[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S132-S134]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 41

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S.

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41, a bill to provide a permanent deduction for State and local general 
sales taxes.


                                 S. 91

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 91, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify eligibility for the 
child tax credit.


                                 S. 127

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 127, a bill to provide a 
permanent deduction for State and local general sales taxes.


                                 S. 367

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 367, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare 
outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 534

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 534, a bill to 
reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 824

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 824, a bill 
to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder 
authorization before a public company may make certain political 
expenditures, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1128

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1128, a bill to clarify the 
orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription 
pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers.


                                S. 1174

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1174, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the 
Borinqueneers.


                                S. 1249

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1271

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) 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. 1452

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1452, a bill to 
enhance transparency for certain surveillance programs authorized by 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1465

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1465, a bill to 
ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose 
the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent the 
formation of corporations with hidden owners, stop the misuse of United 
States corporations by wrongdoers, and assist law enforcement in 
detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, tax 
evasion, and other criminal and civil misconduct involving United 
States corporations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1565

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1565, a bill to require 
the Secretary of Labor to maintain a publicly available list of all 
employers that relocate a call center overseas, to make such companies 
ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans, and to require 
disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in 
customer service communications, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1590

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1590, a bill to amend the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require transparency in 
the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges.


                                S. 1618

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1618, a bill to 
enhance the Office of Personnel Management background check system for 
the granting, denial, or revocation of security clearances or access to 
classified information of employees and contractors of the Federal 
Government.


                                S. 1729

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1729, a bill to amend the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide further options 
with respect to levels of coverage under qualified health plans.


                                S. 1738

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


                                S. 1739

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


                                S. 1798

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) 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. 1845

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor 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 names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 1869

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1869, a bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 
2013, relating to an annual adjustment of retired pay for members of 
the Armed Forces under the age of 62, and to provide an offset.
  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1869, supra.


                                S. 1875

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1875, a bill to provide for 
wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1881

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator 
from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. 
Burr), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from 
Nevada (Mr. Heller) were added as cosponsors of S. 1881, a bill to 
expand sanctions imposed with respect to Iran and to impose additional 
sanctions with respect to Iran, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 26

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 26, a concurrent 
resolution recognizing the need to improve

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physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of 
the United States, particularly people with disabilities.


                              S. RES. 328

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 328, a resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate on steps the Government of Iran must take before further 
bilateral negotiations between the Government of Iran and the United 
States Government occur.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2603

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor 
of amendment No. 2603 intended to be proposed to S. 1845, a bill to 
provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for 
other purposes.
  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) and the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 2603 intended to be proposed to S. 1845, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2603 intended to be proposed to S. 1845, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2606

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and 
the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 2606 intended to be proposed to S. 1845, a bill to 
provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for 
other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2606 intended to be proposed to S. 1845, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2607

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2607 intended to be proposed to S. 1845, a bill to 
provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2608

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2608 
intended to be proposed to S. 1845, a bill to provide for the extension 
of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2611

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2611 intended to be proposed to S. 1845, a bill to 
provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2612

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2612 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1845, a bill to provide for the extension of certain 
unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.

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