[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 77 (Tuesday, June 4, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3955-S3957]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 104

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 104, a bill to provide for 
congressional approval of national monuments and restricts on the use 
of national monuments.


                                 S. 267

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 267, a bill 
to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated 
fishing through port State measures.


                                 S. 269

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 269, a bill 
to establish uniform administrative and enforcement authorities for the 
enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
and similar statutes, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 316

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) 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. 360

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Montana (Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 360, a bill to 
amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of 
the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide 
service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's 
natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic 
resources; train a new generation of public land managers and 
enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service.


                                 S. 381

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor 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. 397

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of S. 397, a bill to posthumously 
award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Horne in recognition of her 
achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights 
movement.


                                 S. 403

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and 
the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 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. 462

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator 
from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of S. 462, a bill 
to enhance the strategic partnership between the United States and 
Israel.


                                 S. 500

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 500, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply payroll taxes to remuneration 
and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit 
base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000.


                                 S. 557

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) 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. 596

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) 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 furnish remote patient monitoring services that 
reduce expenditures under such program.


                                 S. 650

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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. 669

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Wyoming

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(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 669, a bill to make permanent 
the Internal Revenue Service Free File program.


                                 S. 699

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
699, a bill to reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 728

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor 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. 783

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) 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 Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) 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. 820

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 820, a bill to 
provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment 
of egg-laying hens, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 842

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller) were added as cosponsors 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. 871

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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 Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) 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. 896

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 918

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 918, a bill to award 
grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness 
and savings online platforms for low-income students.


                                 S. 953

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 967

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 971

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Maine (Mr. King), the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 971, a bill to amend the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act to exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities 
from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting 
requirements.


                                 S. 988

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 988, a bill to provide for an accounting of total 
United States contributions to the United Nations.


                                S. 1007

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1007, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include biomass heating 
appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building 
property and energy property.


                                S. 1009

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1009, a bill to reauthorize 
and modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1012

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1012, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve operations of recovery 
auditors under the Medicare integrity program, to increase transparency 
and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1035

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1035, a bill to require an 
independent alternative analysis of the consideration of the use of 
targeted lethal force against a particular, known United States person 
knowingly engaged in acts of international terrorism against the United 
States and for other purposes.


                                S. 1038

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1038, a bill to eliminate 
racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 15

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 15, a joint 
resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal 
rights amendment.


                              S. RES. 154

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


                              S. RES. 157

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 157, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be 
improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may 
unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1118

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 1118 intended to be proposed to S. 954, 
an original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1151

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) and the Senator 
from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
1151 intended to be proposed to S. 954, an original bill to reauthorize 
agricultural programs through 2018.

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  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1151 intended to be proposed to S. 954, supra.

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