[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 175 (Thursday, December 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8379-S8380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 236

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mrs. 
Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 236, a bill to amend the Pay-As-
You-Go Act of 2010 to create an expedited procedure to enact 
recommendations of the Government Accountability Office for 
consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication.


                                 S. 290

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 290, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of 
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 553

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 713

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


                                 S. 865

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 865, a bill 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability 
compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual 
trauma, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 871

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 871, a bill to 
provide for an application process for interested parties to apply for 
an area to be designated as a rural area, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 890

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 928

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Portman) 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. 942

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 942, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction from the gift tax for gifts 
made to certain exempt organizations.


                                S. 1127

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1127, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the denial of deduction for 
certain excessive employee remuneration, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1315

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) 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. 1333

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1333, a bill to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act to exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich 
plants from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1562

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 1668

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1668, a bill to restore 
long-standing United States policy that the Wire Act prohibits all 
forms of Internet gambling, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1698

  At the request of Mr. Tillis, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1698, a bill to exclude 
payments from State eugenics compensation programs from consideration 
in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, Federal public 
benefits.


                                S. 1874

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) 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. 1909

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1909, a bill to protect 
communities from destructive Federal overreach by the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development.


                                S. 1919

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1919, a

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bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect 
rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of 
specific items and services, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental 
activities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2006

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mrs. Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2006, a bill to reform the 
process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations 
and guidance documents.


                                S. 2022

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2022, a 
bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2123

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2123, a bill to reform sentencing laws and 
correctional institutions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2170

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2170, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care 
professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2275

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2275, a bill to 
provide for automatic acquisition of United States citizenship for 
certain internationally adopted individuals, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2337

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Donnelly) and 
the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) 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. 2344

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the 
Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats), 
the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) were added as cosponsors of S. 2344, a bill to 
provide authority for access to certain business records collected 
under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 prior to 
November 29, 2015, to make the authority for roving surveillance, the 
authority to treat individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, 
and title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
permanent, and to modify the certification requirements for access to 
telephone toll and transactional records by the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 148

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2876

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 2876 proposed to H.R. 3762, a bill to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2016.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2884

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2884 proposed to H.R. 3762, a bill to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2016.
  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2884 proposed to H.R. 3762, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2886

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. 
Warren) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2886 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 3762, a bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2016.

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