[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 63 (Tuesday, May 7, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3159-S3161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 33

  At the request of Mr. Casey, his 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. 62

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 62, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate 
overpayments of tax as contributions and to make additional 
contributions to the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 123

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Wyden) 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. 313

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 314

  At the request of Mr. Franken, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 314, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness 
about unexpected sudden death in early life.
  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 314, supra.


                                 S. 316

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 323

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 323, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months of 
Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant 
patients and other renal dialysis provisions.


                                 S. 382

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) 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. 403

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) and 
the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as cosponsors of S. 
403, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of 
students.


                                 S. 413

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 413, a bill to amend the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include human 
trafficking as a part 1 violent crime for purposes of the Edward Byrne 
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 456, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Education to establish an award program 
recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees 
providing services to students in prekindergarten through higher 
education.


                                 S. 462

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


                                 S. 479

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 479, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the

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employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional 
employer organizations, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 496

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 496, a bill to direct the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to change the 
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to 
certain farms.


                                 S. 545

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 545, a bill 
to improve hydropower, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 554

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 554, a bill to provide for a 
biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to 
enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government.


                                 S. 577

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Cowan) 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. 604

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 604, a bill to recognize 
Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, to relocate to Jerusalem the United 
States Embassy in Israel, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 617

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 617, a bill to provide 
humanitarian assistance and support a democratic transition in Syria, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 650

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 650, a bill to amend title 
XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to preserve consumer and 
employer access to licensed independent insurance producers.


                                 S. 679

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


                                 S. 717

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 717, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants to 
nonprofit organizations for the purpose of retrofitting nonprofit 
buildings with energy-efficiency improvements.


                                 S. 728

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 731

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) 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. 734

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 754

  At the request of Mr. Cowan, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
754, a bill to amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to 
include farmed shellfish as specialty crops.


                                 S. 772

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 772, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and 
Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and 
to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, 
manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.


                                 S. 777

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 777, a bill to restore the previous policy 
regarding restrictions on use of Department of Defense medical 
facilities.


                                 S. 790

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor 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. 798

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, his name was withdrawn 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. 809

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 809, a bill to amend 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that genetically 
engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered 
ingredients be labeled accordingly.


                                 S. 813

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 813, a bill to require that Peace Corps volunteers be subject to 
the same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as 
employees of the Peace Corps with respect to coverage of such services, 
and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Brown, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
813, supra.
  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 813, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Coons, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
813, supra.


                                 S. 815

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the 
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. 
Heinrich) were added as cosponsors of S. 815, a bill to prohibit the 
employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender 
identity.


                                 S. 845

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 845, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs 
Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 850

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 850, a bill to prohibit the National Labor Relations 
Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of 
the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have 
been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on 
the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 
2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th 
Congress.


                                 S. 865

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from

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Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as cosponsors of S. 865, a bill to 
provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of 
Breast Cancer.


                               S. RES. 65

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) 
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.


                              S. RES. 126

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 126, a resolution recognizing the teachers of the United States 
for their contributions to the development and progress of our country.

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