[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 9, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1388-S1389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 553

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) 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. 591

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 591, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax 
credit, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 911

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 911, a bill to direct the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order 
with respect to secondary cockpit barriers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1455

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1455, a bill to provide 
access to medication-assisted therapy, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1597

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1597, a bill to enhance 
patient engagement in the medical product development process, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1715

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1715, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 400th 
anniversary of the arrival of the Pilgrims.


                                S. 1795

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1795, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for 
major disasters declared in any of calendar years 2012 through 2015, to 
make certain tax relief provisions permanent, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1890

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from 
Iowa (Mr. Grassley) 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. 2067

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) 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. 2147

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2147, a bill to 
amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to participant votes on the 
suspension of benefits under multiemployer plans in critical and 
declining status.


                                S. 2226

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2226, a bill 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the residential 
treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and to establish a 
pilot program to provide grants to State substance abuse agencies to 
promote innovative service delivery models for such women.


                                S. 2426

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) 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. 2441

  At the request of Mr. Flake, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2441, a bill to provide that certain Cuban entrants are ineligible to 
receive refugee assistance, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2468

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2468, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a 5-year demonstration 
program to provide grants to eligible Indian tribes for the 
construction of tribal schools, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2473

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) 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. 2487

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2596

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2596, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-
connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military 
aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members 
of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel.


                                S. 2621

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2621, a 
bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to 
genetically engineered food transparency and uniformity.
  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2621, supra.


                                S. 2645

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2645, a bill to impose sanctions with respect 
to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally 
recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender 
individuals, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 349

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 349, a resolution congratulating 
the Farm Credit System on the celebration of its 100th anniversary.


                              S. RES. 383

  At the request of Mr. Perdue, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 383, a resolution 
recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic 
relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.


                              S. RES. 391

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 391, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to oppose the 
transfer of foreign enemy combatants from the detention facilities at 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States 
homeland.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3411

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr.

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King) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3411 intended to be 
proposed to S. 524, a bill to authorize the Attorney General to award 
grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse 
and heroin use.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3435

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3435 intended 
to be proposed to S. 524, a bill to authorize the Attorney General to 
award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid 
abuse and heroin use.

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