[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 175 (Wednesday, December 11, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8668-S8669]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 38

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 38, a bill to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of 
individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual 
orientation or gender identity.


                                 S. 209

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 209, a bill to require a full 
audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the 
Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 489

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 489, a bill to amend the Tariff 
Act of 1930 to increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of 
articles that may be imported duty-free by one person on one day, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 635

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 635, a bill to amend the 
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual written 
privacy notice requirement.


                                 S. 636

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 636, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow certain hospitals in Puerto 
Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of 
certified EHR Technology under the Medicare program.


                                 S. 862

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 878, a bill 
to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.


                                 S. 947

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 947, a bill to ensure access to certain information 
for financial services industry regulators, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1011

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 1069

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) 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. 1114

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1114, a bill to 
provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to 
correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1187

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 1217

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1217, a bill to provide 
secondary mortgage market reform, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1235

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 1271

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1271, a bill to direct the 
President to establish guidelines for the United States foreign 
assistance programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1302

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 1417

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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 Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) 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. 1510

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S.

[[Page S8669]]

1510, a bill to provide for auditable financial statements for the 
Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1622

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) 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. 1659

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1659, a bill to amend 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of 
higher education in order to protect students and taxpayers.


                                S. 1690

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1690, a bill to reauthorize the 
Second Chance Act of 2007.


                                S. 1708

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) 
and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 1708, a bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to 
the establishment of performance measures for the highway safety 
improvement program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1712

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Coats) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1712, a bill to provide 
protections for workers with respect to their right to select or 
refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.


                                S. 1725

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1725, a bill 
to amend the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to confirm that 
a customer's net equity claim is based on the customer's last statement 
and that certain recoveries are prohibited, to change how trustees are 
appointed, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1735

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Coats) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1735, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the 
definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss 
insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans.


                                S. 1739

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1739, a bill to modify the 
efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters.


                                S. 1740

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1740, a bill to authorize 
Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1747

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1747, a bill to provide for the extension of certain 
unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1797

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator 
from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. 1797, a bill 
to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for 
other purposes.


                              S. RES. 299

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) 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. 2155

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2155 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. 2244

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 2244 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. 2365

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2365 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.

                          ____________________