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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S3898-S3899 on June 23, 2014.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 313
At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Walsh) 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. 948
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 948, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items under the Medicare program.
S. 1249
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1256
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1256, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in the treatment of human and animal diseases.
S. 1445
At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1445, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs, and for other purposes.
S. 1695
At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1695, a bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.
S. 1837
At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1837, a bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.
S. 1893
At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1893, a bill to require the Transportation Security Administration to implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs, and for other purposes.
S. 1945
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) were added as cosponsors of S. 1945, a bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2117
At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2117, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to change the default investment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes.
S. 2126
At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2126, a bill to launch a national strategy to support regenerative medicine through the establishment of a Regenerative Medicine Coordinating Council, and for other purposes.
S. 2192
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2192, a bill to amend the National Alzheimer's Project Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health to prepare and submit, directly to the President for review and transmittal to Congress, an annual budget estimate (including an estimate of the number and type of personnel needs for the Institutes) for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to such an Act.
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2192, supra.
S. 2206
At the request of Mr. Walsh, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2206, a bill to streamline the collection and distribution of government information.
S. 2298
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2298, a bill to provide for a lifetime National Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-
connected disability, and for other purposes.
S. 2304
At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2304, a bill to amend the charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
S. 2307
At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Michigan
(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as cosponsors of S. 2307, a bill to prevent international violence against women, and for other purposes.
S. 2349
At the request of Ms. Hirono, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2349, a bill to establish a grant program to enable States to promote participation in dual enrollment programs, and for other purposes.
S. 2359
At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2359, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
S. 2363
At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Moran) 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.
S. 2366
At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2366, a bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program.
S. 2448
At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2448, a bill to protect servicemembers in higher education, and for other purposes.
S. RES. 412
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Texas
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 412, a resolution reaffirming the strong support of the United States Government for freedom of navigation and other internationally lawful uses of sea and airspace in the Asia-Pacific region, and for the peaceful diplomatic resolution of outstanding territorial and maritime claims and disputes.
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