[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 130 (Thursday, September 10, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6605-S6606]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 255

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 255, a bill to restore 
the integrity of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 477

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 477, a bill to terminate 
Operation Choke Point.


                                 S. 520

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 520, a bill to amend the 
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.


                                 S. 525

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 525, a bill 
to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) to 
reform the Food for Peace Program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 540

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 540, a bill to 
amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the 
Secretary of Agriculture to make loan guarantees and grants to finance 
certain improvements to school lunch facilities, to train school food 
service personnel, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 571

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) 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. 579

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 579, a bill to amend the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 to strengthen the independence of the 
Inspectors General, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 637

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) 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. 786

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 786, a bill to 
provide paid and family medical leave benefits to certain individuals, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 890

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 890, a bill 
to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and 
reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future 
generations, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 928

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. 
Kaine), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) were added as cosponsors 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. 942

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 942, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction from the gift 
tax for gifts made to certain exempt organizations.


                                 S. 968

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 968, a bill to require the Commissioner of Social 
Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining 
disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive 
the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals 
disabled by Huntington's Disease.


                                S. 1082

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) and the Senator from 
North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) were added as cosponsors 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. 1099

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor 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. Cochran) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1099, supra.


                                S. 1387

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 1539

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) 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. 1555

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the names of the Senator from 
Washington

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(Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1559

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1559, a bill to 
protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and 
dating violence from emotional and psychological trauma caused by acts 
of violence or threats of violence against their pets.


                                S. 1562

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) 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. Inhofe, 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. 1617

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) 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. 1632

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1632, a bill to require a 
regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram.


                                S. 1651

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1651, a bill to amend 
title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension 
offset and windfall elimination provisions.


                                S. 1668

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1668, a bill to restore 
long-standing United States policy that the Wire Act prohibits all 
forms of Internet gambling, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1676

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1676, a bill to increase 
the number of graduate medical education positions treating veterans, 
to improve the compensation of health care providers, medical 
directors, and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1766

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1766, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of Defense to review the discharge characterization of 
former members of the Armed Forces who were discharged by reason of the 
sexual orientation of the member, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1789

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1789, a bill to improve defense cooperation between 
the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.


                                S. 1831

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


                                S. 1933

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator 
from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. 
Franken), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as cosponsors of S. 1933, a bill to 
establish a comprehensive United States Government policy to encourage 
the efforts of countries in sub-Saharan Africa to develop an 
appropriate mix of power solutions, including renewable energy, for 
more broadly distributed electricity access in order to support poverty 
reduction, promote development outcomes, and drive economic growth, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1961

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1961, a bill to amend 
titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make improvements to 
the treatment of the United States territories under the Medicare and 
Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1972

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1972, a bill to require air 
carriers to modify certain policies with respect to the use of 
epinephrine for in-flight emergencies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1982

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1982, a bill to authorize 
a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and 
to allow certain private contributions to fund the Wall of Remembrance.


                                S. 1996

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1996, a bill to 
streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen the 
eligibility verification process for the premium assistance tax credit 
and cost-sharing subsidy.


                                S. 2015

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2015, a bill to 
clarify the treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under 
the National Labor Relations Act.


                              S. RES. 143

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

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