[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 11, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1519-S1520]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 192

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 192, a bill to enhance the energy security of 
United States allies, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 257

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 257, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to require courses of education provided by 
public institutions of higher education that are approved for purposes 
of the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State 
tuition rate, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 338

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 338, a bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the 
funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the 
effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 409

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 409, a bill to add Vietnam 
Veterans Day as a patriotic and national observance.


                                 S. 452

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 452, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to reduce the incidence of diabetes among Medicare 
beneficiaries.


                                 S. 489

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 775

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 775, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax incentive 
for the installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property.


                                 S. 862

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) 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. 907

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 907, a bill to provide 
grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 933

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 933, a bill to amend title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the 
authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through 
fiscal year 2018.

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                                S. 1064

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1064, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of clinical 
psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical 
psychologist services under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1091

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


                                S. 1156

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1156, a bill to 
amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to add disclosure 
requirements to the institution financial aid offer form and to amend 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make such form mandatory.


                                S. 1318

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1318, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by 
podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to 
appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such 
Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under 
Medicare, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1659

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 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. 1694

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1694, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax 
for the purchase of hearing aids.


                                S. 1704

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 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. 1737

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1737, a bill to provide 
for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to extend increased expensing limitations and the 
treatment of certain real property as section 179 property.


                                S. 1803

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1803, a bill to 
require certain protections for student loan borrowers, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1808

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1808, a bill to prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis 
of views held with respect to marriage.


                                S. 1811

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1811, a bill to amend title 
49, United States Code, to prohibit voice communications through mobile 
communication devices on commercial passenger flights.


                                S. 1862

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1893

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1893, a bill to require the 
Transportation Security Administration to implement best practices and 
improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1908

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1908, a bill to 
allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.


                                S. 2024

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor 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.
  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2024, supra.


                                S. 2046

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2046, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare 
beneficiaries coordinated care and greater choice with regard to 
accessing hearing health services and benefits.


                                S. 2062

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2062, a bill to authorize 
Members of Congress to bring an action for declaratory and injunctive 
relief in response to a written statement by the President or any other 
official in the executive branch directing officials of the executive 
branch to not enforce a provision of law.


                                S. 2069

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2069, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and modify the credit for 
employee health insurance expenses of small employers.


                              S. RES. 348

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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.


                              S. RES. 365

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 365, a resolution deploring the violent 
repression of peaceful demonstrators in Venezuela, calling for full 
accountability for human rights violations taking place in Venezuela, 
and supporting the right of the Venezuelan people to the free and 
peaceful exercise of representative democracy.

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