[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 87 (Tuesday, June 18, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4585-S4587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 132

  At the request of Mr. Reid, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
132, a bill to provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia 
into the Union.


                                 S. 313

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 316

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, her name 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. 367

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr.

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King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 367, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient 
rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 403

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) 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. 528

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 528, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Opportunity Act to restrict institutions of higher 
education from using revenues derived from Federal educational 
assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes.


                                 S. 554

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 554, a bill to provide for a biennial budget 
process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight 
and the performance of the Federal Government.


                                 S. 557

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 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 Maine (Mr. 
King) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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 Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) 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. Grassley, his name 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. 623

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 623, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access 
of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services.


                                 S. 635

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 635, a bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley 
Act to provide an exception to the annual written privacy notice 
requirement.


                                 S. 650

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 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. 676

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 676, a bill to prevent 
tax-related identity theft and tax fraud.


                                 S. 717

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 717, a bill to direct the Secretary of Energy 
to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations 
for the purpose of retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-
efficiency improvements.


                                 S. 742

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) 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. 765

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 765, a bill to help provide 
relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy, to help 
fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities 
for Native American Indians, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 783

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 783, a bill to amend the Helium 
Act to improve helium stewardship, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 815

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 815, a bill to prohibit the employment 
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.


                                 S. 842

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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. 852

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 852, a bill to improve 
health care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs by 
increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and other 
approaches to wellness and preventive care, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 896

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 913

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 942

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 942, a bill to eliminate 
discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by 
ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability 
to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, 
or a related medical condition.


                                 S. 967

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Cowan) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. 
Cantwell) 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. 1009

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1009, a bill to reauthorize and modernize the Toxic 
Substances Control Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1091

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota

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(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1091, a bill to provide 
for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.


                                S. 1106

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of S. 1106, a bill to 
improve the accuracy of mortgage underwriting used by Federal mortgage 
agencies by ensuring that energy costs are included in the underwriting 
process, to reduce the amount of energy consumed by homes, to 
facilitate the creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction 
jobs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1117

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1117, a bill 
to prepare disconnected youth for a competitive future.


                                S. 1143

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1143, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician 
supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services.


                                S. 1159

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1159, a bill to amend the 
Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of 
sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.


                                S. 1166

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1166, a bill to amend the National Labor Relations 
Act to provide for appropriate designation of collective bargaining 
units.


                              S.J. RES. 16

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 16, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to limit the power of Congress to impose a tax on a failure to 
purchase goods or services.


                             S. CON. RES. 6

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 6, a 
concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.


                               S. RES. 60

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 60, a resolution 
supporting women's reproductive health.


                              S. RES. 151

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 151, a resolution urging 
the Government of Afghanistan to ensure transparent and credible 
presidential and provincial elections in April 2014 by adhering to 
internationally accepted democratic standards, establishing a 
transparent electoral process, and ensuring security for voters and 
candidates.


                              S. RES. 172

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 172, a resolution designating the first Wednesday 
in September 2013 as ``National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness 
Day'' and raising awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney 
disease.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1196

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1196 intended to be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide 
for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1197

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name 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. 1228

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1228 proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide for 
comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 1228 proposed to S. 744, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1239 intended 
to be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1240

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1240 intended 
to be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1251

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1251 intended to be proposed 
to S. 744, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1261

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1261 
intended to be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1262

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1262 
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 Maine 
(Mr. King) 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. 1295

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1295 intended to be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide 
for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1297

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1297 
intended to be proposed to S. 744, a bill to provide for comprehensive 
immigration reform and for other purposes.

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