[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 49 (Thursday, March 27, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1819-S1820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 15

  At the request of Mr. Thune, 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. 84

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 84, a bill to amend 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies 
to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of 
sex, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 411

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Walsh) 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. 526

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
526, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation 
contributions, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 557

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 557, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to medication 
therapy management under part D of the Medicare program.


                                 S. 727

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 727, a bill to improve the 
examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 822

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 822, a bill to protect crime 
victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples 
collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and 
expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime 
laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing 
technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection 
and use of DNA evidence, to provide post conviction testing of DNA 
evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of 
counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 948

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 948, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage and 
payment for complex rehabilitation technology items under the Medicare 
program.


                                 S. 958

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) 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. 975

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 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 name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1333

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the 
Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) and the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) were added as cosponsors of S. 1333, a bill to 
reinstate funding for the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program.


                                S. 1343

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1343, a bill to 
protect the information of livestock producers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1695

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Udall), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) and the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1695, a bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife 
Refuge as wilderness.


                                S. 1737

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Missouri

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(Mrs. McCaskill) 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. 1862

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Begich) 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. 1925

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1925, a bill to limit the 
retrieval of data from vehicle event data recorders.


                                S. 1998

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1998, a bill to amend the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to 
reserve funds for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and 
Tribal College or University adult education and literacy.


                                S. 2048

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2048, a bill to include New 
Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for 
admission into the United States as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if United 
States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of New 
Zealand.


                                S. 2069

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) and the 
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) were added as cosponsors 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. 2075

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2075, a bill to 
prohibit a reduction in funding for the defense commissary system in 
fiscal year 2015 pending the report of the Military Compensation and 
Retirement Modernization Commission.


                                S. 2091

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2091, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the processing by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs of claims for benefits under laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2127

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2127, a bill to amend the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department 
of Justice Inspector General.


                              S. RES. 361

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 361, a resolution 
recognizing the threats to freedom of the press and expression in the 
People's Republic of China and urging the Government of the People's 
Republic of China to take meaningful steps to improve freedom of 
expression as fitting of a responsible international stakeholder.


                              S. RES. 364

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) and the 
Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 364, 
a resolution expressing support for the internal rebuilding, 
resettlement, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka that are necessary to 
ensure a lasting peace.


                              S. RES. 369

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 369, a resolution to designate May 22, 
2014 as ``United States Foreign Service Day'' in recognition of the men 
and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the Foreign 
Service of the United States, and to honor those in the Foreign Service 
who have given their lives in the line of duty.


                              S. RES. 377

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 377, a resolution 
recognizing the 193rd anniversary of the independence of Greece and 
celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.

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