[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 174 (Tuesday, December 10, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8602-S8603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 135

  At the request of Mr. Thune, his name 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. 226

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 226, a bill to amend the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the 
death of a son or daughter.


                                 S. 236

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 236, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare 
payment option for patients and physicians or practitioners to freely 
contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and 
services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare 
benefits.


                                 S. 367

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 367, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation 
therapy caps.


                                 S. 411

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 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. 415

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 415, a bill to 
clarify the collateral requirement for certain loans under section 7(d) 
of the Small Business Act, to address assistance to out-of-State small 
business concerns, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 577

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 577, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 917

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 948

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 948, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage and 
payment for complex rehabilitation technology items under the Medicare 
program.


                                 S. 958

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 958, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to 
its pre-1991 level, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 973

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Alaska (Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 973, a bill to 
improve the integrity and safety of interstate horseracing, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 994

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 994, a bill to expand the 
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to increase 
accountability and transparency in Federal spending, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1096

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1096, a bill to 
establish an Office of Rural Education Policy in the Department of 
Education.


                                S. 1123

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1123, a bill to 
amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, 
fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.


                                S. 1158

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 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. 1405

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1405, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of 
certain ambulance add-on payments under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1431

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


                                S. 1454

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1454, a bill to authorize 
the Small Business Administrator to establish a grant program to 
empower encore entrepreneurs.


                                S. 1487

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1487, a bill to limit the 
availability of tax credits and reductions in cost-sharing under the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to individuals who receive 
health insurance coverage pursuant to the provisions of a Taft-Hartley 
plan.


                                S. 1507

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) 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. 1666

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1666, a bill to amend the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to improve the patient 
navigator program.


                                S. 1697

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1697, a bill to support 
early learning.


                                S. 1719

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1719, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national 
toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1779

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1779, a bill to amend the 
Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt fire hydrants from the prohibition on 
the use of lead

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pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux.


                              S. RES. 289

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 289, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that ambush marketing 
adversely affects the United States Olympic and Paralympic teams and 
should be discouraged.


                              S. RES. 299

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 299, a resolution congratulating the American 
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee on the celebration of its 100th 
anniversary and commending its significant contribution to empower and 
revitalize developing communities around the world.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2031

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2031 
intended to be proposed to S. 1197, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2309

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2309 intended to be 
proposed to S. 1197, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2400

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2400 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1197, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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