[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 55 (Monday, April 22, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2845-S2846]
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 Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) 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. 162

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 162, a bill to reauthorize and improve the Mentally 
Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004.


                                 S. 170

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 170, a bill to 
recognize the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and 
recreational shooting on Federal public land and ensure continued 
opportunities for those activities.


                                 S. 296

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 315

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 315, a bill to 
reauthorize and extend the Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy 
Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008.


                                 S. 316

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 337

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 337, a bill to 
provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to America.


                                 S. 425

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor 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. 445

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 445, a bill to improve 
security at State and local courthouses.


                                 S. 573

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 573, a bill to amend title 
40, United States Code, to improve veterans service organizations 
access to Federal surplus personal property.


                                 S. 619

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 619, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal 
punishments.


                                 S. 632

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) 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. 664

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 664, a bill to require 
reports by Federal Government entities regarding responses to Inspector 
General recommendations on potential cost-saving measures or on 
reimbursement for poor contractor performance, cost overruns, or other 
reasons, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 674

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 674, a bill to require 
prompt responses from the heads of covered Federal agencies when the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests information necessary to 
adjudicate claims for benefits under laws administered by the 
Secretary, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 675

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 675, a bill to prohibit 
contracting with the enemy.


                                 S. 707

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 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. 709

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 710

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 710, a bill to provide exemptions from 
municipal advisor registration requirements.


                                 S. 733

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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 Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S.

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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. 742

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 742, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the 
availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and 
for other purposes.

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