[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 8, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3256-S3258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 131

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 131, a bill 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive 
assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely 
wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 273

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 273, a bill to modify the 
definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.


                                 S. 294

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) 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. 296

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 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. 309

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 309, a bill to award a Congressional 
Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.


                                 S. 313

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi

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(Mr. Cochran) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) 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. 367

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) 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. 381

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 403

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor 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. 409

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 409, a bill to add Vietnam 
Veterans Day as a patriotic and national observance.


                                 S. 427

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor 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. 501

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 501, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the exclusion for 
benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical 
responders.


                                 S. 534

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) 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. 545

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


                                 S. 548

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 548, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to improve and enhance the capabilities of the 
Armed Forces to prevent and respond to sexual assault and sexual 
harassment in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 559

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 559, a bill to 
establish a fund to make payments to the Americans held hostage in 
Iran, and to members of their families, who are identified as members 
of the proposed class in case number 1:08-CV-00487 (EGS) of the United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 579

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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 names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Cowan) and the 
Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added as cosponsors 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. 682

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 682, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student 
loans.


                                 S. 709

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein) were added as cosponsors 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 name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 710, a bill to provide 
exemptions from municipal advisor registration requirements.


                                 S. 731

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 742

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


                                 S. 761

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 761, a bill to promote energy savings in 
residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 789

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) 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. 813

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, 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.


                                 S. 815

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 815, a bill to prohibit 
the employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or 
gender identity.


                                 S. 837

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 837, a bill to expand 
and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 845

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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. 862

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma

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(Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as cosponsors of S. 862, a bill to 
amend section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage 
mandate.


                                 S. 865

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 865, a bill to 
provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of 
Breast Cancer.


                                 S. 867

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 867, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards 
under the Medicare prescription drug program, to establish basic audit 
standards of pharmacies, to further transparency of payment methodology 
to pharmacies, and to provide for recoupment returns to Medicare.


                                 S. 871

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 871, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, 
to enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by 
members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 877

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 877, a bill 
to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow public access to 
research of the Department, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 878

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 878, a bill to amend title 
9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.


                                 S. 886

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire 
(Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 886, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the 
District of Columbia, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 888

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 888, a bill to provide 
end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange 
Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 802

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), 
the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 802 intended 
to be proposed to S. 601, a bill to provide for the conservation and 
development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers 
and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 803

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Cowan) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 803 proposed to S. 601, a 
bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 804

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 804 intended to 
be proposed to S. 601, a bill to provide for the conservation and 
development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers 
and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 805

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 805 proposed to S. 601, a bill to 
provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 
projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 806

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 806 proposed to 
S. 601, a bill to provide for the conservation and development of water 
and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of 
the United States, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 810

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 810 intended to be 
proposed to S. 601, a bill to provide for the conservation and 
development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers 
and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 813

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator 
from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 813 proposed to S. 601, a 
bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 813 proposed to S. 601, supra.

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