[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 138 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6938-S6941]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 311

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 311, a bill to amend the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent 
bullying and harassment of students.


                                 S. 334

  At the request of Mr. Sasse, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
334, a bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for 
automatic continuing resolutions.


                                 S. 571

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 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.

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                                 S. 613

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) 
were added as cosponsors 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 Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) 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 name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) was added as a cosponsor of S. 697, a bill to amend the 
Toxic Substances Control Act to reauthorize and modernize that Act, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 740

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 740, a bill to improve the 
coordination and use of geospatial data.


                                 S. 771

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 771, a bill to emphasize 
manufacturing in engineering programs by directing the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, in coordination with other 
appropriate Federal agencies including the Department of Defense, 
Department of Energy, and National Science Foundation, to designate 
United States manufacturing universities.


                                 S. 799

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


                                 S. 857

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor 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. 865

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) 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. 928

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) 
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. 1059

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1059, a bill to provide 
Dreamer students with access to student financial aid.


                                S. 1099

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) 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 Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1099, supra.


                                S. 1169

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1169, a bill to 
reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1193

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1193, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent and expand 
the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit 
program.


                                S. 1212

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) 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. 1214

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1214, a bill to prevent 
human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the 
United States.


                                S. 1302

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 1473

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1473, a bill to authorize 
the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or 
gun violence prevention.


                                S. 1493

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 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.


                                S. 1539

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 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 name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1711

  At the request of Mr. Scott, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) 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. 1831

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) 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. 1833

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) 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. 1856

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1867

  At the request of Mr. Shelby, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.

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Portman), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the Senator 
from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 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. 1878

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1878, a bill to extend the 
pediatric priority review voucher program.


                                S. 1919

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1919, a bill to amend the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to 
requirements for coverage of specific items and services, to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to prohibit certain abortion-related 
discrimination in governmental activities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1966

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 
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. 1977

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 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. 1982

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 2015

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mrs. Ernst) 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. 2022

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2022, a bill 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2032

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2032, a bill to adopt the bison as the 
national mammal of the United States.


                                S. 2035

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2035, a bill to provide for the compensation of 
Federal employees affected by a lapse in appropriations.


                                S. 2042

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 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. 2066

  At the request of Mr. Sasse, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) were added as cosponsors of S. 2066, 
a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care 
practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the 
case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.


                                S. 2067

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2067, a bill to establish 
EUREKA Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery and development of 
disease-modifying, preventive, or curative treatments for Alzheimer's 
disease and related dementia, to encourage efforts to enhance detection 
and diagnosis of such diseases, or to enhance the quality and 
efficiency of care of individuals with such diseases.


                              S.J. RES. 21

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 21, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of 
the flag of the United States.


                              S.J. RES. 22

  At the request of Mrs. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 22, a joint 
resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of 
Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the 
definition of ``waters of the United States'' under the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act.


                              S. RES. 116

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 116, a resolution 
providing for free and fair elections in Burma.


                              S. RES. 224

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 224, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the area 
between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van 
Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and 
International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, 
should be designated as ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza''.
  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Sasse) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 224, supra.


                              S. RES. 251

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Coats) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 251, a resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate that the congressional review provision of the Iran Nuclear 
Agreement Review Act of 2015 does not apply to the Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action announced on July 14, 2015, because the President failed 
to transmit the entire agreement as required by such Act, and that the 
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action would only preempt existing Iran 
sanctions laws as ``the supreme Law of the Land'' if ratified by the 
Senate as a treaty with the concurrence of two thirds of the Senators 
present pursuant to Article II, section 2, clause 2, of the 
Constitution or if Congress were to enact new implementing legislation 
that supersedes the mandatory statutory sanctions that the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action announced on July 14, 2015, purports to 
supersede.


                              S. RES. 262

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 262, a resolution to 
support the empowerment of women and urge countries to #FreeThe20.


                              S. RES. 266

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the 
Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 
266, a resolution designating September 2015 at ``National Kinship Care 
Month''.

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