[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 161 (Wednesday, November 13, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8000-S8001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 252

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 381

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator 
from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) 
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. 544

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 544, a bill to require the 
President to develop a comprehensive national manufacturing strategy, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 610

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 610, a bill to amend the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain 
limitations on health care benefits.


                                 S. 734

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) 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. 862

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 862, a bill to amend 
section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage 
mandate.


                                 S. 878

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 878, a bill to 
amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.


                                 S. 908

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, the name of the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 
908, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 917

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) 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. 942

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin

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(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 942, a bill to eliminate 
discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by 
ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability 
to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, 
or a related medical condition.


                                 S. 949

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 949, a bill to amend the 
Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for 
points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction.


                                S. 1011

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1011, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
centennial of Boys Town, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1143

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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 South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 1187

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1187, a bill to prevent 
homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan 
debt.


                                S. 1208

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1208, a bill to require 
meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, 
including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, 
to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such 
agreements, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1262

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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. 1291

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1291, a bill to strengthen 
families' engagement in the education of their children.


                                S. 1364

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1364, a bill to promote 
neutrality, implicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods 
and digital services.


                                S. 1419

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) 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. 1456

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1456, a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to 
Shimon Peres.


                                S. 1462

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


                                S. 1622

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) 
and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 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. 1644

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the 
Senator from Indiana (Mr. Donnelly) 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. 1661

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1661, a bill to require the Secretary of State to 
offer rewards of up to $5,000,000 for information regarding the attacks 
on the United States diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya that began 
on September 11, 2012.


                                S. 1675

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1675, a bill to reduce 
recidivism and increase public safety, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1683

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Coats) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1683, a bill to provide for 
the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for 
other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 15

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 15, a joint 
resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal 
rights amendment.


                              S. RES. 203

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 203, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding efforts by the United 
States to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated 
two-state solution.


                              S. RES. 284

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

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