[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6136-S6138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 30

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 30, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of full-time 
employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act.


                                 S. 31

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 31, a bill to 
amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug 
prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.


                                 S. 141

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 141, a bill to repeal the 
provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing 
for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.


                                 S. 149

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 149, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical 
devices.


                                 S. 258

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 258, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician 
certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital 
services.


                                 S. 330

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor 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. 621

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 621, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety and 
effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in 
the prevention and control of animal diseases, in order to minimize the 
development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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                                 S. 637

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 637, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track 
maintenance credit.


                                 S. 700

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 709

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 709, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made by the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses 
for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health 
flexible spending arrangements.


                                 S. 804

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) 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. 925

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 1110

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) 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. 1121

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 1144

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1144, a bill to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a corporate 
responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan.


                                S. 1212

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) 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. 1312

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) 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. 1345

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1345, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes 
self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to 
provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part 
of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) 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. 1465

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1465, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to stroke telehealth 
services under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1489

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1489, a bill to strengthen 
support for the Cuban people and prohibit financial transactions with 
the Cuban military, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1555

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1555, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Filipino veterans of 
World War II, in recognition of the dedicated service of the veterans 
during World War II.


                                S. 1659

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) 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. 1760

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1760, a bill to 
prevent gun trafficking.


                                S. 1789

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. 
Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. 1789, a bill to improve defense 
cooperation between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of 
Jordan.


                                S. 1812

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1812, a bill to 
protect public safety by incentivizing State and local law enforcement 
to cooperate with Federal immigration law enforcement to prevent the 
release of criminal aliens into communities.


                                S. 1832

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1832, a bill to provide for 
increases in the Federal minimum wage.


                                S. 1833

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1833, a bill to amend the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the child and 
adult care food program.


                                S. 1834

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1834, a bill to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic 
violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving 
firearms, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1872

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1872, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for 
the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the 
simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of 
financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify 
for zero expected family contribution, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1875

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1875, a bill to support 
enhanced accountability for United States assistance to Afghanistan, 
and for other purposes.

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                                S. 1877

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1877, a bill to require the 
Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Planned 
Parenthood, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1881

  At the request of Mrs. Ernst, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the 
Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the Senator 
from Florida (Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the 
Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from 
Utah (Mr. Lee) were added as cosponsors of S. 1881, a bill to prohibit 
Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.


                              S. RES. 230

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 230, a resolution 
designating September 25, 2015, as ``National Lobster Day''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2279

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 2279 intended to be proposed to H.R. 22, 
a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees 
with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from 
being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to 
which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2416

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2416 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 22, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the 
Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2419

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2419 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 22, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the 
Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of 
determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2456

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2456 intended to be proposed to H.R. 22, a 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees 
with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from 
being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to 
which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act.

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