[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 5, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1673-S1675]
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 New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 198

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 198, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to inverted 
corporations.


                                 S. 275

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 275, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy under the 
Medicare program.


                                 S. 405

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 405, a bill to protect and 
enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 510

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 510, a bill to require Senate 
confirmation of Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 578

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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.
  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 578, supra.


                                 S. 804

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer) and the Senator 
from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as cosponsors of S. 804, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to specify coverage of 
continuous glucose monitoring devices, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 857

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 857, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under 
the Medicare program of an initial comprehensive care plan for Medicare 
beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related 
dementias, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 857, supra.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 1252

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota

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(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1252, a bill to 
authorize a comprehensive strategic approach for United States foreign 
assistance to developing countries to reduce global poverty and hunger, 
achieve food and nutrition security, promote inclusive, sustainable, 
agricultural-led economic growth, improve nutritional outcomes, 
especially for women and children, build resilience among vulnerable 
populations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1503

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1503, a bill to 
provide for enhanced Federal efforts concerning the prevention, 
education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme disease 
and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-
Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.


                                S. 1555

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator 
from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Blumenthal), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator 
from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were added as cosponsors 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. 1659

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1659, a bill to amend the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which 
States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1715

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 1776

  At the request of Mr. Rounds, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1776, a bill to enhance tribal road safety, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2311

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) 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. 2377

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2377, a bill to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria (ISIS) and protect and secure the United States, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2424

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2424, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, 
and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and 
young children.


                                S. 2437

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2457

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2457, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for employer-
provided education assistance to employer payments of student loans.


                                S. 2473

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) 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. 2548

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2548, a bill to establish the 400 Years of 
African-American History Commission, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2592

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2592, a bill 
to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act by instituting a 180-day waiting 
period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer's credit 
report and removing paid-off and settled medical debts from credit 
reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt 
Collection Practices Act by providing for a timetable for verification 
of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with 
more perfect information, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2595

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the 
Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2595, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently 
extend the railroad track maintenance credit.


                                S. 2614

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2614, a bill to amend the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to reauthorize 
the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, and to promote 
initiatives that will reduce the risk of injury and death relating to 
the wandering characteristics of some children with autism.


                                S. 2646

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2646, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to establish the Veterans Choice Program of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to improve health care provided to 
veterans by the Department, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2676

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2676, a bill 
to provide for the adjustment of the debts of the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2693

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2693, a bill to ensure the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission allocates its resources 
appropriately by prioritizing complaints of discrimination before 
implementing the proposed revision of the employer information report 
EEO-1, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2722

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2722, a bill to amend the 
Home Owners' Loan Act to allow Federal savings associations to elect to 
operate as national banks, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 349

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) and the Senator 
from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 349, a 
resolution congratulating the Farm Credit System on the celebration of 
its 100th anniversary.


                              S. RES. 394

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 394, a resolution recognizing the 195th 
anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in 
Greece and the United States.

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                              S. RES. 406

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 406, a resolution 
recognizing the Girl Scouts of the United States of America on the 
100th Anniversary of the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in 
the Girl Scouts, which has stood for excellence and leadership for 
girls everywhere since 1916.

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