[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 53 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2798-S2799]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 200

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 200, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the interment in 
national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery 
Administration of individuals who served in combat support of the Armed 
Forces in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and May 15, 
1975, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 226

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 226, a bill to 
amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because 
of the death of a son or daughter.


                                 S. 294

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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. 345

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 345, a bill to reform the 
Federal sugar program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 367

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 468

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 468, a bill to 
protect the health care and pension benefits of our nation's miners.


                                 S. 475

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor 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. 603

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 603, a bill to repeal the annual fee on health 
insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act.


                                 S. 621

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 621, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug.


                                 S. 632

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) was added as a cosponsor of S. 632, a bill to amend the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to repeal a duplicative 
program relating to inspection and grading of catfish.


                                 S. 679

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


                                 S. 687

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 687, a bill to prohibit 
the closing of air traffic control towers, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 707

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Nelson) 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. 709

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 709, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase diagnosis of 
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, leading to better care and 
outcomes for Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related 
dementias.


                                 S. 720

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor 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. 731

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi

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(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 731, a bill to require the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency to conduct an empirical impact study on proposed rules 
relating to the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based 
capital requirements, as they apply to community banks.


                                 S. 733

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 733, a bill to 
amend the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 
2004 to improve the high-end computing research and development program 
of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 734

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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 Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) 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. 743

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator 
from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), 
the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator 
from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), 
the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), 
the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Cowan), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. 
Graham), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 743, a bill to restore States' sovereign 
rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other 
purposes.


                               S. RES. 60

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) and the 
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 60, 
a resolution supporting women's reproductive health.


                               S. RES. 65

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 75

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) 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.


                               S. RES. 90

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 90, a resolution 
standing with the people of Kenya following their national and local 
elections on March 4, 2013, and urging a peaceful and credible 
resolution of electoral disputes in the courts.


                            AMENDMENT NO. 72

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of amendment No. 72 
proposed to H.R. 933, ``An Act making consolidated appropriations and 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2013.''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 733

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 733 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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