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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S590 on Feb. 11, 2013.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 116
At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 116, a bill to revise and extend provisions under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act.
S. 174
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 174, a bill to appropriately restrict sales of ammunition.
S. 183
At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as cosponsors of S. 183, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fairness in hospital payments under the Medicare program.
S. 192
At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 192, a bill to enhance the energy security of United States allies, and for other purposes.
S. 209
At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) 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. 232
At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as cosponsors of S. 232, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices.
S. 234
At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) were added as cosponsors of S. 234, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 240
At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added as cosponsors of S. 240, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed services may retire for non-regular service.
S. 242
At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as cosponsors of S. 242, a bill to reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-
hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes.
S. 249
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Hawaii
(Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) were added as cosponsors of S. 249, a bill to provide for the expansion of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
S. 252
At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 252, a bill to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity.
S. RES. 26
At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 26, a resolution recognizing that access to hospitals and other health care providers for patients in rural areas of the United States is essential to the survival and success of communities in the United States.
AMENDMENT NO. 10
At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. Brown), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 10 intended to be proposed to S. 47, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
AMENDMENT NO. 15
At the request of Mr. Cornyn, his name was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 15 proposed to S. 47, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
AMENDMENT NO. 19
At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Tennessee
(Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 19 intended to be proposed to S. 47, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
AMENDMENT NO. 21
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 21 intended to be proposed to S. 47, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
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