[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 16818-16819]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 84

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 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. 367

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 367, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient 
rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 381

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 603

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 603, a bill to repeal the 
annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                                 S. 695

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 695, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance 
to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and 
the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc., and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 700

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) 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 name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 718

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 718, a bill to 
create jobs in the United States by increasing United States exports to 
Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar value within 10 years, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 822

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 825

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 825, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to improve the provision of services for homeless 
veterans, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 942

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, his name 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. 971

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 971, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt the conduct of 
silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination 
system permitting requirements.


                                S. 1143

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1143, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to physician supervision 
of therapeutic hospital outpatient services.


                                S. 1174

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1174, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the 
Borinqueneers.


                                S. 1181

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1181, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain stock of real estate 
investment trusts from the tax on foreign investments in United States 
real property interests, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1320

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1320, a bill to establish 
a tiered hiring preference for members of the reserve components of the 
armed forces.


                                S. 1332

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) 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. 1335

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. McConnell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1335, a bill to 
protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, 
and shooting, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1456

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1456, a bill to award the 
Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres.

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                                S. 1525

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1525, a bill to 
ensure that the personal and private information of Americans enrolling 
in Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards.


                                S. 1530

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and 
the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1530, a bill to realign structures and reallocate resources in the 
Federal Government, in keeping with the core American belief that 
families are the best protection for children and the bedrock of any 
society, to bolster United States diplomacy and assistance targeted at 
ensuring that every child can grow up in a permanent, safe, nurturing, 
and loving family, and to strengthen intercountry adoption to the 
United States and around the world and ensure that it becomes a viable 
and fully developed option for providing families for children in need, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1589

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1589, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs has an up-to-date policy on 
reporting of cases of infectious diseases, to require an independent 
assessment of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks and medical 
centers of the Department, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1592

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1610

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1610, a bill to 
delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters 
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1642

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1642, a bill to permit the continuation of 
certain health plans.


                                S. 1647

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1647, a bill to amend the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal distributions for 
medicine qualified only if for prescribed drug or insulin.


                               S. RES. 75

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 75, a resolution 
condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution 
of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International 
Covenants on Human Rights.


                              S. RES. 165

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 165, a resolution 
calling for the release from prison of former Prime Minister of Ukraine 
Yulia Tymoshenko in light of the recent European Court of Human Rights 
ruling.


                              S. RES. 251

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 251, a resolution expressing the 
sense of the Senate that the United States Preventive Services Task 
Force should reevaluate its recommendations against prostate-specific 
antigen-based screening for prostate cancer for men in all age groups 
in consultation with appropriate specialists.


                              S. RES. 284

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 284, a resolution calling on 
the Government of Iran to immediately release Saeed Abedini and all 
other individuals detained on account of their religious beliefs.

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