[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 145 (Monday, October 5, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7124-S7125]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 228

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 228, a bill to amend title 
54, United States Code, to provide for congressional and State approval 
of national monuments and restrictions on the use of national 
monuments.


                                 S. 429

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 429, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a standard definition of 
therapeutic foster care services in Medicaid.


                                 S. 441

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 441, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug 
Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to 
protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing 
and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.


                                 S. 553

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) 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. 624

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 624, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal cancer 
screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is 
required during the screening.


                                 S. 697

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) 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. 713

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 713, a bill to prevent 
international violence against women, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 746

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 746, a bill to provide 
for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast 
Cancer.


                                 S. 890

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) 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. 1056

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


                                S. 1121

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1121, a bill to amend the 
Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the 
Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department 
of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1252

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor 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.


                                S. 1319

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1319, a bill to validate 
final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1410

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1410, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to improve the 
treatment of substance use disorders.


                                S. 1491

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1491, a bill to provide 
sensible relief to community financial institutions, to protect 
consumers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1493

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) 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. 1555

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 
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.

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                                S. 1559

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 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 Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) 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. 1579

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1579, a bill to 
enhance and integrate Native American tourism, empower Native American 
communities, increase coordination and collaboration between Federal 
tourism assets, and expand heritage and cultural tourism opportunities 
in the United States.


                                S. 1622

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1622, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to devices.


                                S. 1659

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1659, a bill to amend the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which 
States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1716

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


                                S. 1775

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1775, a bill 
to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept additional 
documentation when considering the application for veterans status of 
an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman 
during World War II, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1867

  At the request of Mr. Shelby, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) 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. 1979

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1979, a bill 
to direct the Chief of Engineers to transfer an archaeological 
collection, commonly referred to as the Kennewick Man or the Ancient 
One, to the Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic 
Preservation.


                                S. 2032

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) 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 name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2084

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2084, a bill to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National 
Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of 
complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices.


                                S. 2090

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2090, a bill to ensure that 
Social Security contributions made by workers are available to pay all 
benefits which they have earned.


                                S. 2091

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2091, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international tourism to 
the United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2116

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2116, a bill to improve 
certain programs of the Small Business Administration to better assist 
small business customers in accessing broadband technology, and for 
other purposes.


                              S. RES. 148

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 148, a resolution 
condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its 
Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International 
Covenants on Human Rights.

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