[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6767-6769]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 214

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 214, a bill to 
prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug 
companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market.


                                 S. 217

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 217, a bill 
to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
the Secretary of Education to collect information from coeducational 
elementary schools and secondary schools on such schools' athletic 
programs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 294

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 294, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health 
conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 309

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), 
the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator 
from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the 
Senator from Florida

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(Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Cowan), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the 
Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley), the Senator from Maine (Mr. King), the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 309, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 
World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol.


                                 S. 316

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 316, a bill to recalculate and restore 
retirement annuity obligations of the United States Postal Service, to 
eliminate the requirement that the United States Postal Service prefund 
the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, to place restrictions 
on the closure of postal facilities, to create incentives for 
innovation for the United States Postal Service, to maintain levels of 
postal service, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 351

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 351, a bill to repeal the 
provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 
providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.


                                 S. 382

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 382, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, 
and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, 
and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.


                                 S. 425

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 425, a bill to amend title 
XI of the Social Security Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, 
and value of maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by 
developing maternity care quality measures and supporting maternity 
care quality collaboratives.


                                 S. 463

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 463, a bill to amend the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to modify the definition 
of the term ``biobased product''.


                                 S. 466

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 466, a bill to assist low-
income individuals in obtaining recommended dental care.


                                 S. 506

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 506, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention 
incentives for volunteer emergency service workers.


                                 S. 538

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 538, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the authorities and 
responsibilities of convening authorities in taking actions on the 
findings and sentences of courts-martial.


                                 S. 541

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 579

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns) and 
the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 579, a bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy 
to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International 
Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 635

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the 
Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) 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. 653

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) 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. Pryor, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of S. 669, a bill to make 
permanent the Internal Revenue Service Free File program.


                                 S. 674

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 674, a bill to require 
prompt responses from the heads of covered Federal agencies when the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests information necessary to 
adjudicate claims for benefits under laws administered by the 
Secretary, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 700

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) 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. 755

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 755, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social 
Security Act to apply the Medicaid primary care payment rate to 
additional physician providers of primary care services.


                                 S. 764

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 764, a bill to amend title 
XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require the disclosure of 
information regarding how certain taxes and fees impact the amount of 
premiums, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 789

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) and the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of S. 789, a bill to 
grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special 
Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War 
II.


                                 S. 813

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 813, 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. 862

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 862, a bill to amend 
section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage 
mandate.


                                 S. 865

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 865, a bill to 
provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of 
Breast Cancer.

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                                 S. 871

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
871, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance 
assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the 
Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 871, supra.


                                 S. 892

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. 
Johanns) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 892, a bill to amend the Iran Threat Reduction and 
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to impose sanctions with respect to 
certain transactions in foreign currencies, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 897

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 901

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 901, a bill to protect 
State and local witnesses from tampering and retaliation, and for other 
purposes.


                              S. RES. 133

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 133, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress and the States should 
investigate and correct abusive, unsanitary, and illegal abortion 
practices.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 856

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 856 intended to 
be proposed to S. 601, a bill to provide for the conservation and 
development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers 
and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 857

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 857 
intended to be proposed to S. 601, a bill to provide for the 
conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 868

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and 
the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 868 proposed to S. 601, a bill to provide for the 
conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 874

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 874 intended 
to be proposed to S. 601, a bill to provide for the conservation and 
development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers 
and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 893

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 893 proposed to S. 
601, a bill to provide for the conservation and development of water 
and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of 
the United States, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 907

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 907 proposed to S. 
601, a bill to provide for the conservation and development of water 
and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of 
the United States, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 909

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp), the 
Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 909 proposed to 
S. 601, a bill to provide for the conservation and development of water 
and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of 
the United States, and for other purposes.

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