[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 169 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8021-S8022]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 314

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mrs. Ernst) was added as a cosponsor 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. 330

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator 
from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. 
Burr) were added as cosponsors 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. 551

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 551, a bill to 
increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the 
transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives 
licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists.


                                 S. 613

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 613, a bill to 
amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the 
efficiency of summer meals.


                                 S. 627

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. Boxer) 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. 928

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor 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. 950

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 950, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable 
adoption tax credit.


                                 S. 968

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 968, a bill 
to require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical 
and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person 
diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting 
period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by 
Huntington's Disease.


                                S. 1133

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1133, a bill to 
amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.


                                S. 1390

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1390, a bill to help 
provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy, 
to help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher educational 
opportunities for Native American Indians, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1540

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1540, a bill to 
improve the enforcement of prohibitions on robocalls, including 
fraudulent robocalls.


                                S. 1685

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1685, a bill to direct the 
Federal Communications Commission to extend to private land use 
restrictions its rule relating to reasonable accommodation of amateur 
service communications.


                                S. 1830

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1830, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of 
marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor 
services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1890

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1890, a bill to amend 
chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal 
jurisdiction for the theft of trade secrets, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1926

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1926, a bill to ensure access to screening mammography 
services.


                                S. 2021

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2021, a bill to prohibit 
Federal agencies and Federal contractors from requesting that an 
applicant for employment disclose criminal history record information 
before the applicant has received a conditional offer, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2044

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2044, a bill to prohibit 
the use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict the ability 
of a consumer to communicate regarding the goods or services offered in 
interstate commerce that were the subject of the contract, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2067

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

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                                S. 2072

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Donnelly) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2072, a bill to require the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the 
Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment 
area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality 
standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under a 
voluntary early action compact plan.


                                S. 2095

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2095, a bill to establish 
certain requirements with respect to pollock and golden king crab.


                                S. 2123

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mrs. Ernst) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2123, a bill to reform sentencing laws and 
correctional institutions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2193

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2193, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals 
who illegally reenter the United States after being removed and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2196

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2196, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-
application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex 
rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.


                                S. 2200

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2200, a bill to 
amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen equal pay 
requirements.


                                S. 2213

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2213, a bill 
to prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the 
completion of a background check.


                                S. 2234

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2234, a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal, 
collectively, to the members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) 
in recognition of their superior service and major contributions during 
World War II.


                                S. 2263

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2263, a bill to encourage effective, voluntary private 
sector investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and women who 
have served in the United States military with annual Federal awards to 
private sector employers recognizing such investments, and for other 
purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 1

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S.J. Res. 1, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of 
terms that a Member of Congress may serve.


                              S. RES. 148

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were 
added as cosponsors 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.


                              S. RES. 237

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) and the 
Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of 
S. Res. 237, a resolution condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord's 
Resistance Army for continuing to perpetrate crimes against humanity, 
war crimes, and mass atrocities, and supporting ongoing efforts by the 
United States Government, the African Union, and governments and 
regional organizations in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and 
Lord's Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield and promote 
protection and recovery of affected communities.


                              S. RES. 282

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


                              S. RES. 302

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 302, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of Israel and 
in condemnation of Palestinian terror attacks.

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