[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 157 (Wednesday, November 6, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7876-S7878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 562

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 562, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of 
marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor 
services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

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                                 S. 623

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 653

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 699

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 699, a bill to 
reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 700

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 700, a bill to ensure that 
the education and training provided members of the Armed Forces and 
veterans better assists members and veterans in obtaining civilian 
certifications and licenses, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 795

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 795, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the publicly traded partnership 
ownership structure to energy power generation projects and 
transportation fuels, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 842

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) 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.
  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 842, supra.


                                 S. 928

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 928, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the processing of claims for 
compensation under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 932

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 932, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to provide for advance appropriations for 
certain discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs.


                                S. 1012

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) 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. 1046

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1046, a bill to clarify 
certain provisions of the Native American Veterans' Memorial 
Establishment Act of 1994.


                                S. 1053

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) 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. 1069

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley) 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. 1089

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) 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. 1143

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1143, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician 
supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services.


                                S. 1155

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1155, a bill to provide for 
advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, to include mental health 
professionals in training programs of the Department, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1158

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) 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. 1187

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) and the 
Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as cosponsors of S. 1187, 
a bill to prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven 
mortgage loan debt.


                                S. 1296

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1296, a bill to amend the 
Wounded Warrior Act to establish a specific timeline for the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to achieve 
interoperable electronic health records, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1302

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) 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. 1310

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) 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. 1332

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 1505

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1505, a bill to amend the 
Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the 
Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good 
articles, and to exempt those articles from definition under that Act.


                                S. 1557

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1557, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize 
support for graduate medical education programs in children's 
hospitals.


                                S. 1590

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1590, a bill to 
amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care

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Act to require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit 
Exchanges.


                                S. 1600

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1600, a bill 
to facilitate the reestablishment of domestic, critical mineral 
designation, assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, 
analysis, forecasting, workforce, education, research, and 
international capabilities in the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1602

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1602, a bill to establish 
in the Department of Veterans Affairs a national center for the 
diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of the 
descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in 
the Armed Forces, to provide certain services to those descendants, to 
establish an advisory board on exposure to toxic substances, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1610

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1610, a bill to 
delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters 
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1622

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) and the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1622, a bill to establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and 
Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1624

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1624, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit for 
hiring veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1632

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1632, a bill to protect 10th Amendment rights by 
providing special standing for State government officials to challenge 
proposed regulations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1644

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator 
from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as cosponsors of S. 1644, a bill 
to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for preliminary 
hearings on alleged offenses under the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice.


                                S. 1647

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1647, a bill to amend the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal distributions for 
medicine qualified only if for prescribed drug or insulin.


                              S. RES. 128

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 128, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that supporting seniors 
and individuals with disabilities is an important responsibility of the 
United States, and that a comprehensive approach to expanding and 
supporting a strong home care workforce and making long-term services 
and supports affordable and accessible in communities is necessary to 
uphold the right of seniors and individuals with disabilities in the 
United States to a dignified quality of life.


                              S. RES. 251

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 251, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Preventive 
Services Task Force should reevaluate its recommendations against 
prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer for men 
in all age groups in consultation with appropriate specialists.


                              S. RES. 284

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 284, a resolution calling on the Government of Iran to immediately 
release Saeed Abedini and all other individuals detained on account of 
their religious beliefs.
  At the request of Mr. Risch, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. Portman) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 284, supra.


                              S. RES. 287

  At the request of Ms. Collins, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 287, a resolution congratulating the Boston Red Sox on winning 
the 2013 World Series.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2011

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2011 intended to be proposed to S. 815, a bill to prohibit employment 
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

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