[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 16337-16339]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 29

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 29, a bill to amend title 
31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing 
resolutions.


                                 S. 80

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 80, a bill to amend the DNA 
Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide for Debbie Smith 
grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and to establish a 
Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 203

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 203, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration 
of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.


                                 S. 209

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 209, a bill to require a full 
audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the 
Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 264

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 264, a bill to 
expand access to community mental health centers and improve the 
quality of mental health care for all Americans.


                                 S. 288

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 288, a bill 
to increase the participation of historically underrepresented 
demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
education and industry.


                                 S. 289

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 289, a bill to extend the low-interest 
refinancing provisions under the Local Development Business Loan 
Program of the Small Business Administration.


                                 S. 372

  At the request of Ms. Warren, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
372, a bill to provide for the reduction of unintended pregnancy and 
sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and the promotion of 
healthy relationships, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 395

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 395, a bill 
to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide further protection for 
puppies.


                                 S. 541

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) 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. 554

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 554, a bill to provide for 
a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to 
enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government.


                                 S. 635

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 635, a bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley 
Act to provide an exception to the annual written privacy notice 
requirement.


                                 S. 641

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 641, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty 
in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical 
schools, nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in 
palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty 
careers in academic palliative medicine.


                                 S. 653

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
653, a bill to provide for the establishment of the Special Envoy to 
Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and 
South Central Asia.


                                 S. 669

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 669, a bill to make 
permanent the Internal Revenue Service Free File program.


                                 S. 699

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 699, a bill to 
reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 700

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 700, a bill to ensure that the 
education and training provided members of the Armed Forces and 
veterans better assists members and veterans in obtaining civilian 
certifications and licenses, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 709

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 709, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to increase diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and 
related dementias, leading to better care and outcomes for Americans 
living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.


                                 S. 731

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 731, a bill to require 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal 
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Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to 
conduct an empirical impact study on proposed rules relating to the 
International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital 
requirements, as they apply to community banks.


                                 S. 820

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as cosponsors of S. 820, a bill to 
provide for a uniform national standard for the housing and treatment 
of egg-laying hens, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 822

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) 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. 924

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 924, a bill to amend the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by 
encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 932

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 932, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide for advance appropriations for 
certain discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs.


                                 S. 945

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 945, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes 
self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to 
provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part 
of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program.


                                S. 1012

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1012, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve operations of 
recovery auditors under the Medicare integrity program, to increase 
transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1053

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1053, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to strengthen and protect Medicare hospice 
programs.


                                S. 1150

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1150, a bill to 
posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Constance Baker 
Motley.


                                S. 1158

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1158, a bill to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins commemorating the 
100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1174

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 
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. 1187

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1187, a bill to prevent homeowners from 
being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt.


                                S. 1195

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1195, a bill to 
repeal the renewable fuel standard.


                                S. 1249

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1249, a bill to rename the Office to Monitor 
and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State the Bureau to Monitor 
and Combat Trafficking in Persons and to provide for an Assistant 
Secretary to head such Bureau, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1302

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1302, a bill to amend the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for cooperative and small employer 
charity pension plans.


                                S. 1318

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

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 1340

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1340, a bill to 
improve passenger vessel security and safety, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1351

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1351, a bill to 
provide for fiscal gap and generational accounting analysis in the 
legislative process, the President's budget, and annual long-term 
fiscal outlook reports.
  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1351, supra.


                                S. 1357

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors of S. 1357, a bill to extend the 
trade adjustment assistance program.


                                S. 1452

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1452, a bill to enhance 
transparency for certain surveillance programs authorized by the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes.


                                S. 1490

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1490, a bill to delay the application of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                                S. 1507

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr.

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Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1507, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of general 
welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes.


                                S. 1517

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1517, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Services Act and the Social Security Act to extend health information 
technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, 
and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1529

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the 
Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator 
from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. 
Shaheen), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as cosponsors of S. 1529, a bill to 
provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.


                                S. 1551

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1551, a bill to reform the 
authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of 
certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen 
registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of 
information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and 
criminal purposes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1590

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator 
from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the 
Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats) and the 
Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1590, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to 
require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit 
Exchanges.


                                S. 1592

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1592, a bill to 
provide for a delay of the individual mandate under the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act until the American Health Benefit 
Exchanges are functioning properly.


                               S. RES. 26

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 26, a resolution 
recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers 
for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the 
survival and success of communities in the United States.


                              S. RES. 254

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 254, a resolution 
designating November 2, 2013, as ``National Bison Day''.


                              S. RES. 270

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 270, a resolution 
supporting the goals and ideals of World Polio Day and commending the 
international community and others for their efforts to prevent and 
eradicate polio.

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