[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 126 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6381-S6384]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 142

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 142, a bill 
to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a rule 
to require child safety packaging for liquid nicotine containers, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 210

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) 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.
  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
210, supra.


                                 S. 235

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 235, a bill to provide for 
wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 271

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, 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.

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                                 S. 283

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Coats) was added as a cosponsor of S. 283, a bill to prohibit the 
Internal Revenue Service from modifying the standard for determining 
whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of 
social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.


                                 S. 298

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 298, a bill 
to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide 
States with the option of providing services to children with medically 
complex conditions under the Medicaid program and Children's Health 
Insurance Program through a care coordination program focused on 
improving health outcomes for children with medically complex 
conditions and lowering costs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 330

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) and the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as cosponsors 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. 471

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 497

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 564

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor 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. 569

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 569, a bill to reauthorize the 
farm to school program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 598

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 598, a bill to 
improve the understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, 
chronic kidney disease, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 613

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 613, a bill to amend 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the 
efficiency of summer meals.


                                 S. 637

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) 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. 661

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 661, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the dependent care tax 
credit, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 706

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 706, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher 
education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault 
prevention and response.


                                 S. 776

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 776, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to medication 
therapy management under part D of the Medicare program.


                                 S. 799

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 799, a bill to combat the 
rise of prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome.


                                 S. 804

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) 
and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) were added as 
cosponsors 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 Michigan 
(Mr. Peters), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 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. 928

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 928, a bill to 
reauthorize the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 
11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 979

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, her name 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. 993

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 993, a bill to increase 
public safety by facilitating collaboration among the criminal justice, 
juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment, 
and substance abuse systems.


                                S. 1061

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1061, a bill to improve the Federal Pell Grant program, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1062

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1062, a bill to improve the Federal Pell Grant program, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1090

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) 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. 1099

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) 
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.
  At the request of Mr. Scott, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats), the 
Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) and the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as cosponsors of S. 1099, supra.


                                S. 1107

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1107, a bill to 
provide for

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an equitable management of summer flounder based on geographic, 
scientific, and economic data and for other purposes.


                                S. 1358

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. 
Baldwin) were added as cosponsors of S. 1358, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United 
States in Laos during the Vietnam War era.


                                S. 1383

  At the request of Mr. Perdue, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) 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. 1512

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 1523

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1523, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary 
Program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1526

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1526, a bill to 
amend title 10 and title 41, United States Code, to improve the manner 
in which Federal contracts for construction and design services are 
awarded, to prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and 
construction services procurements, to amend title 31 and 41, United 
States Code, to improve the payment protections available to 
construction contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers for work 
performed, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1562

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1562, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages.


                                S. 1566

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as cosponsors of S. 1566, a 
bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require group and 
individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide 
for coverage of oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than 
the coverage provided for anticancer medications administered by a 
health care provider.


                                S. 1589

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1589, a bill to facilitate 
efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new, 
long-term job creation through the establishment of an Infrastructure 
Financing Authority, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1603

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1603, a bill to actively recruit members of the Armed Forces who are 
separating from military service to serve as Customs and Border 
Protection Officers.


                                S. 1609

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1609, a bill to 
provide support for the development of middle school career exploration 
programs linked to career and technical education programs of study.


                                S. 1659

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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. 1711

  At the request of Mr. Scott, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1711, a bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor 
from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage 
loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 
1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1728

  At the request of Mr. Coats, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1728, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide equal access to declaratory 
judgments for organizations seeking tax-exempt status.


                                S. 1772

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1772, a bill to permit 
employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of 
retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and 
to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules 
for employees in certain occupations with evidence of unpredictable and 
unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1775

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 1819

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1819, a bill to improve security at Armed Forces 
recruitment centers.


                                S. 1823

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1823, a bill to safeguard 
military personnel on Armed Forces military installations by repealing 
bans on military personnel carrying firearms, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1831

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1831, a bill to revise section 48 of 
title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1833

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) 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. 1838

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1838, a bill to amend the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the treatment of 
coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1842

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1842, a bill to 
ensure State and local compliance with all Federal immigration 
detainers on aliens in custody and for other purposes.


                                S. 1856

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the 
Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator

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from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), 
the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 1860

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1860, a bill to protect and 
promote international religious freedom.


                                S. 1883

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1883, a bill to maximize discovery, and 
accelerate development and availability, of promising childhood cancer 
treatments, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1900

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1900, a bill to 
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of 
Education to award job training Federal Pell Grants.


                                S. 1925

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1925, a bill to extend the 
secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to 
make permanent the payment in lieu of taxes program and the land and 
water conservation fund.


                              S. RES. 148

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2612

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2612 intended to 
be proposed to S. 754, an original bill to improve cybersecurity in the 
United States through enhanced sharing of information about 
cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.

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