[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 122 (Thursday, July 30, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6187-S6189]
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 South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) 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 Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) 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. 303

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 303, a bill to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to provide that individuals having 
seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal 
employment.


                                 S. 471

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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.
  At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 471, supra.


                                 S. 497

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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. 578

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 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. 681

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 713

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


                                 S. 743

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) and the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) were added as cosponsors 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. 857

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor 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 Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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 Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 979

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 979, a bill to amend title 10,

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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. 1020

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1020, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the continued access 
of Medicare beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1082

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1082, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal or 
demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on 
performance or misconduct, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1085

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) 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. 1099

  At the request of Mr. Scott, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 1383

  At the request of Mr. Perdue, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) 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. 1466

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) 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. 1498

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1498, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to require that military working dogs be 
retired in the United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1509

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1562

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the 
Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1562, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform 
taxation of alcoholic beverages.


                                S. 1578

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1578, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance taxpayer rights, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1579

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1579, a bill to 
enhance and integrate Native American tourism, empower Native American 
communities, increase coordination and collaboration between Federal 
tourism assets, and expand heritage and cultural tourism opportunities 
in the United States.


                                S. 1617

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1707

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1707, a bill to designate 
the Federal building located at 617 Walnut Street in Helena, Arkansas, 
as the ``Jacob Trieber Federal Building, United States Post Office, and 
United States Court House'' .


                                S. 1731

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1731, a 
bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive the minimum period 
of continuous active duty in the Armed Forces for receipt of certain 
benefits for homeless veterans, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to furnish such benefits to homeless veterans with discharges 
or releases from service in the Armed Forces with other than 
dishonorable conditions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1760

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


                                S. 1775

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1775, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept additional documentation 
when considering the application for veterans status of an individual 
who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War 
II, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1789

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from 
Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1789, a bill to improve defense cooperation 
between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.


                                S. 1808

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1808, a bill to require 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a Northern Border threat 
analysis, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1856

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1856, a bill 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for suspension and 
removal of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety 
and to improve accountability of employees of the Department, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1872

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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. 1876

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1876, a bill to rename the Office to 
Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State the Bureau to 
Monitor

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and Combat Trafficking in Persons and to provide for an Assistant 
Secretary to head such Bureau, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1881

  At the request of Mrs. Ernst, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from 
South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the 
Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Toomey), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the 
Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. 
Gardner) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1881, a bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned 
Parenthood Federation of America.


                                S. 1883

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1883, a bill to maximize 
discovery, and accelerate development and availability, of promising 
childhood cancer treatments, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1893

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1893, a bill to 
reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance 
use disorders.


                             S. CON. RES. 4

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


                              S. RES. 228

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 228, a resolution 
designating September 2015 as ``National Ovarian Cancer Awareness 
Month'' .


                              S. RES. 232

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 232, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that August 30, 2015, be observed as 
``1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day'' .


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2289

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2289 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 22, an act to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2456

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2456 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 22, an act to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other 
purposes.

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