[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 16, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2684-S2686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 22

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 22, a bill to establish background check procedures for gun shows.


                                 S. 33

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 33, a bill to prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity 
ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 34

  At the request of Ms. Warren, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
34, a bill to increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General 
to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and 
explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists.


                                 S. 150

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) 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. 162

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 162, a bill to 
reauthorize and improve the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime 
Reduction Act of 2004.


                                 S. 264

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the 
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of S. 264, a 
bill to expand access to community mental health centers and improve 
the quality of mental health care for all Americans.


                                 S. 306

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) was added as a cosponsor of S. 306, a bill to authorize all 
Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development 
under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 375

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


                                 S. 382

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 395

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 395, a bill to amend 
the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies.


                                 S. 462

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor 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 North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 475

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 526

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor 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. 557

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 557, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to medication 
therapy management under part D of the Medicare program.

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                                 S. 572

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 572, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain 
persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain 
purposes.


                                 S. 612

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 612, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to remove social security 
account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications 
provided to Medicare beneficiaries in order to protect Medicare 
beneficiaries from identity theft.


                                 S. 629

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 646

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 646, a bill to 
create the National Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection 
and conservation of United States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes 
ecosystems, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 675

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) and the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) were added as cosponsors of S. 675, a 
bill to prohibit contracting with the enemy.


                                 S. 679

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 679, a bill to promote local 
and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 680

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 680, a bill to rescind 
amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense 
for the Medium Extended Air Defense System, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 687

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) and the 
Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as cosponsors of S. 
687, a bill to prohibit the closing of air traffic control towers, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 691

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
691, a bill to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
  At the request of Mr. Carper, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
691, supra.
  At the request of Ms. Warren, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
691, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Levin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
691, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
691, supra.
  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 691, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 691, supra.
  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 691, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Franken, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 691, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Cardin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
691, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Schumer, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 691, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Harkin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
691, supra.
  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 691, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Reed, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
691, supra.


                                 S. 700

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 700, a bill to ensure that 
the education and training provided members of the Armed Forces and 
veterans better assists members and veterans in obtaining civilian 
certifications and licenses, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 703

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 703, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the 
Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for 
participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the 
United States.


                                 S. 707

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 707, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.


                                 S. 719

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 719, a bill to provide for the expansion of Federal 
efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research 
activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the 
establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.


                                 S. 720

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 720, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to provide for taxpayers making donations with their returns of income 
tax to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt.


                                 S. 730

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 730, a bill to prevent criminals 
from obtaining firearms through straw purchasing and trafficking.


                             S. CON. RES. 6

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


                               S. RES. 65

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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.


                               S. RES. 97

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 97, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the Food and Drug 
Administration should encourage the use of abuse-deterrent formulations 
of drugs.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 711

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 711 
intended to be proposed to S. 649, a bill to ensure that all 
individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed 
in the national instant criminal background check system and require a 
background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 714

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 714 intended to be proposed to S. 649, a bill to ensure 
that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are 
listed in the national instant criminal background check system and 
require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other 
purposes.

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  At the request of Mr. Reed, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 714 intended to be proposed to S. 649, supra.

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