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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S7574-S7577 on Oct. 28, 2013.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 15
At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 15, a bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
S. 29
At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 29, a bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions.
S. 116
At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Washington
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 116, a bill to revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act.
S. 177
At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 177, a bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 entirely.
S. 273
At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 273, a bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans.
S. 338
At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Menendez) 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. 403
At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New Mexico
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 403, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.
S. 411
At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 411, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
S. 557
At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from Alaska
(Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of S. 557, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to medication therapy management under part D of the Medicare program.
S. 569
At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 569, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare.
S. 619
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Connecticut
(Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 619, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments.
S. 623
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Nevada
(Mr. Heller) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) were added as cosponsors of S. 623, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services.
S. 629
At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 629, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for other purposes.
S. 635
At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) 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. 666
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) were added as cosponsors of S. 666, a bill to prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes.
S. 676
At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 676, a bill to prevent tax-
related identity theft and tax fraud.
S. 689
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 689, a bill to reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders.
S. 699
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 699, a bill to reallocate Federal judgeships for the courts of appeals, and for other purposes.
S. 718
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) 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. 734
At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 734, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.
S. 769
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 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. 815
At the request of Mr. Nelson, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 815, a bill to prohibit the employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
S. 822
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor 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. 842
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 842, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program.
S. 865
At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) were added as cosponsors of S. 865, a bill to provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer.
S. 875
At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 875, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the reporting of cases of infectious diseases at facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 893
At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as cosponsors of S. 893, a bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
At the request of Ms. Landrieu, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 893, supra.
S. 931
At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 931, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to raise awareness of, and to educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery, especially patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups, regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options.
At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 931, supra.
S. 932
At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 932, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 981
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 981, a bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services, and for other purposes.
S. 1098
At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1098, a bill to reform the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to responsibly protect homeownership.
S. 1106
At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1106, a bill to improve the accuracy of mortgage underwriting used by Federal mortgage agencies by ensuring that energy costs are included in the underwriting process, to reduce the amount of energy consumed by homes, to facilitate the creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs, and for other purposes.
S. 1116
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1116, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other purposes.
S. 1126
At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1126, a bill to aid and support pediatric involvement in reading and education.
S. 1143
At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 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. 1158
At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as cosponsors of S. 1158, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins commemorating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.
S. 1183
At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1183, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes.
S. 1188
At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1188, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
S. 1212
At the request of Mr. Udall of Colorado, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1212, a bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States.
S. 1240
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1240, a bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes.
S. 1267
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1267, a bill to cut taxes for innovative businesses that produce renewable chemicals.
S. 1302
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the names of the Senator from Michigan
(Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer) were added as cosponsors 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. 1320
At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from Texas
(Mr. Cornyn) 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. 1361
At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1361, a bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1369
At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Moran) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as cosponsors of S. 1369, a bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes.
S. 1381
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1381, a bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes.
S. 1406
At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) were added as cosponsors of S. 1406, a bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.
S. 1417
At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Donnelly), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were added as cosponsors of S. 1417, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act.
S. 1442
At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Idaho
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1442, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and to provide a minimum 4 percent credit rate for existing buildings.
S. 1456
At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Levin), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of S. 1456, a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres.
S. 1497
At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1497, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to apply the provisions of the Act to certain Congressional staff and members of the executive branch.
S. 1503
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1503, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the preference given, in awarding certain asthma-related grants, to certain States (those allowing trained school personnel to administer epinephrine and meeting other related requirements).
S. 1517
At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1517, a bill to amend the Public Health Services Act and the Social Security Act to extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities, and for other purposes.
S. 1526
At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1526, a bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to prohibit the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board from requiring public companies to use specific auditors or require the use of different auditors on a rotating basis.
S. 1565
At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1565, a bill to require the Secretary of Labor to maintain a publicly available list of all employers that relocate a call center overseas, to make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans, and to require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications, and for other purposes.
S.J. RES. 19
At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the names of the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 19, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
S. RES. 75
At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Ms. Mikulski) 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. 254
At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 254, a resolution designating November 2, 2013, as ``National Bison Day''.
S. RES. 269
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 269, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on United States policy regarding possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
S. RES. 270
At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 270, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of World Polio Day and commending the international community and others for their efforts to prevent and eradicate polio.
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