[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 33 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1162-S1163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 141

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of S. 141, a bill to 
repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.


                                 S. 153

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 153, a bill to amend 
the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize additional visas for 
well-educated aliens to live and work in the United States, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 166

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 166, a bill to stop exploitation through 
trafficking.


                                 S. 207

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) and the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 207, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-
Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more 
than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the 
Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 226

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 226, a bill to amend 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules 
of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
resolution of approval is enacted into law.


                                 S. 233

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 233, a bill to amend the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees 
in the private sector.


                                 S. 235

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 235, a bill to provide 
for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 258

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 258, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician 
certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital 
services.


                                 S. 262

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the 
Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) and the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Murphy) were added as cosponsors of S. 262, a bill to reauthorize 
the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 271

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 271, 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. 298

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 298, a bill to amend 
titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide States with 
the option of providing services to children with medically complex 
conditions under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance 
Program through a care coordination program focused on improving health 
outcomes for children with medically complex conditions and lowering 
costs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 338

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 338, a bill to permanently 
reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.


                                 S. 358

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 358, 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. 371

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 371, a bill to 
remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges 
incidental to normal operation of vessels.


                                 S. 388

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 388, a bill to amend the 
Animal Welfare Act to require humane treatment of animals by Federal 
Government facilities.


                                 S. 396

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from

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Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were added as cosponsors of S. 396, a bill to 
establish the Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee.


                                 S. 431

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 431, a bill to permanently 
extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act.


                                 S. 474

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 474, a bill to require State educational agencies that 
receive funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 to have in effect policies and procedures on background checks for 
school employees.


                                 S. 498

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 498, a bill to allow 
reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.


                                 S. 517

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 517, a bill to extend the 
secure rural schools and community self-determination program, to 
restore mandatory funding status to the payment in lieu of taxes 
program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 524

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 524, a bill to 
authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national 
epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.


                                 S. 532

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 532, a bill to 
improve highway-rail grade crossing safety, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 546

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 546, a bill to 
establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational 
Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency's National Advisory Council to provide 
recommendations on emergency responder training and resources relating 
to hazardous materials incidents involving railroads, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 554

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), 
the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 554, a bill to provide for the compensation 
of Federal employees affected by a lapse in appropriations.


                                 S. 568

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), 
the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. 
Franken) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 568, a bill to extend the trade adjustment assistance 
program, and for other purposes.

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