[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 44 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1528-S1530]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 139

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 139, a bill to 
permanently allow an exclusion under the Supplemental Security Income 
program and the Medicaid program for compensation provided to 
individuals who participate in clinical trials for rare diseases or 
conditions.


                                 S. 148

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 148, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to require State licensure and bid 
surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the Medicare durable 
medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) 
competitive acquisition program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 266

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 266, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify safe harbor requirements 
applicable to automatic contribution arrangements, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 288

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 288, a bill to 
amend the National Labor Relations Act to reform the National Labor 
Relations Board, the Office of the General Counsel, and the process for 
appellate review, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 301

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator 
from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. 
Cassidy), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and 
the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of S. 
301, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the

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centennial of Boys Town, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 308

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 308, a bill to 
reauthorize 21st century community learning centers, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 313

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 313, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list 
of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under 
Medicare.


                                 S. 316

  At the request of Mr. Scott, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
316, a bill to amend the charter school program under the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965.


                                 S. 379

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 379, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and modify the credit for 
employee health insurance expenses of small employers.


                                 S. 402

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 402, a bill to 
establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) 
Master Teacher Corps program.


                                 S. 431

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


                                 S. 477

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 477, a bill to terminate 
Operation Choke Point.


                                 S. 492

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 492, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to improve 
environmental literacy to better prepare students for postsecondary 
education and careers, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 539

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 539, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy 
caps.


                                 S. 578

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 578, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home 
health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program.


                                 S. 586

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 586, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to foster more effective implementation and 
coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes, diabetes, 
and the chronic diseases and conditions that result from diabetes.


                                 S. 605

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 605, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to invest in innovation 
for education.


                                 S. 609

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 609, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the exclusion for 
benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical 
responders.


                                 S. 628

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 628, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
the designation of maternity care health professional shortage areas.


                                 S. 637

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 637, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track 
maintenance credit.


                                 S. 681

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 681, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to 
the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the 
Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 688

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 688, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the Medicare hospital 
readmission reduction program to respond to patient disparities, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 698

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 698, a bill to restore States' sovereign 
rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 711

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 711, a bill to 
amend section 520J of the Public Service Health Act to authorize grants 
for mental health first aid training programs.


                                 S. 712

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 712, a bill to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to exempt certain flights from increased 
aviation security service fees.


                                 S. 713

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 713, a bill to prevent international violence 
against women, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 716

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 716, a bill to allow seniors to 
file their Federal income tax on a new Form 1040SR.


                                 S. 729

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 729, a bill to 
amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain exceptions 
to discharge in bankruptcy.


                                 S. 736

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 736, a bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 to require disclosure to States of the basis of determinations 
under such Act, to ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, 
and county governments in decisionmaking under such Act, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 290

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 290 intended to 
be proposed to S. 178, a bill to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 298

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 298 intended to 
be proposed to S. 178, a bill to provide justice for the victims of 
trafficking.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 300

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), 
the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No.

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300 intended to be proposed to S. 178, a bill to provide justice for 
the victims of trafficking.

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