[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 20, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3184-S3187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 160

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 160, a bill to exclude from 
consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and 
has been fully paid or settled, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 162

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 162, a bill to 
reauthorize and improve the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime 
Reduction Act of 2004.


                                 S. 226

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 226, a bill to amend the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of 
a son or daughter.


                                 S. 254

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 254, a bill to amend 
title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize and support the 
creation of cardiomyopathy education, awareness, and risk assessment 
materials and resources by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 
dissemination of such materials and resources by State educational 
agencies to identify more at-risk families.


                                 S. 360

  At the request of Mr. Walsh, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
360, a bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the 
authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the 
Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help 
restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, 
recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public 
land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service.


                                 S. 381

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Montana

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(Mr. Walsh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 381, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the ``Doolittle 
Tokyo Raiders'', for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to 
the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo.


                                 S. 398

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 398, a bill to establish the Commission to Study the 
Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 403

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 403, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take 
action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.


                                 S. 539

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 539, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective implementation 
and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and 
diabetes.


                                 S. 917

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) 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. 1033

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1033, a bill to authorize 
a grant program to promote physical education, activity, and fitness 
and nutrition, and to ensure healthy students, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1040

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1040, a bill to provide for the award of a gold medal 
on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus, in recognition of his service 
to the Nation in promoting excellence, good sportsmanship, and 
philanthropy.


                                S. 1066

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1066, a bill to allow certain student loan 
borrowers to refinance Federal student loans.


                                S. 1174

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) and the 
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) 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. 1232

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1232, a bill to amend 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect and restore the 
Great Lakes.


                                S. 1235

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1235, a bill to restrict 
any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax 
on cell phone services, providers, or property.


                                S. 1256

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 1332

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 1387

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Walsh) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1387, a bill to establish a pilot program to authorize 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to 
nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled 
and low-income veterans.


                                S. 1406

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 1462

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1462, a bill to extend the 
positive train control system implementation deadline, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1622

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Walsh) and the 
Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1622, a bill to establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff 
Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1691

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1691, a bill to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to improve the security of the 
United States border and to provide for reforms and rates of pay for 
border patrol agents.


                                S. 1700

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Walsh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1700, a bill to amend the 
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to extend, enhance, 
and revise the provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure 
of personal information of children, to establish certain other 
protections for personal information of children and minors, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1759

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


                                S. 1823

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) 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. 2009

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2009, a bill 
to improve the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to veterans in rural and highly rural areas, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2013

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2013, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide for the removal of Senior Executive 
Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
performance, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2036

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2036, a bill to 
protect all school children against harmful and life-threatening 
seclusion and restraint practices.


                                S. 2037

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2037, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician 
certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital 
services.

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                                S. 2082

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2082, a bill to 
provide for the development of criteria under the Medicare program for 
medically necessary short inpatient hospital stays, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2087

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2087, a bill to 
protect the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act with respect to reconciliation involving changes to the Medicare 
program.


                                S. 2126

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2126, a bill to launch a 
national strategy to support regenerative medicine through the 
establishment of a Regenerative Medicine Coordinating Council, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2132

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Walsh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2132, a bill to amend the 
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2156

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2156, a bill to amend the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act to confirm the scope of the authority of 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to deny or 
restrict the use of defined areas as disposal sites.


                                S. 2169

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2169, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax regarding 
the taxation of distilled spirits.


                                S. 2244

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Donnelly), the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Markey) were added as cosponsors of S. 2244, a bill to extend the 
termination date of the Terrorism Insurance Program established under 
the Terrorism Insurance Act of 2002, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2270

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2270, a bill to clarify the application of certain 
leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act.


                                S. 2273

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2273, a bill to 
improve energy savings by the Department of Defense, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2276

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2276, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, 
to improve access to mental health services under the TRICARE program.


                                S. 2282

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2282, a bill to prohibit 
the provision of performance awards to employees of the Internal 
Revenue Service who owe back taxes.


                                S. 2291

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2291, a bill to require 
that Peace Corps volunteers be subject to the same limitations 
regarding coverage of abortion services as employees of the Peace Corps 
with respect to coverage of such services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2292

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2292, a bill to amend 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of 
certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2302

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the 
Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) were added as cosponsors of S. 2302, a bill to provide for a 
1-year extension of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2309

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2309, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to authorize the Director of the Bureau of 
Prisons to issue oleoresin capsicum spray to officers and employees of 
the Bureau of Prisons.


                                S. 2316

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of S. 2316, a bill to 
require the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking medical appointments 
and treatment from the Department of Veterans Affairs, to prohibit 
closure of medical facilities of the Department, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2333

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2333, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to provide for certain behavioral health 
treatment under TRICARE for children and adults with developmental 
disabilities.


                                S. 2339

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. 
Graham) were added as cosponsors of S. 2339, a bill to amend the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require States with 
failed American Health Benefit Exchanges to reimburse the Federal 
Government for amounts provided under grants for the establishment and 
operation of such Exchanges.


                                S. 2349

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2349, a bill to establish a 
grant program to enable States to promote participation in dual 
enrollment programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2352

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2352, a bill to re-impose sanctions on Russian arms 
exporter Rosoboronexport.


                              S.J. RES. 19

  At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator 
from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 19, 
a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to 
affect elections.


                              S. RES. 410

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 410, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the anniversary of the 
Armenian Genocide.


                              S. RES. 412

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 412, a resolution 
reaffirming the strong support of the United States Government for 
freedom of navigation and other internationally lawful uses of sea and 
airspace in the Asia-Pacific region, and for the peaceful diplomatic 
resolution of outstanding territorial and maritime claims and disputes.


                              S. RES. 421

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 421, a resolution expressing the gratitude and appreciation of 
the Senate for the acts of heroism and military achievement by the 
members of the United States Armed Forces who

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participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, 
France, and commending them for leadership and valor in an operation 
that helped bring an end to World War II.
  At the request of Mr. Rubio, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 421, supra.
  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 421, 
supra.
  At the request of Mr. Shelby, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 421, supra.


                              S. RES. 445

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Maine (Mr. King), the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and 
the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 445, a resolution recognizing the importance of cancer research 
and the contributions of scientists, clinicians, and patient advocates 
across the United States who are dedicated to finding a cure for 
cancer, and designating May 2014 as ``National Cancer Research Month''.


                              S. RES. 451

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 451, a resolution recalling the Government of 
China's forcible dispersion of those peaceably assembled in Tiananmen 
Square 25 years ago, in light of China's continued abysmal human rights 
record.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3073

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator 
from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), 
the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3073 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 3474, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the 
Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3119

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3119 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 3474, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage 
under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into 
account for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3144

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3144 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 3474, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health 
coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken 
into account for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3165

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), 
the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3165 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 3474, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under 
TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account 
for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3166

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator 
from Arizona (Mr. Flake) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3166 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 3474, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health 
coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken 
into account for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3169

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3169 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 3474, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage 
under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into 
account for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3177

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3177 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 3474, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage 
under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into 
account for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3203

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) and the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 3203 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3474, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to exempt 
employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans 
Administration from being taken into account for purposes of the 
employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3214

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3214 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 3474, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health 
coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken 
into account for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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