[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 22, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3761-S3763]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 210

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 210, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
fraudulent representations about having received military declarations 
or medals.


                                 S. 316

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 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 names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 
were added as cosponsors 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 Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 382

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) 
and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were added as 
cosponsors 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 name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) 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. 557

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) 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. 562

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 562, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family 
therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of 
the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 569

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 569, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of 
outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-
day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing 
facility services under Medicare.


                                 S. 579

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cruz) 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. 596

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 596, a bill to establish pilot 
projects under the Medicare program to provide incentives for home 
health agencies to

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furnish remote patient monitoring services that reduce expenditures 
under such program.


                                 S. 653

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 653, a bill to provide for 
the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of 
Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia.


                                 S. 674

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) 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. 731

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 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. 749

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) 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. 789

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator 
from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 
and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) 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. 815

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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 names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) and the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) were added as 
cosponsors 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 Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 865

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 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. 871

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor 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. 917

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 917, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax 
on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers.


                                 S. 928

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 928, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the processing of claims for 
compensation under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 951

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 951, a bill to amend the Mineral 
Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to a 
State all right, title, and interest in and to a percentage of the 
amount of royalties and other amounts required to be paid to the State 
under that Act with respect to public land and deposits in the State, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 953

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 953, a bill to amend the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for 
undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans, to modify required 
distribution rules for pension plans, to limit earnings stripping by 
expatriated entities, to provide for modifications related to the Oil 
Spill Liability Trust Fund, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 960

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 960, a bill to 
foster stability in Syria, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 961

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 961, a bill to improve access 
to emergency medical services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 962

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 962, a bill to prohibit amounts 
made available by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and 
the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 from being 
transferred to the Internal Revenue Service for implementation of such 
Acts.


                                 S. 965

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 965, a bill to eliminate oil 
exports from Iran by expanding domestic production.


                                 S. 967

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 967, a bill to amend title 10, United 
States Code, to modify various authorities relating to procedures for 
courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 987

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 987, a bill to maintain the free flow of 
information to the public by providing conditions for the federally 
compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with 
the news media.


                                 S. 992

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 992, a bill to provide for 
offices on sexual assault prevention and response under the Chiefs of 
Staff of the Armed Forces, to require reports on additional offices and 
selection of sexual assault prevention and response personnel, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 996

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 996, a bill to improve the National Flood 
Insurance Program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 999

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 999, a bill to amend the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social service agencies with the 
resources to

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provide services to meet the urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age 
in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life.


                                S. 1001

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 1001, a bill to impose sanctions with respect to the Government 
of Iran.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 934

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 934 intended 
to be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 939

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 939 intended to be proposed to S. 
954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 940

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Cowan) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 940 intended to be 
proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 961

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 961 intended to 
be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 965

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
965 proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 966

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 966 intended to be 
proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 971

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 971 
intended to be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 986

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 986 intended to 
be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 992

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 992 proposed to 
S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 998

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 998 proposed to 
S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1011

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1011 intended to be proposed to S. 
954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 
2018.
  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1011 intended to be proposed to S. 954, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1030

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1030 intended to be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2018.

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