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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S325-S326 on Jan. 14, 2014.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 204
At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 204, a bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
S. 569
At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. Franken) 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. 1174
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1174, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.
S. 1406
At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1476
At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1476, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the denial of deduction for certain excessive employee remuneration, and for other purposes.
S. 1533
At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1533, a bill to end offshore tax abuses, to preserve our national defense and protect American families and businesses from devastating cuts, and for other purposes.
S. 1590
At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Texas
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1590, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require transparency in the operation of American Health Benefit Exchanges.
S. 1697
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1697, a bill to support early learning.
S. 1726
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Mississippi
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1726, a bill to prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers.
S. 1737
At the request of Mr. Harkin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1737, a bill to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend increased expensing limitations and the treatment of certain real property as section 179 property.
S. 1739
At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added as cosponsors of S. 1739, a bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters.
S. 1846
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1846, a bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for other purposes.
S. 1848
At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Chambliss) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1848, a bill to amend section 1303(b)(3) of Public Law 111-148 concerning the notice requirements regarding the extent of health plan coverage of abortion and abortion premium surcharges.
S. 1853
At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1853, a bill to amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications, public participation, and for other purposes.
S. 1875
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1875, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes.
S. 1902
At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as cosponsors of S. 1902, a bill to require notification of individuals of breaches of personally identifiable information through Exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
S. 1907
At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1907, a bill to amend a provision of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 regarding prohibitions on investments in certain funds to clarify that such provision shall not be construed to require the divestiture of certain collateralized debt obligations backed by trust-preferred securities or debt securities of collateralized loan obligations.
S. 1915
At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1915, a bill to permit health insurance issuers to offer additional plan options to individuals.
S. RES. 330
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Begich) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 330, a resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of ``Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States'' and the significant progress in reducing the public health burden of tobacco use, and supporting an end to tobacco-related death and disease.
AMENDMENT NO. 2603
At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2603 intended to be proposed to S. 1845, a bill to provide for the extension of certain unemployment benefits, and for other purposes.
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