[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 24, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6753-S6754]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 153

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) 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. 226

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 226, a bill to amend the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the 
death of a son or daughter.


                                 S. 264

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 357

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, his name 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. 367

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) 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. 526

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 526, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for 
contributions of qualified conservation contributions, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 535

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) 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. 666

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 666, a bill to prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, 
and for other purposes.

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                                 S. 734

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 742

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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. 772

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) 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. 820

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 820, a bill to provide for a uniform national standard for the 
housing and treatment of egg-laying hens, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 820, supra.


                                 S. 924

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 924, a bill to amend 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by 
encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1108

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1108, a bill to 
reauthorize the impact aid program under the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965.


                                S. 1158

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1204

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) 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. 1254

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1254, a bill to amend the 
Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1262

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1262, a bill to require 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans conservation 
corps, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1276

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1276, a bill to increase 
oversight of the Revolving Fund of the Office of Personnel Management, 
strengthen the authority to terminate or debar employees and 
contractors involved in misconduct affecting the integrity of security 
clearance background investigations, enhance transparency regarding the 
criteria utilized by Federal departments and agencies to determine when 
a security clearance is required, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1300

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 1406

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, his name 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. 1438

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1438, a bill to amend the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide 
that military technicians (dual status) shall be included in military 
personnel accounts for purposes of any order issued under that Act.


                                S. 1463

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1463, a bill to amend the 
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit importation, exportation, 
transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate 
or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate 
or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife 
species.


                                S. 1488

  At the request of Mr. Coats, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1488, a bill to delay the 
application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the 
application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1503

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1503, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to increase the preference given, in awarding certain 
asthma-related grants, to certain States (those allowing trained school 
personnel to administer epinephrine and meeting other related 
requirements).


                                S. 1532

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1532, a bill to provide 
grants to promote financial literacy.


                              S. RES. 246

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 246, a resolution 
recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and 
culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions 
of Latinos to the United States.

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