsors

S. 165 At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 165, a bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities. S. 376 At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 376, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment. S. 416 At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 416, a bill to develop a strategy for assisting stateless children from North Korea, and for other purposes. S. 648 At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 648, a bill to require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease. S. 810 At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 810, a bill to prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great apes, and for other purposes. S. 821 At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 821, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships. S. 847 At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) 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. 968 At the request of Mr. Chambliss, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 968, a bill to prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 968, supra. S. 987 At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 987, a bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration. S. 1161 At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1161, a bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits. S. 1223 At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1223, a bill to address voluntary location tracking of electronic communications devices, and for other purposes. S. 1231 At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1231, a bill to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007. S. 1316 At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1316, a bill to prevent a fiscal crisis by enacting legislation to balance the Federal budget through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending. S. 1333 At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1333, a bill to provide for the treatment and temporary financing of short-time compensation programs. S. 1360 At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1360, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes. S. 1375 At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1375, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that corporate tax benefits based upon stock option compensation expenses be consistent with accounting expenses shown in corporate financial statements for such compensation. S. 1451 At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1451, a bill to prohibit the sale of billfish. S. 1461 At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1461, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars. S. 1467 At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1467, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services. S. 1494 At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1494, a bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. S. 1575 At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1575, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems. S. 1577 At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1577, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit, and for other purposes. S. 1645 At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1645, a bill to establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program in the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes. S. 1895 At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1895, a bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program for the award of grants to States to establish revolving loan funds for small and medium-sized manufacturers to improve energy efficiency and produce clean energy technology, to provide a tax credit for farmers' investments in value-added agriculture, and for other purposes. S. 1903 At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) were added as cosponsors of S. 1903, a bill to prohibit commodities and securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress, to require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transactions, and for other purposes. S. 1925 At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of S. 1925, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. S. 1935 At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) 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. 1947 At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1947, a bill to prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes. S. 1956 At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1956, a bill to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union's emissions trading scheme, and for other purposes. S. 1990 At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) 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. 2003 At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2003, a bill to clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and for other purposes. S. 2010 At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2010, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. S.J. RES. 29 At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors 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. RES. 176 At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 176, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease.