[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 65 (Thursday, May 9, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3326-S3329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 141

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 141, a bill to make 
supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available for fiscal 
years 2012 and 2013, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 186

  At the request of Mr. Shelby, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator 
from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), 
the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. 
Vitter), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from 
Texas (Mr.

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Cornyn), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott), the Senator from 
South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns), 
the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator 
from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the 
Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator 
from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), 
the Senator from Maine (Mr. King), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. 
Fischer), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Coats), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the 
Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), 
the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts), the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator from 
Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the 
Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. 
Wicker), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller), the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the 
Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. 
Carper), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator 
from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the 
Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the 
Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the 
Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 186, a bill to award posthumously a 
Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole 
Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th anniversary 
of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where the 4 
little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the 
Civil Rights Movement.
  At the request of Mr. Coburn, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
186, supra.


                                 S. 309

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) 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. 316

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. Cochran, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 330

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 330, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to establish safeguards and standards of 
quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with human 
immunodeficiency virus (HIV).


                                 S. 369

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 369, a bill to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across 
State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of 
parents in abortion decisions.


                                 S. 370

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 370, a bill to improve and 
expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students 
in the United States by improving professional development programs for 
kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of 
higher education.


                                 S. 403

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 407

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 407, a bill to provide funding 
for construction and major rehabilitation for projects located on 
inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 422

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 422, a bill to amend the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 
2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of 
chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and 
services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 448

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 448, a bill to 
allow seniors to file their Federal income tax on a new Form 1040SR.


                                 S. 462

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


                                 S. 526

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 526, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for 
contributions of qualified conservation contributions, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 538

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 538, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the authorities and 
responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the 
findings and sentences of courts-martial.


                                 S. 557

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 557, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to medication 
therapy management under part D of the Medicare program.


                                 S. 674

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 707

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of

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S. 707, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 
reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.


                                 S. 731

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) 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. 742

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) 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. 789

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor 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. Whitehouse, 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 New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 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. 831

  At the request of Mr. Coats, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 831, a bill to limit the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before 
December 31, 2017, under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 
of 1977.


                                 S. 837

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, his name 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. 842

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 842, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the 
Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments 
under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.


                                 S. 850

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) 
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 New 
York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and 
the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 870

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 870, a 
bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to promote 
the education of pregnant and parenting students.


                                 S. 871

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) 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. 888

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) 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.


                                 S. 890

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 890, a bill to clarify the definition of navigable 
waters, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 892

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) were added as cosponsors of S. 892, a bill to amend the 
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to impose 
sanctions with respect to certain transactions in foreign currencies, 
and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 15

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                               S. RES. 78

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 78, a 
resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work 
Month and World Social Work Day.


                              S. RES. 133

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Moran) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 133, a resolution expressing the sense 
of the Senate that Congress and the States should investigate and 
correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion practices.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 802

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor 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. 809

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 809 
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. 837

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 837 
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. 839

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 839 
intended to be proposed to S. 601, a bill to provide for the 
conservation and development of water and related resources, to

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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. 848

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 848 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. 854

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 854 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. 856

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 856 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. 857

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 857 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.

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