[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 90 (Monday, June 8, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3861-S3864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 134

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 134, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marihuana, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 270

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 270, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the definition of spouse 
for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State 
definitions of spouse, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 275

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 275, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of 
home as a site of care for infusion therapy under the Medicare program.


                                 S. 313

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 315

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 315, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for 
the purchase of hearing aids.


                                 S. 330

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) 
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. 403

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 403, a bill to 
revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail 
in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to 
connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 429

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 429, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a standard definition of 
therapeutic foster care services in Medicaid.


                                 S. 471

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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. 491

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 491, a bill to 
lift the trade embargo on Cuba.


                                 S. 599

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 599, a bill to 
extend and expand the Medicaid emergency psychiatric demonstration 
project.


                                 S. 626

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 626, a bill to amend 
title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services 
delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid 
beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend 
title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes 
to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 638

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 638, a bill to amend the 
Clean Air Act with respect to exceptional event demonstrations, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 640

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 640, a bill to amend the 
Clean Air Act to delay the review and revision of the national ambient 
air quality standards for ozone.


                                 S. 677

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 677, a bill to prohibit 
the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to 
foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of 
assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


                                 S. 697

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 697, a bill to 
amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reauthorize and modernize 
that Act, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 711

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) 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. 713

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 713, a bill to prevent 
international violence against women, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 857

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) 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. 861

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 861, a bill to amend titles 
XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and 
abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.


                                 S. 911

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 911, a bill to direct the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order 
with respect to secondary cockpit barriers, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 925

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) 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. 993

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) 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 New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1000, a bill to strengthen 
resources for entrepreneurs by improving the

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SCORE program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1013

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1013, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage and payment 
for complex rehabilitation technology items under the Medicare program, 
and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1013, supra.


                                S. 1049

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1049, a bill to allow the 
financing by United States persons of sales of agricultural commodities 
to Cuba.


                                S. 1110

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1110, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to publish in the Federal Register a strategy 
to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in 
National Forest System trail maintenance, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1140

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1140, a bill to 
require the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency to propose a regulation revising the 
definition of the term ``waters of the United States'', and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1170

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1170, a bill to 
amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the 
United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for 
breast cancer research, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1378

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1378, a bill to strengthen 
employee cost savings suggestions programs within the Federal 
Government.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1382, a bill to 
prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on 
the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any 
prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or 
gender identity of the child involved.


                                S. 1504

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Blumenthal) were added as cosponsors of S. 1504, a bill to prohibit 
employers from requiring low-wage employees to enter into covenants not 
to compete, to require employers to notify potential employees of any 
requirement to enter into a covenant not to compete, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1512

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator 
from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 1512, a 
bill to eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and 
economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for 
workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by 
pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition.


                                S. 1513

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1513, a bill to 
reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007.


                              S. RES. 193

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) 
and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as cosponsors 
of S. Res. 193, a resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 
historic Griswold v. Connecticut decision of the Supreme Court of the 
United States and expressing the sense of the Senate that the case was 
an important step forward in helping ensure that all people of the 
United States are able to use contraceptives to plan pregnancies and 
have healthier babies.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1528

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and 
the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1528 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1535

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1535 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1539

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1539 
proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1549

  At the request of Mrs. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1549 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1550

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1550 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1556

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1556 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1557

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1557 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1558

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1558 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction,

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and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1559

  At the request of Mr. Reed, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1559 proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1572

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1572 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1574

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1574 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1607

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cruz) the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) and Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1607 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1628

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. 
Wicker), Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were 
added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1628 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1643

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1643 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1650

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1650 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1658

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 
and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) were added as a 
cosponsor of amendment No. 1658 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a 
bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1665

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as a 
cosponsor of amendment No. 1665 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a 
bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1687

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1687 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1691

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) 
were added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1691 intended to be proposed 
to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1692

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1692 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1703

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1703 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1710

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1710 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1720

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1720 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1744

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1744 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1747

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator

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from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
1747 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1772

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1772 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.

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