[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6894-S6895]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 108

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 108, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve access for students to Federal 
grants and loans to help pay for postsecondary, graduate, and 
professional educational opportunities, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 238

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 238, a bill to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to authorize the Director of the Bureau 
of Prisons to issue oleoresin capsicum spray to officers and employees 
of the Bureau of Prisons.


                                 S. 314

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 314, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of 
pharmacist services.


                                 S. 423

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 423, a bill to 
amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual 
written privacy notice requirement.


                                 S. 553

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 553, a bill 
to marshal resources to undertake a concerted, transformative effort 
that seeks to bring an end to modern slavery, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 553, supra.


                                 S. 569

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


                                 S. 637

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) 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. 697

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 697, a bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control 
Act to reauthorize and modernize that Act, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 968

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor 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 name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 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. 1140

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Corker) 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 North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) 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. 1252

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1252, a bill to authorize a comprehensive 
strategic approach for United States foreign assistance to developing 
countries to reduce global poverty and hunger, achieve food and 
nutrition security, promote inclusive, sustainable, agricultural-led 
economic growth, improve nutritional outcomes, especially for women and 
children, build resilience among vulnerable populations, and for other 
purposes.

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                                S. 1261

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1261, a bill to ensure 
that methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens on behalf 
of State and local governments are fair and effective and do not 
discriminate against interstate commerce for wireless 
telecommunications.


                                S. 1287

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1287, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for viral 
hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent 
deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1493

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1493, a bill to 
provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2015, in the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1493, supra.


                                S. 1555

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 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 names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) 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. 1562

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 1667

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1667, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the special rules 
for accident and health plans of certain governmental entities, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1682

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1682, a bill to extend the Iran 
Sanctions Act of 1996 and to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
report on the use by Iran of funds made available through sanctions 
relief.


                                S. 1766

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 1798

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1798, a bill to 
reauthorize the United States Commission on International Religious 
Freedom, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1830

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 1831

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1831, a bill to revise section 
48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1893

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


                                S. 1911

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1911, a bill to implement policies to end 
preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally.


                                S. 1982

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) 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. 2028

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2028, a bill to amend the 
Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to 
promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2034

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2034, a bill to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the 
imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim.


                                S. 2061

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2061, a bill to designate a 
National Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National Teachers Hall of 
Fame in Emporia, Kansas.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2667

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2667 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 36, a bill to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.

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