[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 2, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8306-S8307]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 170

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 170, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children 
eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 314

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 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. 542

  At the request of Mr. Coats, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 542, a bill to enhance the 
homeland security of the United States, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 551

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) 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. 579

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 579, a bill to amend the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 to strengthen the independence of the 
Inspectors General, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 586

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 586, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective implementation 
and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes, 
diabetes, and the chronic diseases and conditions that result from 
diabetes.


                                 S. 613

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 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. 737

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 737, a bill 
to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the application 
of the Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services furnished 
under Medicaid and to apply the rate floor to additional providers of 
primary care services.


                                 S. 786

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 786, a bill 
to provide paid and family medical leave benefits to certain 
individuals, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) 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. 1133

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


                                S. 1539

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 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. 1832

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1832, a bill to provide for 
increases in the Federal minimum wage.


                                S. 1874

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby) 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. 1890

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Murphy) 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. 1928

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1928, a bill to support the 
education of Indian children.


                                S. 1935

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1935, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Commerce to undertake certain activities to 
support waterfront

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community revitalization and resiliency.


                                S. 2051

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator 
from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) were added as cosponsors of S. 2051, a bill 
to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service.


                                S. 2163

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) 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. 2178

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2178, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain 
provisions of the Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 
2008 relating to timber, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2203

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2203, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit and 
to provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico with 
respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit.


                                S. 2230

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2230, a bill to require the 
Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress on the designation of 
the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2232

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor 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 Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2235, a bill to repeal debt 
collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.


                                S. 2243

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2243, a bill to amend the fresh fruit and vegetable 
program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to 
include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables.


                                S. 2311

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2311, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the 
Health Resources and Services Administration, to make grants to States 
for screening and treatment for maternal depression.


                                S. 2337

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2337, a bill to improve homeland 
security by enhancing the requirements for participation in the Visa 
Waiver Program, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 148

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) 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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