[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 7, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4686-S4688]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 33

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 33, a bill to provide 
certainty with respect to the timing of Department of Energy decisions 
to approve or deny applications to export natural gas, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 71

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) 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. 164

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 164, a bill to increase 
the rates of pay under the General Schedule and other statutory pay 
systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.8 percent, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 271

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 271, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain 
retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected 
disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by 
reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special 
Compensation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 314

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 314, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the 
Medicare program of pharmacist services.


                                 S. 389

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid), the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. 
Baldwin) were added as cosponsors of S. 389, a bill to amend section 
1111(h)(1)(C)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
to require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups 
as the decennial census of population.


                                 S. 439

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 439, a bill to end 
discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or 
gender identity in public schools, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 491

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


                                 S. 497

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 497, a bill to 
allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their 
own health needs and the health needs of their families.


                                 S. 524

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 524, a bill to 
authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national 
epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.


                                 S. 551

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 551, a bill to 
increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the 
transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives 
licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists.


                                 S. 564

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 564, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in 
the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 571

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) 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. 599

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 599, a bill to 
extend and expand the Medicaid emergency psychiatric demonstration 
project.


                                 S. 624

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor 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. 628

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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 names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) were added as cosponsors of S. 
637, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and 
modify the railroad track maintenance credit.


                                 S. 654

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 654, a bill to exempt 
certain class A CDL drivers from the requirement to obtain a hazardous 
material endorsement while operating a service vehicle with a fuel tank 
containing

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3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less of diesel fuel.


                                 S. 681

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 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. 696

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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.


                                 S. 700

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 700, a bill 
to amend the Asbestos Information Act of 1988 to establish a public 
database of asbestos-containing products, to require public disclosure 
of information pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, 
and use of asbestos-containing products in the United States, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 857

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) 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 North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) 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. 901

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor 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. 911

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) 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. 976

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 976, a bill to 
promote the development of a United States commercial space resource 
exploration and utilization industry and to increase the exploration 
and utilization of resources in outer space.


                                 S. 979

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 979, a bill to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor 
annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and 
indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1013

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as 
cosponsors 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.


                                S. 1085

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1085, a bill to 
expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for 
family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand 
benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance 
special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require 
assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1203

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1203, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the processing by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs of claims for benefits under laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1212

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1212, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the 
availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) 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. 1250

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1250, a bill to 
encourage States to require the installation of residential carbon 
monoxide detectors in homes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1333

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1333, a bill to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act to exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich 
plants from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1347

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1347, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the 
treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in 
determining meaningful EHR use, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1362

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1362, a bill to 
amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify waiver authority 
regarding programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE 
programs).


                                S. 1387

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1387, a bill to amend 
title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for the 
supplemental security income program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1389

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1389, a bill to authorize 
exportation of consumer communications devices to Cuba and the 
provision of telecommunications services to Cuba, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1428

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) 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. 1454

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1454, a bill to enhance 
interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor 
Carriers.

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                                S. 1495

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1495, a bill to 
curtail the use of changes in mandatory programs affecting the Crime 
Victims Fund to inflate spending.


                                S. 1512

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor 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 a related medical condition.


                                S. 1513

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1513, a bill to reauthorize 
the Second Chance Act of 2007.


                                S. 1536

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1536, a bill to 
amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential 
impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1562

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), and the Senator 
from Colorado (Mr. Gardner) were added as cosponsors of S. 1562, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of 
alcoholic beverages.


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  S4688, July 7, 2015, in the first column, under the heading 
``ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS'', the following appears: At the request 
of Mr. WYDEN, the names of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) 
and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1562, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages.
  
  Record has been corrected to read: At the request of Mr. WYDEN, 
the names of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator 
from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. 
Gardner) were added as cosponsors of S. 1562, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic 
beverages.


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 



                                S. 1598

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator 
from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) were added as cosponsors of S. 1598, a 
bill to prevent discriminatory treatment of any person on the basis of 
views held with respect to marriage.


                                S. 1617

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator 
from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), the 
Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Markey), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey), the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the 
Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) were added as cosponsors of S. 1617, a 
bill to prevent Hizballah and associated entities from gaining access 
to international financial and other institutions, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1636

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1636, a bill to 
streamline the collection and distribution of Government information.


                                S. 1654

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1654, a bill to prevent 
deaths occurring from drug overdoses.


                                S. 1659

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1659, a bill to amend the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which 
States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1691

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1691, a bill to expedite and 
prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem 
restoration objectives, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 15

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 15, a joint 
resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal 
rights amendment.


                              S. RES. 148

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 148, a resolution condemning the Government of Iran's state-
sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued 
violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.


                              S. RES. 200

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 200, a resolution wishing His Holiness the 14th 
Dalai Lama a happy 80th birthday on July 6, 2015, and recognizing the 
outstanding contributions His Holiness has made to the promotion of 
nonviolence, human rights, interfaith dialogue, environmental 
awareness, and democracy.


                              S. RES. 216

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) and the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 
216, a resolution recognizing the month of June 2015 as ``Immigrant 
Heritage Month'', a celebration of the accomplishments and 
contributions immigrants and their children have made in shaping the 
history, strengthening the economy, and enriching the culture of the 
United States.

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