[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 106 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4953-S4956]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 37

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
37, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
to provide for State accountability in the provision of access to the 
core resources for learning, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 139

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 139, a bill to 
permanently allow an exclusion under the Supplemental Security Income 
program and the Medicaid program for compensation provided to 
individuals who participate in clinical trials for rare diseases or 
conditions.


                                 S. 183

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mrs.

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Ernst) 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. 210

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 210, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for 
amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new 
State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change 
in the duty station of such member to another State.


                                 S. 313

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) 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. 357

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 357, a bill to amend title 11 of 
the United States Code to require the public disclosure by trusts 
established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports 
that contain detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition 
of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 439

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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. 471

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) 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. 571

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) 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. 681

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) 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. 697

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator 
from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. 
Graham), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 697, a bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
to reauthorize and modernize that Act, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 743

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 743, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with 
status as veterans under law, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 746

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 746, a bill to 
provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of 
Breast Cancer.


                                 S. 884

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 884, a bill to 
improve access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 979

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 1038

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1038, a bill to clarify 
that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a 
disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star 
program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1085

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from New York (Mr. 
Schumer) were added as cosponsors 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. 1090

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1090, a bill to amend the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
provide eligibility for broadcasting facilities to receive certain 
disaster assistance, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1182

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1182, a bill to exempt 
application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.


                                S. 1190

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1190, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equal access of Medicare 
beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network 
pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1300

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1300, a bill to amend the section 221 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to provide relief for adoptive families 
from immigrant visa fees in certain situations.


                                S. 1333

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) 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. 1458

  At the request of Mr. Coats, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the 
Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) 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. 1461

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1461, a bill to 
provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision 
requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and 
small rural hospitals through 2015.


                                S. 1495

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) 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. 1509

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from Minnesota

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(Mr. Franken) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1509, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and 
treat obesity, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1540

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1540, a bill to 
improve the enforcement of prohibitions on robocalls, including 
fraudulent robocalls.


                                S. 1544

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1544, a bill to rescind 
unused earmarks provided for the Department of Transportation, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1584

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1584, a bill to repeal 
the renewable fuel standard.


                                S. 1598

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the names of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Coats), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan), the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from North Carolina 
(Mr. Tillis), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the 
Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) 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. 1670

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1670, a bill to 
amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize 
appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs 
and centers for the treatment of victims of torture, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1672

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1672, a bill to authorize 
States to enter into interstate compacts regarding Class A commercial 
driver's licenses.


                                S. 1714

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1714, a bill to amend the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to transfer certain 
funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the 1974 United Mine 
Workers of America Pension Plan, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1716

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1716, a bill to provide access to higher education 
for the students of the United States.


                                S. 1717

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1717, a bill to amend title 46, United 
States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland 
waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners 
of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 
percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-
retardant materials.


                              S. RES. 211

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 211, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding Srebrenica.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2093

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2093 proposed to S. 1177, an 
original bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2094

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator 
from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), 
the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the 
Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2094 proposed to 
S. 1177, an original bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2096

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2096 proposed to 
S. 1177, an original bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2110

  At the request of Mr. Sasse, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2110 proposed to S. 1177, an original bill to reauthorize 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every 
child achieves.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2133

  At the request of Mr. Scott, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2133 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1177, an original bill to reauthorize the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every 
child achieves.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2135

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from New York (Mr. 
Schumer), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2135 
intended to be proposed to S. 1177, an original bill to reauthorize the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every 
child achieves.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2151

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2151 
intended to be proposed to S. 1177, an original bill to reauthorize the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every 
child achieves.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2152

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2152 intended to 
be proposed to S. 1177, an original bill to reauthorize the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child 
achieves.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2159

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2159 
intended to be proposed to S. 1177, an original bill to reauthorize the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every 
child achieves.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2166

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2166 intended 
to be proposed to S. 1177, an original bill to reauthorize the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every 
child achieves.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2167

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2167 intended to be 
proposed to S. 1177, an original bill to reauthorize the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2169

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2169 
intended to be proposed to S. 1177, an original bill to reauthorize the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

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1965 to ensure that every child achieves.

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