[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 160 (Tuesday, November 12, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7952-S7953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 135

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 135, a bill to amend title 
X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants 
from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 137

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 137, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain abortion-related 
discrimination in governmental activities.


                                 S. 252

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 252, a bill to reduce 
preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and 
complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused 
by prematurity.


                                 S. 313

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 313, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE accounts established under 
State programs for the care of family members with disabilities, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 330

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 330, a bill to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to establish safeguards and standards of quality for 
research and transplantation of organs infected with human 
immunodeficiency virus (HIV).


                                 S. 367

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) 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. 381

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Coats), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from 
Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator 
from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the 
Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from 
Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the 
Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. 
Kirk) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 411

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 411, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the 
railroad track maintenance credit.


                                 S. 528

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 528, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Opportunity Act to restrict institutions of higher 
education from using revenues derived from Federal educational 
assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes.


                                 S. 822

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 822, a bill to 
protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of 
DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to 
improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and 
local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new 
DNA testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding 
the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post conviction 
testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the 
performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 842

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 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. 917

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 917, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise tax 
on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers.


                                 S. 961

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 961, a bill to 
improve access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 981

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 981, a bill to direct the 
Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive 
advertising of abortion services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1001

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1001, a bill to impose sanctions 
with respect to the Government of Iran.


                                S. 1143

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) 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. 1158

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 1171

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1171, a bill to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act to allow a veterinarian to transport and 
dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary 
practice outside of the registered location.


                                S. 1181

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1181, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real 
estate investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United 
States real property interests, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1224

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1224, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts 
received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination 
and to allow income averaging for backpay and

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frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1235

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1235, a bill to restrict any 
State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on 
cell phone services, providers, or property.


                                S. 1312

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1312, a bill to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the circumstances in which 
official time may be used by a Federal employee.


                                S. 1320

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) 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. 1361

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1361, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to accept additional documentation when 
considering the application for veterans status of an individual who 
performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1431

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1431, a bill to permanently 
extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act.


                                S. 1462

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1462, a bill 
to extend the positive train control system implementation deadline, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1505

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) 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. 1523

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1523, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent qualified school 
construction bonds and qualified zone academy bonds, to treat qualified 
zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and to modify the 
private business contribution requirement for qualified zone academy 
bonds.


                                S. 1557

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 
and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as cosponsors 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 New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1590, a bill to 
amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require 
transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges.


                                S. 1592

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1592, a bill to 
provide for a delay of the individual mandate under the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act until the American Health Benefit 
Exchanges are functioning properly.


                                S. 1610

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) 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. 1635

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) 
and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1635, a bill to amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009 to extend the period during which supplemental nutrition 
assistance program benefits are temporarily increased.


                                S. 1642

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1642, a bill to permit the continuation 
of certain health plans.


                                S. 1667

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1667, a bill to amend the Consumer Financial 
Protection Act of 2010 to provide consumers with a free annual 
disclosure of information the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
maintains on them, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1670

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. 
Alexander) were added as cosponsors of S. 1670, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and 
for other purposes.


                               S. RES. 26

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 26, a resolution 
recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers 
for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the 
survival and success of communities in the United States.


                              S. RES. 270

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 270, a 
resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Polio Day and 
commending the international community and others for their efforts to 
prevent and eradicate polio.

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