[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 9033-9036]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                  S. 9

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 9, a bill to strengthen our 
Nation's electoral system by ensuring clean and fair elections.


                                 S. 163

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 163, a bill to prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or 
other greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States until 
China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions.


                                 S. 313

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 313, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax 
treatment of ABLE accounts established under State programs for the 
care of family members with disabilities, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 323

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 323, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months 
of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant 
patients and other renal dialysis provisions.


                                 S. 462

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 462, a bill to enhance the 
strategic partnership between the United States and Israel.


                                 S. 482

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 482, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for 
consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory 
increases in premium rates.


                                 S. 484

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr.

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Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 484, a bill to amend the Toxic 
Substances Control Act relating to lead-based paint renovation and 
remodeling activities.


                                 S. 526

  At the request of Mr. Brown, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
526, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation 
contributions, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 553

  At the request of Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, the name of the 
Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 553, a 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an 
exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary 
student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.


                                 S. 635

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 635, a bill to amend the 
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual written 
privacy notice requirement.


                                 S. 654

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 654, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and 
infrastructure grants.


                                 S. 714

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 714, a bill to impose certain limitations on consent decrees and 
settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take 
regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 769

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 769, a bill to designate 
as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the 
Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for 
the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United 
States.


                                 S. 865

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) 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.
  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 865, supra.


                                 S. 961

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 961, a bill to improve access to 
emergency medical services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1040

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 1174

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator 
from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) 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. 1324

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor 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. 1363

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1363, a bill to protect consumers by prohibiting the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating as final 
certain energy-related rules that are estimated to cost more than 
$1,000,000,000 and will cause significant adverse effects to the 
economy.


                                S. 1622

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1622, a bill to 
establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on 
Native Children, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1690

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


                                S. 1716

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 
and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1716, a bill to facilitate efficient investments and 
financing of infrastructure projects and new long-term job creation 
through the establishment of an Infrastructure Financing Authority, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1743

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1743, a bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to recognize the 
authority of States to regulate oil and gas operations and promote 
American energy security, development, and job creation, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1744

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1744, a bill to 
strengthen the accountability of individuals involved in misconduct 
affecting the integrity of background investigations, to update 
guidelines for security clearances, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1820

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1820, a bill to prohibit the use of Federal 
funds for the costs of official portraits of Members of Congress, heads 
of executive agencies, and heads of agencies and offices of the 
legislative branch.


                                S. 1909

  At the request of Mr. Scott, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1909, a bill to expand opportunity through 
greater choice in education, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1948

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1948, a bill to promote 
the academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native 
Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language 
grant program.


                                S. 1960

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1960, a bill to require 
rulemaking by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and 
individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1988

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1988, a bill to allow States to waive regulations promulgated under 
the Clean Air Act relating to electric generating units under certain 
circumstances.


                                S. 2013

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2013, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey), the Senator from

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Ohio (Mr. Portman) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2013, supra.


                                S. 2060

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2060, a bill to direct the Architectural and 
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to develop accessibility 
guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related 
information technologies in institutions of higher education, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2132

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2132, a bill to amend the 
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2156

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2156, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to confirm the scope of the 
authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
to deny or restrict the use of defined areas as disposal sites.


                                S. 2176

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2176, a bill to revise 
reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act to preserve the privacy of individuals, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2182

  At the request of Mr. Walsh, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2182, a bill to expand and 
improve care provided to veterans and members of the Armed Forces with 
mental health disorders or at risk of suicide, to review the terms or 
characterization of the discharge or separation of certain individuals 
from the Armed Forces, to require a pilot program on loan repayment for 
psychiatrists who agree to serve in the Veterans Health Administration 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2198

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2198, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to take actions to provide additional water supplies to the 
State of California due to drought, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2231

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2231, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to provide an individual with a mental health 
assessment before the individual enlists in the Armed Forces or is 
commissioned as an officer in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2243

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2243, a bill to expand 
eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family 
caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits 
available to participants under such program, to enhance special 
compensation for members of the uniformed services who require 
assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2244

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and 
the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2244, a bill to extend the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance 
Program established under the Terrorism Insurance Act of 2002, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2270

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) and the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were added as cosponsors of S. 2270, 
a bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based 
requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act.
  At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2270, supra.


                                S. 2276

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2276, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to improve access to mental health 
services under the TRICARE program.


                                S. 2295

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2295, a bill to establish the National Commission on 
the Future of the Army, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2297

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2297, a bill to 
make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies or 
consortia of eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of 
reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public elementary schools 
and secondary schools.


                                S. 2302

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the 
Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) were withdrawn as cosponsors of S. 2302, a bill to provide for 
a 1-year extension of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2307

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2307, a bill to prevent 
international violence against women, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2329

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator 
from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), 
the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator 
from New York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2329, a bill to prevent Hezbollah from 
gaining access to international financial and other institutions, and 
for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2329, supra.


                                S. 2355

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2355, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain compensation 
received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross 
income.


                                S. 2362

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2362, a bill to prohibit the payment of performance awards in fiscal 
year 2015 to employees in the Veterans Health Administration, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2363

  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2363, a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2363, supra.


                                S. 2373

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from California

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(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2373, a bill to authorize 
the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or 
gun violence prevention.


                                S. 2377

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2377, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain compensation 
received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross 
income.


                              S. RES. 218

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 218, a resolution 
honoring the legacy of A. Philip Randolph and saluting his efforts on 
behalf of the people of the United States to form ``a more perfect 
union''.


                              S. RES. 453

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the 
Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 
and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) were added as cosponsors of 
S. Res. 453, a resolution condemning the death sentence against Meriam 
Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, a Sudanese Christian woman accused of apostasy.
  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 453, supra.

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