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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S6023-S6024 on July 29, 2013.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 314
At the request of Mr. Leahy, 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. 338
At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 360
At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 360, a bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service.
S. 411
At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the names of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors of S. 411, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
S. 425
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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. 429
At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 429, a bill to enable concrete masonry products manufacturers to establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for concrete masonry products.
S. 488
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 488, a bill to provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy.
S. 489
At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Arizona
(Mr. McCain) 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. 491
At the request of Mr. Udall of New Mexico, the name of the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 491, a bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify provisions relating to grants, and for other purposes.
S. 534
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of S. 534, a bill to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes.
S. 557
At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor 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. 621
At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 621, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug.
S. 783
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 783, a bill to amend the Helium Act to improve helium stewardship, and for other purposes.
S. 933
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 933, a bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2018.
S. 972
At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 972, a bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services replacing ICD-9 with ICD-10 in implementing the HIPAA code set standards.
S. 1038
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1038, a bill to eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.
S. 1066
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1066, a bill to allow certain student loan borrowers to refinance Federal student loans.
S. 1072
At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1072, a bill to ensure that the Federal Aviation Administration advances the safety of small airplanes and the continued development of the general aviation industry, and for other purposes.
S. 1158
At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Begich), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from New Mexico
(Mr. Heinrich) 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. 1181
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 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. 1195
At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1195, a bill to repeal the renewable fuel standard.
S. 1204
At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Sessions) was withdrawn 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 discrimination in governmental activities, and for other purposes.
At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1204, supra.
S. 1320
At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Begich) 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. 1341
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1341, a bill to modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program as the program applies to units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining cabin user fees, and for other purposes.
S. 1360
At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) were added as cosponsors 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. 1378
At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1378, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for investigative leave requirements with respect to Senior Executive Service employees, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 1792
At the request of Mr. Murphy, the names of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Wyden), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1792 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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