[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 179 (Tuesday, December 17, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8913-S8915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 313

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. 
Shaheen) 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. 624

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 624, a bill to amend the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require criminal 
background checks for child care providers.


                                 S. 641

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 641, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty 
in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical 
schools, nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in 
palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty 
careers in academic palliative medicine.


                                 S. 666

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 666, a bill to 
prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 864

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 864, a bill to amend the 
Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to small 
public water systems, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 870

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 870, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to promote the 
education of pregnant and parenting students.


                                 S. 895

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 895, a bill to 
improve the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to study the 
use of antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals.


                                 S. 958

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) 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. 1007

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1007, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include biomass

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heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient 
building property and energy property.


                                S. 1181

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 1187

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) 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. 1291

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


                                S. 1332

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 1361

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) 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. 1364

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 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. 1422

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1422, a bill to amend the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive 
health savings.


                                S. 1456

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1456, a bill to 
award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres.


                                S. 1459

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1459, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a 
motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one 
another.


                                S. 1500

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1500, a bill to declare the 
November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas, a terrorist attack, and 
to ensure that the victims of the attack and their families receive the 
same honors and benefits as those Americans who have been killed or 
wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families.


                                S. 1570

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1570, a bill to 
amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance 
appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year 
budget authority, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1613

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1613, a bill to amend the Fair 
Credit Reporting Act to clarify Federal law with respect to reporting 
full-file alternative data, including positive and negative consumer 
credit information to consumer reporting agencies by public utility or 
telecommunications companies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1661

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1690

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1690, a bill to 
reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.


                                S. 1697

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1697, a bill to support early learning.


                                S. 1711

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1711, a bill to 
enable States to opt out of certain provisions of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                                S. 1719

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 1725

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 1728

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 1728, a bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
Absentee Voting Act to improve ballot accessibility to uniformed 
services voters and overseas voters, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1747

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1747, a bill to provide for the 
extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1765

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1765, a bill to ensure the 
compliance of Iran with agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program.


                                S. 1767

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1767, a bill to amend title 
49, United States Code, to require gas pipeline facilities to 
accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of high-risk 
pipelines used in commerce, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1768

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1768, a bill to establish 
State revolving loan funds to repair or replace natural gas 
distribution pipelines.


                                S. 1779

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 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 pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and 
flux.


                                S. 1797

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1797, a bill to provide for the extension of certain 
unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1798

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from

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Montana (Mr. Tester), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the 
Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. 
Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 1798, a bill to ensure that 
emergency services volunteers are not counted as full-time employees 
under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                               S. RES. 75

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the 
Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 75, a resolution condemning the Government of Iran for its state-
sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued 
violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.


                              S. RES. 252

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 252, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate on steps the Government of Iran must 
take before President Obama meets with the President of Iran.


                              S. RES. 317

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 317, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the continuing 
relationship between the United States and Georgia.


                              S. RES. 318

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 318, a resolution expressing the 
sense of the Senate regarding the critical need for political reform in 
Bangladesh, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 319

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 319, a resolution expressing 
support for the Ukrainian people in light of President Yanukovych's 
decision not to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2562

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2562 intended to be 
proposed to H.J. Res. 59, a joint resolution making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2563

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2563 intended to be 
proposed to H.J. Res. 59, a joint resolution making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2564

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2564 intended to be 
proposed to H.J. Res. 59, a joint resolution making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2576

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2576 
intended to be proposed to H.J. Res. 59, a joint resolution making 
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.

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