[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S737-S739]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 134

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 134, a bill to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the 
definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 524

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 524, a bill to 
authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national 
epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.


                                 S. 682

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 682, a bill to amend the 
Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator 
and a high-cost mortgage.


                                 S. 795

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 795, a bill to 
enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee employees.


                                 S. 849

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 849, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for systematic data collection and 
analysis and epidemiological research regarding Multiple Sclerosis 
(MS), Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein) were added as cosponsors 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

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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. 1074

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1074, a bill to clarify 
the status of the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National 
Scenic Trails as units of the National Park System, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1110

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1110, a bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
publish in the Federal Register a strategy to significantly increase 
the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail 
maintenance, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1607

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1607, a bill to affirm the 
authority of the President to require independent regulatory agencies 
to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive 
agencies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1775

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1775, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept additional 
documentation when considering the application for veterans status of 
an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman 
during World War II, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1890

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) 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. 2014

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2014, a bill to 
demonstrate a commitment to our Nation's scientists by increasing 
opportunities for the development of our next generation of 
researchers.


                                S. 2071

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Cassidy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2071, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for 
ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare program, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2119

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2119, a bill to provide 
for greater congressional oversight of Iran's nuclear program, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2185

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) 
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. 2268

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2268, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to the United States Army Dust Off crews of 
the Vietnam War, collectively, in recognition of their extraordinary 
heroism and life-saving actions in Vietnam.


                                S. 2311

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) 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. 2322

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2322, a bill 
to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over-the-
road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirements.


                                S. 2449

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2449, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove 
limitations on the ability of certain dual citizens from participating 
in the Visa Waiver Program.


                                S. 2450

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2450, a bill to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to address administrative leave for 
Federal employees, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2473

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) 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 Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) 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. 2483

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2483, a bill to prohibit 
States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting 
after a decennial census and apportionment, to require States to 
conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2487

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2487, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs 
and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans as part of 
the evaluation of such programs by the Secretary, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2497

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2497, a bill to amend 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail 
customers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2505

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2505, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that retirement investors 
receive advice in their best interests, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2506

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2506, a bill 
to restore statutory rights to the people of the United States from 
forced arbitration.


                              S.J. RES. 18

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 18, a joint 
resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States.


                               S. RES. 99

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 99, a resolution 
calling on the Government of Iran to fulfill its promises of assistance 
in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United States civilian 
in our Nation's history.


                              S. RES. 349

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Colorado

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(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 349, a resolution 
congratulating the Farm Credit System on the celebration of its 100th 
anniversary.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3107

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3107 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 Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) 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. 3133

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3133 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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