[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12723-12725]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 116

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 116, a bill to revise and 
extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act.


                                 S. 153

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 153, a bill to amend 
section 520J of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for 
mental health first aid training programs.


                                 S. 195

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 195, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to 
children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive 
mental health programs.


                                 S. 203

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 314

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 314, 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.


                                 S. 315

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 315, a bill to 
reauthorize and extend the Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy 
Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008.


                                 S. 338

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) 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. 351

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) 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. 381

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the 
Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Casey) were added as cosponsors 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. 422

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 422, a bill to amend the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 
2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of 
chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
Veterans Affairs medical

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centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 489

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 489, a bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase and adjust 
for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty-
free by one person on one day, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 496

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 496, a bill to direct the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to change the 
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to 
certain farms.


                                 S. 562

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 562, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of 
marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor 
services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 573

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 573, a bill to amend title 
40, United States Code, to improve veterans service organizations 
access to Federal surplus personal property.


                                 S. 647

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 647, a bill to modify the 
prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights 
relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.


                                 S. 692

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 692, a bill to rescind certain 
Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use the funds to 
reduce the Federal debt.


                                 S. 709

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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 Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) 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. 809

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 809, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act to require that genetically engineered food and foods 
that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly.


                                 S. 862

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) were added as cosponsors 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. 896

  At the request of Mr. Begich, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 896, a bill to amend title 
II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset 
and windfall elimination provisions.


                                 S. 915

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 915, a bill to amend the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 to update reporting requirements for institutions 
of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on 
student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes at all levels of 
postsecondary enrollment.


                                 S. 942

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) 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. 968

  At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 968, a bill 
to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit 
unions to promote small business growth and economic development 
opportunities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1012

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) 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. 1118

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1118, a bill to amend 
part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to better enable State 
child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve 
the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1123

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1123, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of 
the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare 
and Medicaid programs.


                                S. 1135

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1135, a bill to amend the 
Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic 
fracturing, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1137

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1137, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for 
ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare program, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1155

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1155, a bill to provide for 
advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, to include mental health 
professionals in training programs of the Department, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1181

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 1204

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1204, a bill to 
amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights 
of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific 
items and services, to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit 
certain abortion-related

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discrimination in governmental activities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1217

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1217, a bill to 
provide secondary mortgage market reform, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1235

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1235, a bill to restrict 
any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax 
on cell phone services, providers, or property.


                                S. 1250

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1250, a bill to provide 
$50,000,000,000 in new transportation infrastructure funding through 
bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant 
infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, including 
roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1251

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1251, a bill to establish programs with respect to 
childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer.


                                S. 1276

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1276, a bill to increase 
oversight of the Revolving Fund of the Office of Personnel Management, 
strengthen the authority to terminate or debar employees and 
contractors involved in misconduct affecting the integrity of security 
clearance background investigations, enhance transparency regarding the 
criteria utilized by Federal departments and agencies to determine when 
a security clearance is required, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1277

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1277, a bill 
to establish a commission for the purpose of coordinating efforts to 
reduce prescription drug abuse, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1302

  At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) 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. 1310

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1310, a bill to require 
Senate confirmation of Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1323

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1323, a bill to 
address the continued threat posed by dangerous synthetic drugs by 
amending the Controlled Substances Act relating to controlled substance 
analogues.


                                S. 1324

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator 
from Utah (Mr. Hatch) were added as cosponsors of S. 1324, a bill to 
prohibit any regulations promulgated pursuant to a presidential 
memorandum relating to power sector carbon pollution standards from 
taking effect.


                                S. 1332

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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 North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 1360

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1360, a bill to 
amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 
2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay initiative, for 
improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to 
deceased individuals, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1386

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1386, a bill 
to provide for enhanced embassy security, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1392

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator 
from Virginia (Mr. Warner) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. 
Ayotte) were added as cosponsors of S. 1392, a bill to promote energy 
savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1823

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, the names of the Senator 
from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1823 intended to be proposed 
to S. 1243, an original bill making appropriations for the Departments 
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other 
purposes.

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