[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 153 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7345-S7346]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 134

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 134, a bill to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the 
definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 314

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) 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. 370

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 370, a bill to require 
breast density reporting to physicians and patients by facilities that 
perform mammograms, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 403

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. 403, a bill to 
revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail 
in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to 
connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 613

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) 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 North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 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. 851

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 851, a bill to 
promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital 
goods and digital services.


                                S. 1013

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1013, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items under the 
Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1077

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1077, a bill to provide 
for expedited development of and priority review for breakthrough 
devices.


                                S. 1082

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name 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. 1315

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1315, a bill to protect the right of law-abiding 
citizens to transport knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of 
local and State prohibitions.


                                S. 1375

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1375, a bill to designate 
as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the 
Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for 
the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United 
States.


                                S. 1394

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1394, a bill 
to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish within 
the Environmental Protection Agency a Columbia River Basin Restoration 
Program.


                                S. 1493

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) 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. 1520

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1520, a bill to protect victims of stalking 
from violence.


                                S. 1539

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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. 1559

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), 
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) 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. 1624

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1624, a bill to provide 
predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage 
investment.


                                S. 1686

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1686, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper 
tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities.


                                S. 1766

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) 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. 1767

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1767, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to combination 
products, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1789

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the 
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from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as cosponsors of S. 1789, a 
bill to improve defense cooperation between the United States and the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.


                                S. 1801

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1801, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain farming business 
machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of 
depreciation.


                                S. 1831

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) were added as 
cosponsors 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 Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 1882

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1882, a bill to support 
the sustainable recovery and rebuilding of Nepal following the recent, 
devastating earthquakes near Kathmandu.


                                S. 1926

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors of S. 1926, a bill to ensure 
access to screening mammography services.


                                S. 1931

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1931, a bill to reaffirm 
that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of certain 
Indian tribes.


                                S. 1944

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1944, a bill to require each 
agency to repeal or amend 1 or more rules before issuing or amending a 
rule.


                                S. 2002

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2002, a bill to strengthen our mental health system 
and improve public safety.


                                S. 2028

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) 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 names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator 
from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator 
from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), 
the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator 
from Utah (Mr. Hatch) 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. 2042

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 2067

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 2136

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2136, a bill to establish 
the Regional SBIR State Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2145

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2145, a bill to make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016.


                                S. 2146

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2146, a bill to hold sanctuary jurisdictions 
accountable for defying Federal law, to increase penalties for 
individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being 
removed, and to provide liability protection for State and local law 
enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2148

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) 
and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 2148, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
prevent an increase in the Medicare part B premium and deductible in 
2016.


                                S. 2163

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2163, a bill to 
amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Transportation to require that broadband conduits be installed as a 
part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 282

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 282, a resolution 
supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month.

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