[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 108 (Thursday, July 25, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5969-S5970]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 337

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


                                 S. 367

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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. 370

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 370, a bill to 
improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 
12 students in the United States by improving professional development 
programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through 
institutions of higher education.


                                 S. 381

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, her name 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. 403

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 462

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 462, a bill to 
enhance the strategic partnership between the United States and Israel.


                                 S. 554

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) 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. 573

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 573, a bill to amend 
title 40, United States Code, to improve veterans service organizations 
access to Federal surplus personal property.


                                 S. 653

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) 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. 769

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 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. 780

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 780, a bill to amend title 
35, United States Code, to provide for an exception from infringement 
for certain component parts of motor vehicles.


                                 S. 813

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 813, a bill to require 
that Peace Corps volunteers be subject to the same limitations 
regarding coverage of abortion services as employees of the Peace Corps 
with respect to coverage of such services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 892

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
892, a bill to amend the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 
Act of 2012 to impose sanctions with respect to certain transactions in 
foreign currencies, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 896

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 966

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 966, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase participation in 
medical flexible spending arrangements.


                                 S. 971

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 987

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) 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. 1039

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor

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of S. 1039, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship to include spouses 
of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1140

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Menendez) were added as cosponsors of S. 1140, a bill to extend the 
authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 
2024.


                                S. 1254

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1254, a bill to amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and 
Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1313

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1313, a bill to promote 
transparency, accountability, and reform within the United Nations 
system, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1324

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1324, a bill to prohibit any regulations 
promulgated pursuant to a presidential memorandum relating to power 
sector carbon pollution standards from taking effect.


                                S. 1340

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1340, a bill 
to improve passenger vessel security and safety, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1343

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1343, a bill to protect the information of livestock producers, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1361

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1361, a bill to direct the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to accept additional documentation when considering 
the application for veterans status of an individual who performed 
service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II, and for 
other purposes.


                              S. RES. 153

  At the request of Mr. Portman, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 153, a resolution recognizing the 200th anniversary of the 
Battle of Lake Erie.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1751

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1751 proposed 
to S. 1243, an original bill making appropriations for the Departments 
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1783

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1783 proposed 
to S. 1243, an original bill making appropriations for the Departments 
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1792

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1792 intended to be proposed to S. 
1243, an original bill making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.

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