[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 137 (Wednesday, November 12, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5918-S5920]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 132

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 132, a bill to provide 
for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union.


                                 S. 234

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 234, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the 
uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive 
both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of 
military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 240

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 240, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation of 
days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the 
minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed 
services may retire for non-regular service.


                                 S. 338

  At the request of Mr. Booker, his 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. 375

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 375, a bill to require Senate candidates 
to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.


                                 S. 398

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor 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. 541

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms.

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Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 541, a bill to prevent human 
health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United 
States.


                                 S. 727

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


                                 S. 734

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 822

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

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Walsh) 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 Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) 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. 1011

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator 
from Montana (Mr. Walsh) 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. 1040

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1090

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1090, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to consolidate the current education tax 
incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education 
expenses, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1395

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1395, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the 
charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.


                                S. 1463

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) 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. 1468

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) and the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors of S. 1468, a 
bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Network for 
Manufacturing Innovation and for other purposes.


                                S. 1690

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1690, a bill to reauthorize 
the Second Chance Act of 2007.


                                S. 1904

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1904, a bill to amend the 
eligibility requirements for funding under title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965.


                                S. 1945

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1945, a bill to 
amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for 
determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to 
section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1968

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1968, a bill to 
allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged 
children follow low-income children to the accredited or otherwise 
State-approved public school, private school, or supplemental 
educational services program they attend.


                                S. 2298

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2298, a bill to 
provide for a lifetime National Recreational Pass for any veteran with 
a service-connected disability, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2305

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2305, a bill 
to amend the method by which the Social Security Administration 
determines the validity of marriages under title II of the Social 
Security Act.


                                S. 2307

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) 
and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2307, a bill to prevent international violence against 
women, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2329

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2329, a bill 
to prevent Hezbollah from gaining access to international financial and 
other institutions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2359

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2359, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve 
access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care 
providers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2508

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 2591

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2591, a bill to authorize the Secretary of State 
and the Administrator of the United States

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Agency for International Development to provide assistance to support 
the rights of women and girls in developing countries, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2622

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2622, a bill to 
require breast density reporting to physicians and patients by 
facilities that perform mammograms, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2646

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp), and the 
Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2646, a bill to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2679

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2679, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to reinstate the financing for the Hazardous Substance 
Superfund, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2694

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 2714

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) 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. 2742

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) 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. 2746

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2746, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help 
better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death 
in early life.
  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2746, supra.


                                S. 2782

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the 
Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from 
Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. 
Stabenow), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), and the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of S. 2782, a bill 
to amend title 36, United States Code, to improve the Federal charter 
for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2818

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2818, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list 
of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under 
Medicare.


                                S. 2828

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2828, a bill to impose 
sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, to provide additional 
assistance to Ukraine, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2851

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2851, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to provide for the expansion, intensification, and 
coordination of the programs and activities of the National Institutes 
of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome.


                                S. 2856

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2856, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production of 
electricity from renewable resources for certain open-loop biomass and 
trash facilities placed in service before the date of the enactment of 
this Act.


                                S. 2863

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2863, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Education to complete a data analysis on the impact of the 
proposed rule on gainful employment prior to issuing a final rule on 
gainful employment.


                                S. 2876

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2876, a bill to 
establish a public education and awareness and access program relating 
to emergency contraception.


                                S. 2892

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2892, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and expand Coverdell education 
savings accounts.


                              S. RES. 540

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 540, a resolution 
recognizing September 15, 2014, as the International Day of Democracy, 
affirming the role of civil society as a cornerstone of democracy, and 
encouraging all governments to stand with civil society in the face of 
mounting restrictions on civil society organizations.


                              S. RES. 561

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), and the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. Portman) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 561, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that recently proposed 
measures that will reduce transparency and public participation at the 
International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should be 
disapproved by United States representatives to the IAIS.


                              S. RES. 573

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 573, a resolution 
commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3862

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3862 intended to 
be proposed to S. 2410, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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