[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 34 (Monday, March 11, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1592-S1594]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 54

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 54, a bill to increase public 
safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking.


                                 S. 123

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 123, 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. 141

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. 141, a bill to 
make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available for fiscal 
years 2012 and 2013, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 183

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 183, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fairness in 
hospital payments under the Medicare program.


                                 S. 195

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. 
Heinrich) were added as cosponsors of S. 195, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to 
children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive 
mental health programs.


                                 S. 210

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp), the 
Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Blumenthal), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Kaine) were added as cosponsors of S.

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210, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
fraudulent representations about having received military declarations 
or medals.


                                 S. 234

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 234, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the 
uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive 
both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of 
military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 289

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 289, a bill to extend 
the low-interest refinancing provisions under the Local Development 
Business Loan Program of the Small Business Administration.


                                 S. 294

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 294, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation 
procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental 
health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 296

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 296, 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. 310

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 310, a bill to jump-start 
economic recovery through the formation and growth of new businesses, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 313

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 313, 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. 315

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 315, a bill to reauthorize 
and extend the Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community 
Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008.


                                 S. 370

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) and the 
Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) were added as cosponsors of S. 370, 
a bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten 
through grade 12 students in the United States by improving 
professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 
teachers offered through institutions of higher education.


                                 S. 375

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 375, a bill to require 
Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in 
electronic form.


                                 S. 392

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the names of the Senator 
from Colorado (Mr. Udall) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors of S. 392, a bill to support and 
encourage the health and well-being of elementary school and secondary 
school students by enhancing school physical education and health 
education.


                                 S. 445

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 445, a bill to improve security at State and local 
courthouses.


                                 S. 460

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 460, a bill to provide for 
an increase in the Federal minimum wage.


                                 S. 462

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) were added as cosponsors of S. 462, a bill to enhance the 
strategic partnership between the United States and Israel.


                                 S. 463

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 463, a bill to amend 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to modify the 
definition of the term ``biobased product'' .


                                 S. 464

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 464, a bill to declare 
English as the official language of the United States, to establish a 
uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid 
misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the 
United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general 
welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of 
naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.


                                 S. 469

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 469, a bill to assist 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home 
Equity Conversion Mortgage program.


                                 S. 470

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the 
Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. 
Stabenow), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator 
from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 470, a 
bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple 
Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished 
Warfare Medal.


                                 S. 478

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 478, a bill to clarify that 
the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject 
to judicial review.


                                 S. 485

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 485, a bill to 
exempt certain class A CDL drivers from the requirement to obtain a 
hazardous material endorsement while operating a service vehicle with a 
fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less of diesel 
fuel.


                                 S. 492

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Rubio) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 492, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military 
experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to 
veterans, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 495

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 495, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to require Federal agencies to hire veterans, to 
require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when 
issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 500

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 500, a bill to amend 
the

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Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration 
and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit 
base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000.


                                 S. 504

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 504, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that valid generic drugs 
may enter the market.


                                 S. 505

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 505, a bill to prohibit the use of 
drones to kill citizens of the United States within the United States.


                              S.J. RES. 10

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 10, a 
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States relative to equal rights for men and women.


                             S. CON. RES. 6

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 6, a concurrent 
resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.


                               S. RES. 4

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 4, a 
resolution to limit certain uses of the filibuster in the Senate to 
improve the legislative process.


                               S. RES. 65

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the 
Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Johnson), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott), the Senator 
from Arizona (Mr. Flake), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), 
the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from North Dakota 
(Ms. Heitkamp) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 65, a resolution 
strongly supporting the full implementation of United States and 
international sanctions on Iran and urging the President to continue to 
strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation.

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