[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4022-S4025]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 183

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 183, a bill to 
repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                                 S. 192

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 192, a bill to 
reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 313

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 352

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 352, a bill to 
amend section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage 
mandate, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 375

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 375, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of excise 
tax on beer produced domestically by certain qualifying producers.


                                 S. 491

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


                                 S. 512

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 512, a bill to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to safeguard data stored abroad from improper 
government access, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 578

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 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. 650

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, his name was withdrawn as a cosponsor 
of S. 650, a bill to extend the positive train control system 
implementation deadline, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 682

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 682, a bill to amend the 
Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator 
and a high-cost mortgage.


                                 S. 713

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


                                 S. 751

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 751, a bill to improve the 
establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 786

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 786, a bill to 
provide paid and family medical leave benefits to certain individuals, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 804

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 804, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to specify coverage of continuous 
glucose monitoring devices, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) and the Senator 
from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as cosponsors of S. 901, a bill to 
establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a national center for 
research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the 
descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in 
the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure, to establish an 
advisory board on such health conditions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1054

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1054, a bill 
to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing 
sector by directing the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the 
National Academies and other appropriate Federal agencies, to develop a 
national smart manufacturing plan and to provide assistance to small- 
and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing 
programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1099

  At the request of Mr. Scott, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1099, a bill to amend the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide States with flexibility 
in determining the size of employers in the small group market.


                                S. 1121

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1121, a bill to amend 
the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under 
the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve 
Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1170

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 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. 1193

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1193, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand 
the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit 
program.


                                S. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1239, a bill to 
amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for the Reid 
vapor pressure limitations under that Act.


                                S. 1256

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1256, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy storage research 
program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1312

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1312, a bill to modernize 
Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the 
United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1324

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin

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(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1324, a bill to require 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to fulfill 
certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for 
new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility 
generating units, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1383

  At the request of Mr. Perdue, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1383, a bill to amend the 
Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to subject the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection to the regular appropriations process, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1385

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1385, a bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
requiring race or ethnicity to be disclosed in connection with the 
transfer of a firearm.


                                S. 1398

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1398, a bill to 
extend, improve, and consolidate energy research and development 
programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1407

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1407, a bill to promote the 
development of renewable energy on public land, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1428

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1428, a bill to amend 
the USEC Privatization Act to require the Secretary of Energy to issue 
a long-term Federal excess uranium inventory management plan, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1458

  At the request of Mr. Coats, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. 
Hoeven) were added as cosponsors of S. 1458, a bill to amend the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to ensure scientific 
transparency in the development of environmental regulations and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1466

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1466, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify payment under the Medicare 
program for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as 
supplies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1503

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1503, a bill to provide for 
enhanced Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, 
treatment, and research activities related to Lyme disease and other 
tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne 
Diseases Advisory Committee.


                             S. CON. RES. 4

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 4, a concurrent 
resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.


                              S. RES. 194

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 194, a resolution 
welcoming the President of the Republic of Korea on her official visit 
to the United States and celebrating the United States-Republic of 
Korea relationship, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1474

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), 
the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Iowa (Mrs. 
Ernst), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner), the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), 
the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Perdue), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), the 
Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator 
from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester), 
the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey), the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the 
Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 1474 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1500

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1500 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1569

  At the request of Mr. McCain, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1569 proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1578

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1578 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1615

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1615 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1622

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1622 
proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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 name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1628 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1647

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1647 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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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                           AMENDMENT NO. 1650

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1650 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1684

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1684 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1704

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), 
the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1704 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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 Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1710 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1748

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1748 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1760

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1760 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1783

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of amendment No. 1783 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1798

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1798 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1853

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the names of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 1853 intended to be proposed to H.R. 
1735, an act 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. 1874

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1874 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1889

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1889 proposed to 
H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1898

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1898 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1916

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1916 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1941

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1941 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1944

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1944 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1945

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1945 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1948

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1948 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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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                           AMENDMENT NO. 1958

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1958 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1961

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1961 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1962

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1962 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, an act 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. 1966

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Menendez), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Peters) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1966 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 1735, an act 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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