[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 9, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6533-S6535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 298

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 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. 469

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 469, a bill to improve the 
reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured 
members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 498

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 498, a bill to allow 
reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.


                                 S. 681

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk) 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. 705

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 705, a bill to amend 
section 213 of title 23, United States Code, relating to the 
Transportation Alternatives Program.


                                 S. 774

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 774, a bill to amend the 
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to 
improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 857

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator 
from New York (Mr. Schumer) 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. 928

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 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. 954

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 954, a bill to 
establish procedures regarding the approval of opioid drugs by the Food 
and Drug Administration.


                                S. 1020

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Cassidy) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 1099

  At the request of Mr. Scott, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. 
Cotton), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1099, a bill to amend the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act to

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provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in 
the small group market.


                                S. 1121

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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. 1140

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1140, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to propose a regulation revising the definition of 
the term ``waters of the United States'', and for other purposes.


                                S. 1170

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1170, a bill 
to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the 
United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for 
breast cancer research, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1212

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) 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. 1302

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1302, a bill to amend the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the 
death of a son or daughter.


                                S. 1383

  At the request of Mr. Perdue, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) 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. 1387

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 1431

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1431, a bill to provide 
for increased Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and 
assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths.


                                S. 1458

  At the request of Mr. Coats, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) 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. 1466

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) 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. 1495

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) 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. 1503

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of S. 1503, 
a bill to provide for enhanced Federal efforts concerning the 
prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to 
Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment 
of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.


                                S. 1539

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1539, a bill to 
amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a 
permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children 
program.


                                S. 1562

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1562, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic 
beverages.


                                S. 1603

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 1659

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) 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. 1680

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1680, a 
bill to improve the condition and performance of the national 
multimodal freight network, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1709

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1709, a bill to 
reduce risks to the financial system by limiting banks' ability to 
engage in certain risky activities and limiting conflicts of interest, 
to reinstate certain Glass-Steagall Act protections that were repealed 
by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1714

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) 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. 1755

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1755, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 5-year extension of the tax 
credit for residential energy efficient property.


                                S. 1775

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) 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. 1814

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1814, a bill 
to withhold certain Federal funding from sanctuary cities.


                                S. 1830

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1830, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of 
marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor 
services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1883

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator

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from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 1926

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1926, a bill to ensure access to 
screening mammography services.


                                S. 1937

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1937, a bill to amend the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 to improve nutrition in tribal areas, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1965

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1965, a bill to place restrictions on 
the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in Federal custody.


                                S. 1977

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1977, a 
bill to provide family members and close associates of an individual 
who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others new tools to 
prevent gun violence.


                                S. 1992

  At the request of Mr. Rounds, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1992, a bill to amend 
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a member of 
the Armed Forces and the spouse of that member shall have the same 
rights regarding the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty 
station of the member.


                              S. RES. 143

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 143, a resolution 
supporting efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free 
higher education.


                              S. RES. 217

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 217, a 
resolution designating October 8, 2015, as ``National Hydrogen and Fuel 
Cell Day''.


                              S. RES. 242

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), 
the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator 
from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. 
Capito) and the Senator from Iowa (Mrs. Ernst) were added as cosponsors 
of S. Res. 242, a resolution celebrating 25 years of success from the 
Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of 
Health.

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