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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S5508-S5509 on Sept. 10, 2014.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 132
At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 132, a bill to provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union.
S. 641
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 641, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine.
S. 933
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Warner) 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. 1011
At the request of Mr. Johanns, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 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. 1249
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 1463
At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as cosponsors of S. 1463, a bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species.
S. 1535
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Texas
(Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were added as cosponsors of S. 1535, a bill to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and for other purposes.
S. 1690
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) were added as cosponsors of S. 1690, a bill to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.
S. 1945
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Levin) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) 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. 1955
At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1955, a bill to protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions.
S. 2199
At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) were added as cosponsors of S. 2199, a bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
S. 2258
At the request of Mr. McConnell, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2258, a bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 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.
S. 2481
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2481, a bill to amend the Small Business Act to provide authority for sole source contracts for certain small business concerns owned and controlled by women, and for other purposes.
S. 2543
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2543, a bill to support afterschool and out-of-school-time science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs, and for other purposes.
S. 2546
At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2546, a bill to repeal a requirement that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer's health benefits.
S. 2621
At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2621, a bill to amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to increase the price of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to fund the acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds, and for other purposes.
S. 2646
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2646, a bill to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2687
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) were added as cosponsors of S. 2687, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that women members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S. 2689
At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma
(Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added as cosponsors of S. 2689, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to specify coverage of continuous glucose monitoring devices, and for other purposes.
S. 2707
At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2707, a bill to provide for coordination between the TRICARE program and eligibility for making contributions to a health savings account.
S. 2758
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2758, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to modernize C-130 aircraft using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits and to ensure that such aircraft meet applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration.
S.J. RES. 41
At the request of Mr. Murphy, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 41, a joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution.
S. RES. 466
At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 466, a resolution designating the week of October 27 through November 2, 2014, as
``National Drug Take-Back Week'', and designating October 2014 as
``National Prescription Opioid and Heroin Abuse Awareness Month''.
S. RES. 538
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 538, a resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate to the families of James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and condemning the terrorist acts of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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