[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 11, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6377-S6379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 15

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 15, a bill to amend 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules 
of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
resolution of approval is enacted into law.


                                 S. 84

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr.

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Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 84, a bill to amend the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to 
victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 296

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 296, a bill 
to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate 
discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners 
of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain 
lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of 
citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration 
fraud in connection with permanent partnerships.


                                 S. 357

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 357, a bill to 
encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the 
United States in order to disseminate information when a law 
enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.


                                 S. 381

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) and the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 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. 403

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 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. 411

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) 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. 460

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 460, a bill 
to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.


                                 S. 462

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


                                 S. 535

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 535, a bill to require a study 
and report by the Small Business Administration regarding the costs to 
small business concerns of Federal regulations.


                                 S. 557

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 577

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 577, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of 
additional residency positions, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 629

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 629, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with 
status as veterans under law, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 631

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 631, a bill 
to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address 
their own health needs and the health needs of their families.


                                 S. 727

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 727, a bill to 
improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 815

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 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. 888

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) 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. 931

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 931, a bill to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to raise awareness of, and to educate breast cancer 
patients anticipating surgery, especially patients who are members of 
racial and ethnic minority groups, regarding the availability and 
coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options.


                                S. 1069

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1088

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


                                S. 1123

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 1158

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1158, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
to mint coins commemorating the 100th anniversary of the establishment 
of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1174

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1174, a bill to award a Congressional 
Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.


                                S. 1188

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1188, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of full-time 
employee for purposes of the individual mandate in the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                                S. 1208

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1208, a bill to require 
meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, 
including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, 
to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under

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such agreements, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1271

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) 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. 1282

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1282, a bill to reduce 
risks to the financial system by limiting banks' ability to engage in 
certain risky activities and limiting conflicts of interest, to 
reinstate certain Glass-Steagall Act protections that were repealed by 
the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1302

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1320

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) 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. 1332

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1332, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely 
access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the 
Medicare program.


                                S. 1369

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1369, a bill to provide 
additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the 
unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1405

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1405, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide for an extension of certain ambulance add-on 
payments under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1445

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1445, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of 
optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan 
repayment programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1456

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


                                S. 1457

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1457, a bill to 
exempt the aging process of distilled spirits from the production 
period for purposes of capitalization of interest costs.


                                S. 1476

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1476, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the denial of deduction for 
certain excessive employee remuneration, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1490

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1490, a bill 
to delay the application of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act.


                              S. RES. 203

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 203, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding efforts by the 
United States to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a 
negotiated two-state solution.

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