[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 47 (Thursday, March 19, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1661]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 148

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 301

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the 
Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) were added as cosponsors of S. 301, 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. 330

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 330, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified 
conservation contributions, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 423

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the 
Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats) were added as cosponsors of S. 423, a 
bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the 
annual written privacy notice requirement.


                                 S. 441

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 441, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and 
Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and 
to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, 
manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.


                                 S. 498

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


                                 S. 505

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 505, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit.


                                 S. 539

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) 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. 582

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 582, a bill to 
prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.


                                 S. 590

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the names of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 590, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 
1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and 
Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual violence, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 615

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 615, a bill to provide for congressional review and oversight of 
agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 624

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 624, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal cancer 
screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is 
required during the screening.


                                 S. 629

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 629, a bill to enable 
hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to 
maintain payments under the Medicare program to hospitals for the costs 
of such programs.


                                 S. 650

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 650, a bill to extend the 
positive train control system implementation deadline, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 688

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) 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. 709

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of S. 709, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made 
by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify 
expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and 
health flexible spending arrangements.


                                 S. 737

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 737, a bill to amend title XIX 
of the Social Security Act to extend the application of the Medicare 
payment rate floor to primary care services furnished under Medicaid 
and to apply the rate floor to additional providers of primary care 
services.


                                 S. 756

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 756, a bill to 
require a report on accountability for war crimes and crimes against 
humanity in Syria.


                                 S. 774

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) and the 
Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer) were added as cosponsors of S. 
774, a bill to amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination 
Council Act of 1978 to improve the examination of depository 
institutions, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 783

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 783, a bill to 
provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings.


                                 S. 793

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) were added as cosponsors of S. 
793, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for 
the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other 
purposes.

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