[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 60 (Thursday, April 23, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2401-S2403]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 71

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 71, a bill to preserve open 
competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor 
relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally 
funded construction projects.


                                 S. 155

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 155, a bill to promote 
freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax 
and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting 
a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.


                                 S. 223

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 223, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program on awarding 
grants for provision of furniture, household items, and other 
assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into 
permanent housing, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 248

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) was added as a cosponsor of S. 248, a bill to 
clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under 
the National Labor Relations Act.


                                 S. 299

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. 
Heitkamp), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) were added as cosponsors of S. 299, a bill to 
allow travel between the United States and Cuba.


                                 S. 311

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 311, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take 
action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.


                                 S. 330

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 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. 338

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) and the 
Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as cosponsors of S. 
338, a bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund.


                                 S. 398

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 398, a bill to 
amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs 
Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require 
the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all 
Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to 
such care and services, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 398, supra.


                                 S. 471

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 471, a bill to improve the 
provision of health care for women veterans by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 553

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 553, a bill to marshal resources to undertake 
a concerted, transformative effort that seeks to bring an end to modern 
slavery, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 571

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 571, a bill 
to amend the Pilot's Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply 
to other certificates issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, to 
require the revision of the third class medical certification 
regulations issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 578

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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 Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 590

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor 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. 609

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 613

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 613, a bill to 
amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the 
efficiency of summer meals.


                                 S. 615

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) 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.
  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 615, supra.


                                 S. 619

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S. 619, a bill to include 
among the principal trade negotiating objectives of the United States 
regarding commercial partnerships trade negotiating objectives with 
respect to discouraging activity that discourages, penalizes, or 
otherwise limits commercial relations with Israel, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 696

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 696, a bill to 
increase the number and percentage of students who graduate from high 
school college and career ready with the ability to use knowledge to 
solve complex problems, think critically, communicate effectively, 
collaborate with others, and develop academic mindsets, and for other 
purposes.

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                                 S. 729

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) 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. 857

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), 
the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as cosponsors of S. 857, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
under the Medicare program of an initial comprehensive care plan for 
Medicare beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and 
related dementias, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 862

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 862, a bill to amend the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to 
victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 865

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 865, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability 
compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual 
trauma, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 875

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 875, a bill to 
amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen equal pay 
requirements.


                                 S. 883

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 883, a bill to facilitate 
the reestablishment of domestic, critical mineral designation, 
assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, 
forecasting, workforce, education, and research capabilities in the 
United States, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 890

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Manchin) were added as cosponsors of S. 890, a bill to amend title 54, 
United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, 
and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to 
maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 898

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 898, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of 
optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan 
repayment programs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 925

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 925, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to convene a panel of citizens to make a 
recommendation to the Secretary regarding the likeness of a woman on 
the twenty dollar bill, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 933

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) was added as a cosponsor of S. 933, a bill to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act with respect to the timing of elections 
and pre-election hearings and the identification of pre-election 
issues, and to require that lists of employees eligible to vote in 
organizing elections be provided to the National Labor Relations Board.


                                 S. 950

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Sasse) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 950, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit.


                                 S. 957

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 957, a bill to increase access to capital for veteran 
entrepreneurs to help create jobs.


                                 S. 966

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 966, a bill to extend the low-interest refinancing 
provisions under the Local Development Business Loan Program of the 
Small Business Administration.


                                 S. 967

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 967, a bill to require the Small Business 
Administration to make information relating to lenders making covered 
loans publicly available, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 974

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 974, a bill 
to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of 
children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as 
oppressive child labor.


                                 S. 993

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 993, a bill to increase 
public safety by facilitating collaboration among the criminal justice, 
juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment, 
and substance abuse systems.


                                S. 1000

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1000, a bill to strengthen 
resources for entrepreneurs by improving the SCORE program, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1001

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1001, a bill to establish authorization levels for 
general business loans for fiscal years 2015 and 2016.


                                S. 1016

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1016, a bill to preserve 
freedom and choice in health care.


                                S. 1032

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1032, a bill 
to expand the use of E-Verify, to hold employers accountable, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1056

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1056, a bill to eliminate 
racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1057

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1057, a bill to promote 
geothermal energy, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1060

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1060, a bill to 
improve the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1061

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1061, a bill to 
improve the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1062

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1062, a bill to 
improve the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.

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                            S. CON. RES. 10

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 10, a 
concurrent resolution supporting the designation of the year of 2015 as 
the ``International Year of Soils'' and supporting locally led soil 
conservation.


                              S. RES. 140

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator 
from Nevada (Mr. Reid) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 140, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 100th 
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

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