[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 134 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6810-S6811]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 32

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 32, a bill to 
provide the Department of Justice with additional tools to target 
extraterritorial drug trafficking activity, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 258

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) 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. 338

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 338, a bill to permanently 
reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.


                                 S. 524

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 524, a bill to authorize the Attorney 
General to award grants to address the national epidemics of 
prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.


                                 S. 563

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 563, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to establish the Physician Ambassadors Helping 
Veterans program to seek to employ physicians at the Department of 
Veterans Affairs on a without compensation basis in practice areas and 
specialties with staffing shortages and long appointment waiting times.


                                 S. 571

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Donnelly) and the Senator 
from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as cosponsors 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. 865

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 865, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation 
evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans 
with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Murphy) 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. 928

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) and 
the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) 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. 1056

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1056, a bill to eliminate 
racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1099

  At the request of Mr. Scott, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) 
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. 1212

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) 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. 1239

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1239, a bill to 
amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for the Reid 
vapor pressure limitations under that Act.


                                S. 1383

  At the request of Mr. Perdue, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) 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 Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) 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. 1512

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 1559

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as cosponsors 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. 1598

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1598, a bill to prevent 
discriminatory treatment of any person on the basis of views held with 
respect to marriage.

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                                S. 1631

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1631, a bill to amend 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain provisions relating to 
multiemployer pensions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1632

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1632, a bill to require a regional strategy to address the threat posed 
by Boko Haram.


                                S. 1867

  At the request of Mr. Shelby, the names of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1867, a bill to protect children from exploitation by 
providing advance notice of intended travel by registered sex offenders 
outside the United States to the government of the country of 
destination, requesting foreign governments to notify the United States 
when a known sex offender is seeking to enter the United States, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1890

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1890, a bill to amend 
chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal 
jurisdiction for the theft of trade secrets, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1911

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1911, a bill to implement policies to end preventable maternal, 
newborn, and child deaths globally.


                                S. 1945

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1945, a bill to make available needed 
psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals 
with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1966

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the 
Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Booker) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1966, a bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act to require alternative options for program delivery.


                                S. 2001

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2001, a bill to phase out 
special wage certificates under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 that allow individuals with disabilities to be 
paid at subminimum wage rates.


                                S. 2015

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and 
the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2015, a bill to clarify the treatment of two or more employers as joint 
employers under the National Labor Relations Act.


                                S. 2032

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2032, a bill to adopt 
the bison as the national mammal of the United States.


                                S. 2042

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of S. 2042, a 
bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to strengthen 
protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, 
hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and to provide for 
stronger remedies for interference with these rights, and for other 
purposes.


                              S. RES. 143

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name 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 names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 217, a resolution designating 
October 8, 2015, as ``National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day'' .


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2656

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2656 proposed to H.J. Res. 61, a joint resolution 
amending 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.
  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2656 proposed to 
H.J. Res. 61, supra.
  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2656 proposed to H.J. Res. 61, supra.

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