[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S576-S577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 493

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. 493, a bill to reduce a 
portion of the annual pay of Members of Congress for the failure to 
adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget which does not provide for 
a balanced budget, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 771

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 771, a bill to emphasize 
manufacturing in engineering programs by directing the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, in coordination with other 
appropriate Federal agencies including the Department of Defense, 
Department of Energy, and National Science Foundation, to designate 
United States manufacturing universities.


                                 S. 786

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) 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 Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) 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. 1390

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) 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. 1855

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1855, a bill to provide 
special foreign military sales status to the Philippines.


                                S. 1890

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1944

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Gardner) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1944, a bill to require each agency to 
repeal or amend 1 or more rules before issuing or amending a rule.


                                S. 2068

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2068, a 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include automated 
fire sprinkler system retrofits as section 179 property and classify 
certain automated fire sprinkler system retrofits as 15-year property 
for purposes of depreciation.


                                S. 2185

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the Senator 
from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the 
Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2185, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
to mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer.


                                S. 2186

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2186, a bill to provide the legal framework necessary for the growth of 
innovative private financing options for students to fund postsecondary 
education, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2230

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, his name 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. 2423

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2423, a bill 
making appropriations to address the heroin and opioid drug abuse 
epidemic for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2437

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2437, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide for the burial of the cremated remains of persons who served as 
Women's Air Forces Service Pilots in Arlington National Cemetery, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2469

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2469, a bill to 
repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.


                                S. 2473

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2473, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide 
veterans the option of using an alternative appeals process to more 
quickly determine claims for disability compensation, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2474

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Gardner) were added as cosponsors of S. 2474, a bill to 
allow for additional markings, including the words ``Israel'' and 
``Product in Israel,'' to be used for country of origin marking 
requirements for goods made in the geographical areas known as the West 
Bank and Gaza Strip.


                              S. RES. 349

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 349, a resolution congratulating the Farm 
Credit System on the celebration of its 100th anniversary.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2954

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2954 proposed to S. 2012, an original bill to provide for the 
modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2977

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2977 intended to be proposed to S. 2012, an original bill to provide 
for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3035

  

  At the request of Mr. Franken, his name was added as a cosponsor of

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amendment No. 3035 intended to be proposed to S. 2012, an original bill 
to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3120

  

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3120 intended to be 
proposed to S. 2012, an original bill to provide for the modernization 
of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3131

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3131 intended 
to be proposed to S. 2012, an original bill to provide for the 
modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3166

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3166 
intended to be proposed to S. 2012, an original bill to provide for the 
modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3186

  

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the names of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Sasse) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3186 intended to be proposed 
to S. 2012, an original bill to provide for the modernization of the 
energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3192

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3192 intended 
to be proposed to S. 2012, an original bill to provide for the 
modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3214

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3214 intended to be proposed to S. 2012, an original bill 
to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes.

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