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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S8668-S8669 on Dec. 13, 2013.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 38
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 38, a bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity.
S. 209
At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 209, a bill to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.
S. 489
At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) 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. 635
At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Boxer) 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. 636
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 636, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR Technology under the Medicare program.
S. 862
At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor 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. 878
At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 878, a bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.
S. 947
At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from Idaho
(Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added as cosponsors of S. 947, a bill to ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators, and for other purposes.
S. 1011
At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1011, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of Boys Town, and for other purposes.
S. 1069
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1069, a bill to prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved.
S. 1114
At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1114, a bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.
S. 1187
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1187, a bill to prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt.
S. 1217
At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Begich) 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. Wyden, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 1271
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1271, a bill to direct the President to establish guidelines for the United States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes.
S. 1302
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Udall) 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. 1417
At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1419
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1419, a bill to promote research, development, and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, and for other purposes.
S. 1510
At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1510, a bill to provide for auditable financial statements for the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
S. 1622
At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the names of the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) were added as cosponsors of S. 1622, a bill to establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.
S. 1659
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1659, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of higher education in order to protect students and taxpayers.
S. 1690
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1690, a bill to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.
S. 1708
At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as cosponsors of S. 1708, a bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the establishment of performance measures for the highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes.
S. 1712
At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Coats) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1712, a bill to provide protections for workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.
S. 1725
At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1725, a bill to amend the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to confirm that a customer's net equity claim is based on the customer's last statement and that certain recoveries are prohibited, to change how trustees are appointed, and for other purposes.
S. 1735
At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Coats) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1735, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans.
S. 1739
At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1739, a bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters.
S. 1740
At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1740, a bill to authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases, and for other purposes.
S. 1747
At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. 1747, a bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 1797
At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. 1797, a bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.
S. RES. 299
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Johanns) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 299, a resolution congratulating the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee on the celebration of its 100th anniversary and commending its significant contribution to empower and revitalize developing communities around the world.
AMENDMENT NO. 2155
At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2155 intended to be proposed to S. 1197, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2244
At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the names of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2244 intended to be proposed to S. 1197, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2365
At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2365 intended to be proposed to S. 1197, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
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