[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 141 (Tuesday, September 29, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7005-S7007]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 233

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. 
Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 233, a bill to amend the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees 
in the private sector.


                                 S. 258

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) 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. 265

  At the request of Mr. Scott, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 265, a bill to expand 
opportunity through greater choice in education, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 271

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
271, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain 
retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected 
disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by 
reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special 
Compensation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 330

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 330, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for 
contributions of qualified conservation contributions, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 334

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 334, a bill to amend title 
31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing 
resolutions.


                                 S. 524

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor 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. 553

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


                                 S. 677

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 677, a bill to prohibit the 
application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign 
nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of 
assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


                                 S. 681

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were 
added as cosponsors 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

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vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 688

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 688, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the Medicare hospital 
readmission reduction program to respond to patient disparities, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 864

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 864, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care 
registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 865

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) 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 Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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 Iowa 
(Mrs. Ernst) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) 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. 979

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 979, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of 
survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' 
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1056

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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 name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) 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.


                                S. 1476

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1476, a bill to 
require States to report to the Attorney General certain information 
regarding shooting incidents involving law enforcement officers, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1559

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 1716

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1716, a 
bill to provide access to higher education for the students of the 
United States.


                                S. 1746

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1746, a bill to require 
the Office of Personnel Management to provide complimentary, 
comprehensive identity protection coverage to all individuals whose 
personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data 
breaches at Federal agencies.


                                S. 1770

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1770, a bill to provide for 
evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency 
and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help 
build individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to 
ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-
abiding lives.


                                S. 1789

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, his name was added as a cosponsor 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 name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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. 1852

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1852, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurance coverage 
continuity for former foster youth.


                                S. 1916

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1916, a bill to 
include skilled nursing facilities as a type of health care provider 
under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934.


                                S. 1972

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 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. 1977

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 2016

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2016, a bill to amend 
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to promote the responsible 
transfer of firearms.


                                S. 2032

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) and the 
Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) were added as cosponsors of S. 2032, a 
bill to adopt the bison as the national mammal of the United States.


                                S. 2034

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) and the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as cosponsors 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. RES. 266

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 266, a 
resolution designating September 2015 at ``National Kinship Care 
Month''.
  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) and the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 266, 
supra.


                              S. RES. 267

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the names of the Senator from Indiana

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(Mr. Donnelly) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 267, a resolution expressing support for the 
continuation of the Federal Perkins Loan program.

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