[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 76 (Monday, June 3, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3905-S3908]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 162

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 162, a bill to reauthorize 
and improve the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act 
of 2004.


                                 S. 186

  At the request of Mr. Shelby, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                                 S. 346

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 346, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a 
service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on 
military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired 
members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel.


                                 S. 403

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from New York

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(Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Cowan), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the 
Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. 
Franken), and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) 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. 420

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), and the Senator 
from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added as cosponsors of S. 420, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the logical flow 
of return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, 
estates, and individuals to better enable each party to submit timely, 
accurate returns and reduce the need for extended and amended returns, 
to provide for modified due dates by regulation, and to conform the 
automatic corporate extension period to longstanding regulatory rule.


                                 S. 460

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 460, a bill to provide for 
an increase in the Federal minimum wage.


                                 S. 470

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 470, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that 
the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new 
Distinguished Warfare Medal.


                                 S. 501

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) 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. 506

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 506, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention 
incentives for volunteer emergency service workers.


                                 S. 534

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 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. 569

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) 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. 600

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 600, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in 
certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 602

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 602, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical 
therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 674

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 682

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) 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. 700

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Cowan) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 700, a bill to ensure that the education and training 
provided members of the Armed Forces and veterans better assists 
members and veterans in obtaining civilian certifications and licenses, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 734

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor 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. 749

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 783

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, his name 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 name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) 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. 815

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) 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. 829

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 829, a bill to improve the financial literacy of 
students.


                                 S. 842

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) 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. 864

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 864, a bill to amend the 
Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to small 
public water systems, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 871

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator 
from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 878

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were 
added as cosponsors 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 South Dakota 
(Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 886, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable

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unborn children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 896

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 896, a bill to amend 
title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension 
offset and windfall elimination provisions.


                                 S. 897

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. 
Franken) were added as cosponsors of S. 897, a bill to prevent the 
doubling of the interest rate for Federal subsidized student loans for 
the 2013-2014 academic year by providing funds for such loans through 
the Federal Reserve System, to ensure that such loans are available at 
interest rates that are equivalent to the interest rates at which the 
Federal Government provides loans to banks through the discount window 
operated by the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 950

  At the request of Mr. Paul, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
950, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow a 
veterinarian to transport and dispense controlled substances in the 
usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location.


                                 S. 953

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) 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. 963

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 963, a bill preventing an 
unrealistic future Medicaid augmentation plan.


                                 S. 964

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 964, a bill 
to require a comprehensive review of the adequacy of the training, 
qualifications, and experience of the Department of Defense personnel 
responsible for sexual assault prevention and response for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 965

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) 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 
Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 
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. 980

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 980, a bill to 
provide for enhanced embassy security, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 987

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 
and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) 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. 1003

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1003, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student 
loans.


                                S. 1032

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1032, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice related to sex-related offenses 
committed by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 15

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) 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. 75

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 75, a 
resolution condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored 
persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the 
International Covenants on Human Rights.


                              S. RES. 154

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 154, a resolution 
supporting political reform in Iran and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 966

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 1027

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1027 intended to be proposed to S. 954, an original bill 
to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1077

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1077 intended to 
be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1079

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1079 proposed 
to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs 
through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1082

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1082 
intended to be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1096

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1096 intended 
to be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1099

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1099 intended 
to be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1102

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the 
Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 1102 intended to be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to 
reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1115

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1115 intended to 
be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1120

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr.

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Roberts), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator 
from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1120 
intended to be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1130

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1130 intended 
to be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize agricultural 
programs through 2018.

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