[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 117 (Monday, September 9, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6296-S6298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 54

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 54, a bill to 
increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking.


                                 S. 119

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 119, a bill to prohibit the application of 
certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental 
organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


                                 S. 122

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 122, a bill to promote 
freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax 
and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting 
a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.


                                 S. 123

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 123, a bill 
to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for 
individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to 
exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 264

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 264, a bill 
to expand access to community mental health centers and improve the 
quality of mental health care for all Americans.


                                 S. 314

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 314, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness 
about unexpected sudden death in early life.
  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
314, supra.


                                 S. 346

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) 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. 367

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 373

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 373, a bill to amend titles 
10, 32, 37, and 38 of the United States Code, to add a definition of 
spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and 
veteran benefits that recognizes new State definitions of spouse.


                                 S. 375

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 375, a bill to require 
Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in 
electronic form.


                                 S. 381

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 398

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 398, a bill to establish the Commission to 
Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 411

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 411, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance 
credit.


                                 S. 412

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 412, a bill 
to authorize certain major medical facility leases for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 569

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 623

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 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. 641

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 641, a bill to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in 
palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical 
schools, nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in 
palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty 
careers in academic palliative medicine.


                                 S. 653

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) 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. 709

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 709, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase diagnosis of 
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, leading to better care and 
outcomes for Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related 
dementias.


                                 S. 734

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 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. 783

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


                                 S. 896

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 917

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor 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.

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                                 S. 955

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 955, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for 
volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such 
Act.


                                S. 1007

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) 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. 1012

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) 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. 1053

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1053, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to strengthen and protect Medicare 
hospice programs.


                                S. 1064

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1064, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical 
psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical 
psychologist services under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1069

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1069, a bill to prohibit discrimination in 
adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, 
gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or 
foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the 
child involved.


                                S. 1114

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1114, a bill to provide for 
identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the 
misalignment, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1130

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1130, a bill to require 
the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or opinion of a 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes significant legal 
interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not in the national 
security interest of the United States and for other purposes.


                                S. 1149

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1149, a bill 
to reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms, and to extend the ban 
to undetectable firearm receivers and undetectable ammunition 
magazines.


                                S. 1204

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1204, a bill to amend the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of 
conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items 
and services, to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit 
certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1217

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1217, a bill to provide 
secondary mortgage market reform, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1226

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1226, a bill to promote 
industry growth and competitiveness and to improve worker training, 
retention, and advancement, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1228

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1228, a bill to establish a 
program to provide incentive payments to participating Medicare 
beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health.


                                S. 1271

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1271, a bill to direct the 
President to establish guidelines for the United States foreign 
assistance programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1292

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1292, a bill to prohibit the funding of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                                S. 1300

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1300, a bill to amend the 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for the conduct of 
stewardship end result contracting projects.


                                S. 1302

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1302, a bill to amend the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide for cooperative and small employer charity pension plans.


                                S. 1310

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1310, a bill to 
require Senate confirmation of Inspector General of the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1320

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1320, a bill to establish a 
tiered hiring preference for members of the reserve components of the 
armed forces.


                                S. 1406

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1406, a bill to amend the 
Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the 
Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department 
of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1423

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1423, a bill to 
amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act of 2000 to strengthen the quality control measures in place for 
part B lung disease claims and to establish the Advisory Board on Toxic 
Substances and Worker Health for the contractor employee compensation 
program under subtitle E of such Act.


                                S. 1455

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1455, a bill to condition the provision 
of premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act upon a certification that a program to verify 
household income is operational.


                                S. 1456

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1456, a bill to award the Congressional Gold 
Medal to Shimon Peres.

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                              S.J. RES. 2

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 2, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of 
Congress may serve.


                              S.J. RES. 19

  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 S.J. Res. 
19, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended 
to affect elections.


                              S. RES. 213

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 213, a 
resolution expressing support for the free and peaceful exercise of 
representative democracy in Venezuela and condemning violence and 
intimidation against the country's political opposition.

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