[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 30 (Monday, February 24, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1001-S1003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 15

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 15, a bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or 
effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.


                                 S. 116

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 116, a bill 
to revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial 
Act.


                                 S. 204

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 204, a bill to 
preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, 
join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such 
activities.


                                 S. 315

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 315, a bill to 
reauthorize and extend the Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy 
Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008.


                                 S. 361

  At the request of Ms. Warren, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
361, a bill to require the lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon 
a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision 
whether to allow the sale.


                                 S. 462

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 462, a bill to 
enhance the strategic partnership between the United States and Israel.


                                 S. 506

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 506, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention 
incentives for volunteer emergency service workers.


                                 S. 562

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 562, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of 
marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor 
services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 635

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) 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. 644

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 644, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the abuse of 
dextromethorphan, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 862

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) 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. 917

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 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. 942

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 942, a bill to eliminate 
discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by 
ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability 
to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, 
or a related medical condition.


                                 S. 968

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 968, a bill to amend 
the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions 
to promote small business growth and economic development 
opportunities, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 987

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 987, a bill to 
maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing 
conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by 
certain persons connected with the news media.


                                S. 1011

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator 
from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) 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. 1053

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1053, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to strengthen and protect 
Medicare hospice programs.

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                                S. 1066

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Alaska (Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1066, a bill to 
allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance Federal student 
loans.


                                S. 1069

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) 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. 1135

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1135, a bill to amend the 
Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic 
fracturing, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1163

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1163, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated fire sprinkler 
system retrofits as section 179 property and classify certain automated 
fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property for purposes of 
depreciation.


                                S. 1174

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were added as cosponsors of S. 1174, 
a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry 
Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.


                                S. 1181

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) 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. 1204

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1204, a bill 
to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect 
rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of 
specific items and services, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental 
activities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1208

  At the request of Mr. Reid, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1208, a bill to require meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-
purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers 
under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to 
consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1208, supra.


                                S. 1332

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1349

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1349, a bill to enhance the ability of 
community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve 
their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1406

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1406, a bill to amend the 
Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the 
Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department 
of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1410

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1410, a bill to 
focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders.


                                S. 1431

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


                                S. 1495

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1495, a bill 
to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
issue an order with respect to secondary cockpit barriers, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1562

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1562, a bill 
to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1596

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1596, a bill to require State educational agencies that receive 
funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
have in effect policies and procedures on background checks for school 
employees.


                                S. 1597

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1597, a bill 
to provide for the use of savings promotion raffle products by 
financial institutions to encourage savings, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1599

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1599, a bill to reform the 
authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of 
certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen 
registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of 
information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and 
criminal purposes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1648

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1648, a bill to amend title 
36, United States Code, to encourage the nationwide observance of two 
minutes of silence each Memorial Day.


                                S. 1704

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1704, a bill 
to expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for 
students.


                                S. 1760

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1760, a bill to amend the 
statutory authorities of the Coast Guard to improve the quality of life 
for current and former Coast Guard personnel and their families, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1792

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1792, a bill to 
close out expired, empty grant accounts.


                                S. 1802

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1802, a bill to provide equal treatment 
for utility special entities using utility operations-related swaps, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1817

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1817, a bill to require the 
Secretary to implement standards for short-term custody of individuals 
held in facilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1821

  At the request of Mr. Reid, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1821, a

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bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash 
contributions for the relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the 
Philippines.


                                S. 1823

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1823, a bill to 
amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to better enable 
State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children 
and serve the needs of children who are victims of human trafficking, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1862

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1862, a bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal, 
collectively, to the Monuments Men, in recognition of their heroic role 
in the preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of 
art, and artifacts of cultural importance during and following World 
War II.


                                S. 1875

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1875, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression 
operations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1923

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1923, a bill to 
amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from registration 
brokers performing services in connection with the transfer of 
ownership of smaller privately held companies.
  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1923, supra.


                                S. 1946

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1946, a bill to amend the 
Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of 
appropriations.


                                S. 1956

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1956, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Defense to review the discharge 
characterization of former members of the Armed Forces who were 
discharged by reason of the sexual orientation of the member, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1957

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1957, a bill to establish 
the American Infrastructure Fund, to provide bond guarantees and make 
loans to States, local governments, and infrastructure providers for 
investments in certain infrastructure projects, and to provide equity 
investments in such projects, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1977

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1977, 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.


                                S. 1982

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1982, a bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits 
to veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2021

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2021, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for 
the production of biodiesel.


                                S. 2024

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2024, a bill to amend chapter 1 of title 1, United 
States Code, with regard to the definition of ``marriage'' and 
``spouse'' for Federal purposes and to ensure respect for State 
regulation of marriage.


                                S. 2026

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2026, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes 
or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games or the Paralympic 
Games.


                            S. CON. RES. 13

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 13, a concurrent 
resolution commending the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for its role in 
improving outcomes for millions of young people and thousands of 
communities.


                              S. RES. 348

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 348, a resolution 
expressing support for the internal rebuilding, resettlement, and 
reconciliation within Sri Lanka that are necessary to ensure a lasting 
peace.

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