[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 127 (Monday, September 8, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5374-S5376]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 434

  At the request of Mr. Walsh, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
434, a bill to authorize and implement the water rights compact among 
the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the State 
of Montana, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 734

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 734, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction 
of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' 
dependency and indemnity compensation.


                                 S. 759

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of S. 759, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for 
amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new 
State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change 
in the duty station of such member to another State.


                                 S. 822

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 897

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 897, a bill to prevent 
the doubling of the interest rate for Federal subsidized student loans 
for the 2013-2014 academic year by providing funds for such loans 
through the Federal Reserve System, to ensure that such loans are 
available at interest rates that are equivalent to the interest rates 
at which the Federal Government provides loans to banks through the 
discount window operated by the Federal Reserve System, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 942

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) 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. 948

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 1008

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1008, a bill to prohibit 
the Secretary of Homeland Security from implementing proposed policy 
changes that would permit passengers to carry small, non-locking knives 
on aircraft.


                                S. 1463

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1463, a bill to amend the Lacey 
Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit importation, exportation, 
transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate 
or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate 
or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife 
species.


                                S. 1533

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1533, a bill to end 
offshore tax abuses, to preserve our national defense and protect 
American families and businesses from devastating cuts, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1556

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1556, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective 
bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration.


                                S. 1562

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


                                S. 1688

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1688, a bill to award the 
Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Office of Strategic 
Services (OSS), collectively, in recognition of their superior service 
and major contributions during World War II.


                                S. 1691

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) 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. 1811

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 1828

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1828, a bill 
to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a 
mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage.


                                S. 2037

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 2042

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2042, a bill to 
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the 
National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2100

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2100, a bill to 
promote the use of clean cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve 
livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a 
thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking 
solutions.


                                S. 2207

  At the request of Ms. Collins, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2207, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
require all political committees to notify the Federal Election 
Commission within 48 hours of receiving cumulative contributions of 
$1,000 or more from any contributor during a calendar year, and for 
other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2207, supra.


                                S. 2231

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2231, a bill 
to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide an individual with a 
mental health assessment before the individual enlists in the Armed 
Forces or is commissioned as an officer in the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2377

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2377, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain compensation 
received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross 
income.


                                S. 2481

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2481, a bill to 
amend the Small Business Act to provide authority for sole source 
contracts for certain small business concerns owned and controlled by 
women, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2501

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2501, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements to the Medicare 
hospital readmissions reduction program.


                                S. 2508

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2508, a bill to establish 
a comprehensive United States Government policy to assist countries in 
sub-Saharan Africa to improve access to and the affordability, 
reliability, and sustainability of power, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2529

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2529, a bill 
to amend and reauthorize the controlled substance monitoring program 
under section 399O of the Public Health Service Act.


                                S. 2530

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2530, a bill to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or 
exportation of mussels of certain genus, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2545

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2545, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees 
involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2570

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, the name of the 
Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2570, a 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to recognize Indian 
tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption 
credit whether a child has special needs.


                                S. 2621

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2621, a bill to amend the Migratory Bird 
Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to increase the price of Migratory 
Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to fund the acquisition of 
conservation easements for migratory birds, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2692

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2692, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne 
Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics 
Act to combat campus sexual violence, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2693

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2693, a bill to 
reauthorize the women's business center program of the Small Business 
Administration, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2694

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2694, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the application of the 
Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under 
Medicaid and to apply the rate floor to additional providers of primary 
care services.


                                S. 2701

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2701, a bill to require 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to address certain 
inconsistencies between the self-attested information provided by an 
applicant in enrolling in a health plan on an Exchange and being 
determined eligible for premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions 
or in being determined to be eligible for enrollment in a State 
Medicaid plan or a State child health plan under the State Children's 
Health Insurance Program and the data received through the Federal Data 
Services Hub or from other data sources.


                                S. 2702

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2702, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the social security number of 
the student and the employer identification number of the educational 
institution for purposes of education tax credits.


                                S. 2704

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2704, a bill to 
prohibit the award of Federal Government contracts to inverted domestic 
corporations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2710

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2710, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt private foundations 
from the tax on excess business holdings in the case of certain 
philanthropic enterprises which are independently supervised, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2714

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2714, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the centennial of World War I.


                                S. 2732

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) and the Senator 
from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added as cosponsors of S. 2732, a 
bill to increase from $10,000,000,000 to $50,000,000,000 the threshold 
figure at which regulated depository institutions are subject to direct 
examination and reporting requirements of the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 2737

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2737, a bill to ensure 
that transportation and infrastructure projects carried out using 
Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and 
manufactured goods that are produced in the United States, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2742

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2742, a bill to 
provide for public notice and input prior to the closure, 
consolidation, or public access limitation of field or hearing offices 
of the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2757

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2757, a bill 
to invest in innovation through research and development, to improve 
the competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 38

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 38, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Warren Weinstein 
should be returned home to his family.


                              S. RES. 410

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 530

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 530, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate on the current situation in Iraq and 
the urgent need to protect religious minorities from persecution from 
the Sunni Islamist insurgent and terrorist group the Islamic State, 
formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as 
it expands its control over areas in northwestern Iraq.


                              S. RES. 536

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the 
Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. 
Coons), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. 
Hagan), the Senator from Maine (Mr. King), the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), 
the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), the Senator from 
New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), 
the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. 
Vitter) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 536, a resolution designating September 2014 as 
``National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month''.

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