[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 17, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2749-S2751]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 132

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as cosponsors of S. 132, a bill to 
provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union.


                                 S. 138

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 138, a bill to prohibit 
discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or gender, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 141

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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 Vermont

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(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 146, a bill to enhance the 
safety of America's schools.


                                 S. 186

  At the request of Mr. Shelby, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 186, a bill to award 
posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise 
McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 
50th anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, 
where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a 
catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.


                                 S. 218

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 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. 232

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 232, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on 
medical devices.


                                 S. 264

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor 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. 294

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, his name 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. 367

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 367, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare 
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 375

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


                                 S. 381

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 381, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the ``Doolittle 
Tokyo Raiders'', for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to 
the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo.


                                 S. 427

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 427, a bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act to provide flexibility to school food authorities in 
meeting certain nutritional requirements for the school lunch and 
breakfast programs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 457

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 457, a bill to 
posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Alice Paul, in 
recognition of her role in the women's suffrage movement and in 
advancing equal rights for women.


                                 S. 462

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


                                 S. 526

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 534

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 541

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 541, a bill to prevent 
human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the 
United States.


                                 S. 579

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were added as cosponsors of S. 579, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer 
status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation 
Organization Assembly, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 610

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) was added as a cosponsor of S. 610, a bill to amend the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain 
limitations on health care benefits.


                                 S. 642

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 642, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical 
imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more 
accurate, and less costly.


                                 S. 689

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 689, a bill to reauthorize 
and improve programs related to mental health and substance use 
disorders.


                                 S. 695

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 695, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations 
for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance 
allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic 
Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, 
Inc., and for other purposes.


                                 S. 707

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 734

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 734, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of 
survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' 
dependency and indemnity compensation.


                                 S. 741

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 741, a bill to 
extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved 
wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands 
Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017.


                                 S. 744

  At the request of Mr. McCain, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
744, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for 
other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
744, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Graham, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
744, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 744, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Rubio, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
744, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Bennet, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
744, supra.

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  At the request of Mr. Flake, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
744, supra.


                               S. RES. 65

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) and 
the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 713

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. 
Kirk) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 713 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. 717

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 717 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. 718

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 718 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. 719

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Enzi) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 719 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. 724

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 724 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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