[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S995-S996]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 239

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 239, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
with respect to apportionments under the Airport Improvement Program, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 353

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 353, a bill to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal 
punishments.


                                 S. 441

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S. 441, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug 
Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to 
protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing 
and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.


                                 S. 524

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) 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.
  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 524, supra.


                                 S. 578

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 578, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home 
health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1131

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1131, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the incidence 
of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1358

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1358, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the 
United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era.


                                S. 1555

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1555, a bill to 
award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Filipino 
veterans of World War II, in recognition of the dedicated service of 
the veterans during World War II.


                                S. 1874

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Sasse) 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 Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) 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. 1913

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1913, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to establish programs to prevent prescription drug abuse 
under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2041

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Donnelly) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2041, a bill to promote the development of 
safe drugs for neonates.


                                S. 2185

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor 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. Boozman) 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. 2276

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2276, a bill 
to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide enhanced safety in 
pipeline transportation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2426

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor 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 Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) 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. 2455

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2455, a bill to expand school choice in the District of Columbia.


                                S. 2474

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2512

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2512, a bill to expand the tropical disease 
product priority review voucher program to encourage treatments for 
Zika virus.


                                S. 2531

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the names of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) and the Senator 
from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of S. 2531, a bill to 
authorize State and local governments to divest from entities that 
engage in commerce-related or investment-related boycott, divestment, 
or sanctions activities targeting Israel, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2540

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2540, a bill to provide access to 
counsel for unaccompanied children and other vulnerable populations.


                                S. 2558

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2558, a bill to expand 
the prohibition on misleading or inaccurate caller identification 
information, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2559

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the Senator from

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West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2559, a bill to prohibit the 
modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by 
which the United States acquired the land and waters containing Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


                                S. 2563

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2563, a bill to affirm the 
importance of the land forces of the United States Armed Forces and to 
authorize fiscal year 2016 end-strength minimum levels for the active 
and reserve components of such land forces, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 21

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S.J. Res. 21, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit 
the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.


                             S. CON. RES. 4

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 4, a concurrent 
resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.


                              S. RES. 346

  At the request of Mr. Flake, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 346, a resolution expressing opposition to the European Commission 
interpretive notice regarding labeling Israeli products and goods 
manufactured in the West Bank and other areas, as such actions 
undermine the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

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