[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 13, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1786-S1787]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 19

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 19, a bill to amend 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for 
approval of certain settlements.


                                 S. 54

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 54, a bill to increase public safety by 
punishing and deterring firearms trafficking.


                                 S. 195

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor 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. 218

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 218, a bill to ensure that 
amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for 
harbor maintenance.


                                 S. 230

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 230, a bill to 
authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a 
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 296

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) 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. 313

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 330

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 330, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish safeguards and 
standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs 
infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).


                                 S. 344

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 344, a bill to prohibit the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the 
introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-
volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 346

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 346, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-
connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military 
aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members 
of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel.


                                 S. 367

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 367, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation 
therapy caps.


                                 S. 382

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 382, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician 
assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to 
supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation 
programs.


                                 S. 401

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 401, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit 
related to the production of electricity from offshore wind.


                                 S. 470

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) 
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. 475

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator 
from Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 475, a bill to reauthorize the Special 
Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, to provide assistance to 
Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring 
programs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 501

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 501, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the exclusion for 
benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical 
responders.

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                                 S. 517

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 517, a bill to 
promote consumer choice and wireless competition by permitting 
consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 10

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. RES. 65

  At the request of Mr. McCain, his name was added as a cosponsor 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.
  At the request of Mr. Pryor, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 65, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 65, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 65, supra.


                               S. RES. 75

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) and the Senator 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 
75, a resolution condemning the Government of Iran for its state-
sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued 
violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.


                            AMENDMENT NO. 28

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 28 intended to be proposed to H.R. 933, a bill making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.


                            AMENDMENT NO. 29

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator 
from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 29 proposed to H.R. 933, a 
bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.


                            AMENDMENT NO. 30

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator 
from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), 
the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Chambliss) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 30 proposed to H.R. 933, a bill making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.


                            AMENDMENT NO. 31

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 31 intended to be proposed to H.R. 933, a bill making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.

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