[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 181 (Thursday, December 19, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9052-S9054]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 192

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 192, a bill to enhance the 
energy security of United States allies, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 250

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 250, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of foreign 
corporations, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 313

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) and the Senator 
from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 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. 411

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Indiana (Mr. Donnelly) 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. 468

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 468, a bill to 
protect the health care and pension benefits of our nation's miners.


                                 S. 471

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 471, a bill to 
amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the inclusion of credit 
scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 641

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) 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. 653

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 653, a bill to 
provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious 
Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central 
Asia.


                                 S. 733

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 733, a bill to 
amend the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 
2004 to improve the high-end computing research and development program 
of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 862

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 917

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 975

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 975, a bill to 
provide for the inclusion of court-appointed guardianship improvement 
and oversight activities under the Elder Justice Act of 2009.


                                S. 1011

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 1012

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1012, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve operations of recovery 
auditors under the Medicare integrity program, to increase transparency 
and accuracy in

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audits conducted by contractors, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1070

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1070, a bill to make it 
unlawful to alter or remove the unique equipment identification number 
of a mobile device.


                                S. 1091

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1091, a bill to 
provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal 
Stamp.


                                S. 1171

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 1183

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1183, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping 
transfer taxes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1249

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1249, a bill to rename the Office to 
Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State the Bureau to 
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and to provide for an 
Assistant Secretary to head such Bureau, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1256

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1256, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the 
effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in the 
treatment of human and animal diseases.


                                S. 1291

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


                                S. 1302

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) 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. 1322

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1322, a bill to 
amend the Controlled Substances Act relating to controlled substance 
analogues.


                                S. 1357

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1357, a bill to extend the trade 
adjustment assistance program.


                                S. 1417

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 1456

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) 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 name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1614

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1614, a bill to require 
Certificates of Citizenship and other Federal documents to reflect name 
and date of birth determinations made by a State court and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1633

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1633, a bill to 
suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1688

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) and the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Moran) were added as cosponsors of S. 1688, a bill to 
award the Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Office of 
Strategic Services (OSS), collectively, in recognition of their 
superior service and major contributions during World War II.


                                S. 1692

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1692, a bill to require 
the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to 
flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations 
of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1697

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1697, a bill to support early learning.


                                S. 1707

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1707, a bill to 
exclude consideration as income under the United States Housing Act of 
1937 payments of pensions made under section 1521 of title 38, United 
States Code, to veterans who are in need of regular aid and attendance, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1738

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1738, a bill 
to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.


                                S. 1740

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1740, a bill to authorize Department of Veterans 
Affairs major medical facility leases, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1756

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1756, a bill to amend section 
403 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify 
certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food 
establishments, and vending machines.


                                S. 1759

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1759, a bill to 
reauthorize the teaching health center program.


                                S. 1798

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) and the Senator from North Dakota 
(Ms. Heitkamp) 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. 1799

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1799, a bill to reauthorize 
subtitle A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990.


                                S. 1827

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1827, a bill to award a Congressional Gold 
Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in

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recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our 
country's freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare.


                                S. 1828

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1828, a bill 
to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a 
mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage.


                                S. 1837

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1837, a bill to amend the 
Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks 
against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making 
adverse employment decisions.


                                S. 1839

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1839, a bill to make certain luggage and travel 
articles eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System 
of Preferences, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1844

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1844, a bill to restore full 
military retirement benefits by closing corporate tax loopholes.


                                S. 1845

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), 
the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. 1845, a bill to 
provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1848

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1848, a bill to 
amend section 1303(b)(3) of Public Law 111-148 concerning the notice 
requirements regarding the extent of health plan coverage of abortion 
and abortion premium surcharges.


                              S. RES. 318

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor 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 name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                              S. RES. 324

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from 
South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) and 
the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 324, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect 
to the tragic shooting at Los Angeles International Airport on November 
1, 2013, of employees of the Transportation Security Administration.

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