[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 24, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6886-S6887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 119

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor 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. 203

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 203, a bill 
to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition 
and celebration of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.


                                 S. 314

  At the request of Mr. Casey, his 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.


                                 S. 395

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 395, a bill to amend the 
Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for puppies.


                                 S. 403

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) 
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. 424

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 424, a bill to amend title IV 
of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a National Pediatric 
Research Network, including with respect to pediatric rare diseases or 
conditions.


                                 S. 666

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 666, a bill to 
prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 699

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
699, a bill to reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 842

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 1089

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1089, a bill to provide for 
a prescription drug take-back program for members of the Armed Forces 
and veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1108

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 
were added as cosponsors 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 names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) 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. 1188

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) 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. 1204

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) 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. 1249

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1249, a bill 
to rename the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the 
Department of State the Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in 
Persons and to provide for an Assistant Secretary to head such Bureau, 
and for other purposes.

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                                S. 1302

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) 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. 1349

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1349, a bill to enhance 
the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic 
growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase 
individual savings, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1369

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) 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. 1438

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 1445

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) 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. 1490

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


                                S. 1507

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1507, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of general 
welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes.


                                S. 1536

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1536, a bill to 
require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
include in any proposed rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions and 
imposes increased costs on other Federal agencies an offset from funds 
available to the Administrator for all projected increased costs that 
the proposed rule would impose on other Federal agencies.


                                S. 1537

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1537, a bill to ensure that any new or revised 
requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of 
individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is 
adopted through a rulemaking proceeding, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1541

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the names of the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. 
Bennet) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1541, a bill to appropriate such funds as may be 
necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve 
components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel 
continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed 
when a Governmentwide shutdown occurs, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 254

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 254, a resolution 
designating November 2, 2013, as ``National Bison Day''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1966

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1966 intended to be proposed to H.J. Res. 59, a joint 
resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and 
for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1966 intended 
to be proposed to H.J. Res. 59, supra.
  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1966 intended to be proposed to H.J. Res. 59, supra.

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