[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 168 (Monday, November 16, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7966-S7968]
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 
Virginia (Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S.

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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. 553

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) 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. 627

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 627, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees 
involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 637

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 743

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 743, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring 
them with status as veterans under law, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 746

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) 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. 849

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 849, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for systematic data 
collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding Multiple 
Sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1555

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 1567

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1567, a bill to amend title 10, United 
States Code, to provide for a review of the characterization or terms 
of discharge from the Armed Forces of individuals with mental health 
disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge.


                                S. 1789

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, 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. 1856

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 1874

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1874, a bill to provide 
protections for workers with respect to their right to select or 
refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.


                                S. 1982

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) 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. 1996

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1996, a bill to streamline 
the employer reporting process and strengthen the eligibility 
verification process for the premium assistance tax credit and cost-
sharing subsidy.


                                S. 2042

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) 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. 2045

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2045, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health 
coverage.


                                S. 2152

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2152, a bill to establish a 
comprehensive United States Government policy to encourage the efforts 
of countries in sub-Saharan Africa to develop an appropriate mix of 
power solutions, including renewable energy, for more broadly 
distributed electricity access in order to support poverty reduction, 
promote development outcomes, and drive economic growth, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2163

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 2232

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2232, a bill to require a full audit of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks 
by the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2235

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2235, a bill to repeal 
debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.


                                S. 2248

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2248, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to coordinate Federal congenital heart 
disease research efforts and to improve public education and awareness 
of congenital heart disease, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2251

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2251, a bill to provide for 
a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, supplemental 
security income beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2252

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr.

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Merkley) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2252, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to issue prospective 
guidance clarifying the employment status of individuals for purposes 
of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments with respect 
to such clarifications.


                                S. 2266

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2266, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in 
certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 282

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

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