[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S32-S33]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 224

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 224, a bill to ensure the 
United States promotes women's meaningful inclusion and participation 
in mediation and negotiation processes undertaken in order to prevent, 
mitigate, and resolve violent conflict and implements the United States 
National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security.


                                 S. 290

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) 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. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and 
the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as cosponsors 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. 711

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 711, a bill to amend 
section 520J of the Public Service Health Act to authorize grants for 
mental health first aid training programs.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) 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. 1315

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) 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. 1473

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1473, a bill to 
authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety 
or gun violence prevention.


                                S. 1651

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1651, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination 
provisions.


                                S. 1697

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1697, a bill to provide an 
exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small 
businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase 
of policies in the individual health insurance market, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1709

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1709, a bill to reduce 
risks to the financial system by limiting banks' ability to engage in 
certain risky activities and limiting conflicts of interest, to 
reinstate certain Glass-Steagall Act protections that were repealed by 
the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1747

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1747, a bill to improve the 
enforcement of sanctions against the Government of North Korea, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1890

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) 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. 2034

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2067

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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.


                                S. 2144

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2144, a bill to improve the enforcement of sanctions 
against the Government of North Korea, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2200

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) 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. 2232

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) 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 New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2235, a bill to 
repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 
2015.


                                S. 2291

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2291, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to establish procedures within the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for the processing of whistleblower complaints, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2407

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2407, a bill to 
posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of J. 
Christopher Stevens, Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, and Sean Smith in 
recognition of their contributions to the Nation.


                                S. 2426

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2426, a bill to direct the Secretary of State to 
develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the 
International Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2427

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2427, a bill to 
prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need 
long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2434

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2434, a bill to provide that 
any executive action that infringes on the powers and duties of 
Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution of

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the United States or on the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds 
for certain purposes.


                                S. 2436

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2436, a bill to provide 
for certain assistance and reforms relating to the territories, and for 
other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 25

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 25, a joint 
resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards for Ozone''.


                              S. RES. 143

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 143, a resolution 
supporting efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free 
higher education.


                              S. RES. 337

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 337, a 
resolution expressing support for the designation of February 12, 2016, 
as ``Darwin Day'' and recognizing the importance of science in the 
betterment of humanity.

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