[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 45 (Monday, April 8, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2455-S2456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 141

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 146

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 146, a bill to enhance the safety 
of America's schools.


                                 S. 150

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 150, a bill to regulate 
assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not 
unlimited, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 153

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 153, a bill to amend 
section 520J of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for 
mental health first aid training programs.


                                 S. 169

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 169, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for well-
educated aliens to live and work in the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 204

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 204, a bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual 
employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain 
from such activities.


                                 S. 289

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 308

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 308, a bill to amend title 
II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
make improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
program, to provide for cash relief for years for which annual COLAs do 
not take effect under certain cash benefit programs, and to provide for 
Social Security benefit protection.


                                 S. 316

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 316, a bill to recalculate and restore 
retirement annuity obligations of the United States Postal Service, to 
eliminate the requirement that the United States Postal Service prefund 
the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, to place restrictions 
on the closure of postal facilities, to create incentives for 
innovation for the United States Postal Service, to maintain levels of 
postal service, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 321

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 321, a bill to 
reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-
income taxpayers.


                                 S. 326

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 326, a bill to 
reauthorize 21st century community learning centers, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 330

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 338

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 338, a bill to 
amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide 
consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land 
and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund 
for future generations, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 346

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) 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. 377

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 377, a bill to 
add the 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs to the list of exempt 
programs under PAYGO.


                                 S. 409

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 409, a bill to add Vietnam 
Veterans Day as a patriotic and national observance.


                                 S. 424

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 424, a bill to amend title IV of 
the Public Health Service Act to provide for a National Pediatric 
Research Network, including with respect to pediatric rare diseases or 
conditions.


                                 S. 425

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 425, a bill to amend title XI of the Social 
Security Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of 
maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by developing 
maternity care quality measures and supporting maternity care quality 
collaboratives.


                                 S. 429

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and 
the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added as cosponsors of S. 
429, a bill to enable concrete masonry products manufacturers 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. 452

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from New York

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(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 452, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes 
among Medicare beneficiaries.


                                 S. 462

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 462, a bill to enhance the 
strategic partnership between the United States and Israel.


                                 S. 470

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor 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. 480

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, his name was withdrawn as a 
cosponsor of S. 480, a bill to improve the effectiveness of the 
National Instant Criminal Background Check System by clarifying 
reporting requirements related to adjudications of mental incompetency, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 482

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 482, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for 
consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory 
increases in premium rates.


                                 S. 484

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 484, a bill to amend the Toxic Substances 
Control Act relating to lead-based paint renovation and remodeling 
activities.


                                 S. 495

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) 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. 526

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the 
Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. 
Heinrich) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 526, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified 
conservation contributions, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 534

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 534, a bill to reform the 
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 542

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 542, a bill to provide 
limitations on maritime liens on fishing licenses and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 603

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 603, a bill to repeal the 
annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                                 S. 617

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 617, a bill to provide 
humanitarian assistance and support a democratic transition in Syria, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 629

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 629, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with 
status as veterans under law, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 631

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 631, a bill to allow 
Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own 
health needs and the health needs of their families.


                             S. CON. RES. 6

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


                             S. CON. RES. 7

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) and the Senator from 
South Carolina (Mr. Scott) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 7, 
a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding 
conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United 
Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms 
trade.


                               S. RES. 26

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 26, a resolution recognizing that access 
to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural 
areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of 
communities in the United States.


                               S. RES. 75

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) 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.

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