[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 58 (Thursday, April 25, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3030-S3031]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 123

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 123, a bill 
to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to 
exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 138

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) 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. 154

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 154, a bill to amend title I 
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that the 
coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in 
Exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban.


                                 S. 226

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 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. 257

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 257, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to require courses of education provided by 
public institutions of higher education that are approved for purposes 
of the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State 
tuition rate, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 296

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor 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. 313

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 313, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE 
accounts established under State programs for the care of family 
members with disabilities, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 338

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) 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. 367

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) 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 California 
(Mrs. Boxer) 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. Brown, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) 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. 411

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
Nevada (Mr. Heller) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 411, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance 
credit.


                                 S. 462

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr.

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Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 462, a bill to enhance the 
strategic partnership between the United States and Israel.


                                 S. 502

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 502, a bill to assist States in 
providing voluntary high-quality universal prekindergarten programs and 
programs to support infants and toddlers.


                                 S. 534

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the 
Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as cosponsors 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 Mr. Heinrich, his name 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. 577

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 577, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution 
of additional residency positions, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 579

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor 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. 623

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 623, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access 
of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services.


                                 S. 635

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. Portman) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 635, a bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley 
Act to provide an exception to the annual written privacy notice 
requirement.


                                 S. 675

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


                                 S. 728

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 728, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income 
for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and 
dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible designated 
beneficiaries of employees.


                                 S. 749

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 749, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year 
recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified 
restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.


                                 S. 751

  At the request of Mr. Coats, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 751, a bill to amend the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize producers on a 
farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres 
of the farm.


                                 S. 783

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 783, a bill to amend the Helium 
Act to improve helium stewardship, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 789

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 789, a bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal, 
collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its 
superior service during World War II.


                                 S. 790

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the names of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Corker) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 790, a bill to require the United States 
International Trade Commission to recommend temporary duty suspensions 
and reductions to Congress, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 794

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of S. 794, a bill to 
prevent an increase in flight delays and cancellations, and for other 
purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 794, supra.


                                 S. 798

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 798, a bill to address 
equity capital requirements for financial institutions, bank holding 
companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 805

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 805, a bill to 
improve compliance with mine and occupational safety and health laws, 
and empower workers to raise safety concerns, prevent future mine and 
other workplace tragedies, and establish rights of families of victims 
of workplace accidents, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 15

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 15, a concurrent resolution 
expressing the sense of Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index 
should not be used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social 
Security or veterans benefits, or to increase the tax burden on low- 
and middle-income taxpayers.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 746

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 746 
intended to be proposed to S. 743, a bill to restore States' sovereign 
rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 747

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 747 
intended to be proposed to S. 743, a bill to restore States' sovereign 
rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 749

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 749 intended to be proposed to S. 
743, a bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and 
local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 757

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 757 intended to 
be proposed to S. 743, a bill to restore States' sovereign rights to 
enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 760

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 760 intended to be 
proposed to S. 743, a bill to restore States' sovereign rights to 
enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.

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