[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 86 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4521-S4523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 109

  At the request of Mr. Heller, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
109, a bill to preserve open competition and Federal Government 
neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government 
contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects.


                                 S. 153

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. 153, a bill to 
amend section 520J of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants 
for mental health first aid training programs.


                                 S. 170

  At the request of Mr. Flake, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
170, a bill to recognize the heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, 
and recreational shooting on Federal public land and ensure continued 
opportunities for those activities.


                                 S. 234

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 234, a bill 
to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired 
members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected 
disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by 
reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special 
Compensation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 272

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 272, a bill to promote 
research, monitoring, and observation of the Arctic and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 313

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor 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. 315

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 315, a bill to 
reauthorize and extend the Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy 
Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008.


                                 S. 337

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 337, a bill to provide an 
incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to America.


                                 S. 395

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
395, a bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further 
protection for puppies.


                                 S. 463

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 463, a bill to amend the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to modify the definition 
of the term ``biobased product''.


                                 S. 511

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Cowan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 511, a bill to 
amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to enhance the Small 
Business Investment Company Program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 520

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 520, a bill to strengthen 
Federal consumer protection and product traceability with respect to 
commercially marketed seafood, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 596

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 596, a bill 
to establish

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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. 602

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 718

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 718, a bill to 
create jobs in the United States by increasing United States exports to 
Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value within 10 years, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 723

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 723, a bill to 
require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and 
evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed 
with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for 
Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.


                                 S. 731

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 769

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 769, a bill 
to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock 
canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the 
State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of 
people in the United States.


                                 S. 772

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 772, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug 
Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to 
protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing 
and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.


                                 S. 789

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) 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. 810

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 810, a bill to 
require a pilot program on an online computerized assessment to enhance 
detection of behaviors indicating a risk of suicide and other mental 
health conditions in members of the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 815

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) 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. 824

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 824, a bill 
to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder 
authorization before a public company may make certain political 
expenditures, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 842

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) 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. 909

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 909, a bill to amend the Federal 
Direct Loan Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide 
for student loan affordability, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 913

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 913, a bill to amend the 
National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to reauthorize and 
improve that Act, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 916

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 916, a bill to 
authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant 
battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War 
of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.


                                 S. 917

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors 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. 918

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 967

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor 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 North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 
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. 1046

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1046, a bill to clarify 
certain provisions of the Native American Veterans' Memorial 
Establishment Act of 1994.


                                S. 1068

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1068, a 
bill to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1072

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1072, a bill to 
ensure that the Federal Aviation Administration advances the safety of 
small airplanes and the continued development of the general aviation 
industry, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1086

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 1086, a bill to reauthorize and improve the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Act of 1990, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1088

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1088, a bill to end 
discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or 
gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 1104

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1104, a bill to 
measure the progress of recovery and development efforts in Haiti 
following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1117

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1117, a bill to prepare disconnected youth for a 
competitive future.


                                S. 1123

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1123, a bill to amend 
titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, 
and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.


                            S. CON. RES. 15

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, her name 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. 157

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) 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. 1197

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1197 proposed to 
S. 744, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1198

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1198 proposed 
to S. 744, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1199

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1199 intended 
to be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1209

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1209 intended to be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide 
for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1225

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1225 intended to be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide 
for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1237

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1237 intended to 
be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1242

  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 amendment 
No. 1242 intended to be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide for 
comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1258

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1258 intended to 
be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1278

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1278 
intended to be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1282

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1282 intended to 
be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1286

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1286 intended to be 
proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration 
reform and for other purposes.

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