[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 132 (Monday, September 30, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7063-S7064]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 55

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator 
from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and 
the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. 
55, a bill to prohibit Members of Congress and the President from 
receiving pay during Government shutdowns.


                                 S. 183

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 183, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fairness in 
hospital payments under the Medicare program.


                                 S. 203

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) 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. 429

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 429, a bill to enable 
concrete masonry products manufacturers to establish, finance, and 
carry out a coordinated program of research, education, and promotion 
to improve, maintain, and develop markets for concrete masonry 
products.


                                 S. 479

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 479, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the employment tax treatment 
and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 557

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 569

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 644

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 644, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the abuse of 
dextromethorphan, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 666

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 666, a bill to prohibit attendance of an 
animal fighting venture, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 893

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 893, a bill 
to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, in the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 987

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, her name was withdrawn as a cosponsor 
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. 1064

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) 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. 1158

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the 
Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) 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. 1242

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1242, a bill to amend the Fair 
Housing Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1306

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1306, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to improve 
environmental literacy to better prepare students for postsecondary 
education and careers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1320

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 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. 1349

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 1417

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1417, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to reauthorize programs under part A of title 
XI of such Act.


                                S. 1419

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr.

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King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1419, a bill to promote research, 
development, and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable 
energy technologies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1442

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1442, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the minimum 
low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and to 
provide a minimum 4 percent credit rate for existing buildings.


                                S. 1489

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1489, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to notify the taxpayer each time the taxpayer's information is 
accessed by the Internal Revenue Service.


                                S. 1490

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


                                S. 1503

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1541

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the names of the Senator 
from Nevada (Mr. Heller) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) 
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. 1551

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator 
from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) were added as cosponsors of S. 1551, a 
bill to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the 
production of certain business records, conduct electronic 
surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use 
other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, 
counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 261

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 261, a resolution 
designating the week beginning September 23, 2013, as ``National 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week.''


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1966

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 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.

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