[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1712-S1713]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 391

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. 
McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 391, a bill to preserve and 
protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or 
assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.


                                 S. 624

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 624, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance under Medicare 
for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether 
therapeutic intervention is required during the screening.


                                 S. 857

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 
and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as cosponsors 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.


                                 S. 979

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 979, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the 
Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity 
compensation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1455

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


                                S. 1555

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 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. 2042

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2042, a bill to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act to strengthen protections for employees 
wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or 
conditions of employment and to provide for stronger remedies for 
interference with these rights, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2150

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2150, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical improvements to the Net 
Price Calculator system so that prospective students may have a more 
accurate understanding of the true cost of college.


                                S. 2175

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2175, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists 
in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2218

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2218, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid 
for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for 
medical care.


                                S. 2373

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2373, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare 
coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of 
durable medical equipment.


                                S. 2377

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2386

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2386, a bill to 
authorize the establishment of the Stonewall National Historic Site in 
the State of New York as a unit of the National Park System, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2427

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 2487

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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. 2540

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


                                S. 2548

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2548, a bill to establish 
the 400 Years of African-American History Commission, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2551

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2551, a bill to help 
prevent acts of genocide and mass atrocities, which threaten national 
and international security, by enhancing United States civilian 
capacities to prevent and mitigate such crises.


                                S. 2595

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2595, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the railroad track 
maintenance credit.


                                S. 2596

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) 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. 2604

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2604, a bill to establish in the legislative branch 
the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges.


                                S. 2612

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2612, a bill to ensure United 
States jurisdiction over offenses committed by United States personnel 
stationed in Canada in furtherance of border security initiatives.


                                S. 2666

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2666, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent earnings 
stripping of domestic corporations which are members of a worldwide 
group of corporations which includes an inverted corporation and to 
require agreements with respect to certain related party transactions 
with those members.

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                                S. 2674

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2674, a bill to authorize the President to provide 
major disaster assistance for lead contamination of drinking water from 
public water systems.


                                S. 2690

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2690, a bill to 
amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the 
funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2725

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the 
Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Inhofe) were added as cosponsors of S. 2725, a bill to impose sanctions 
with respect to the ballistic missile program of Iran, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2726

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from South Dakota 
(Mr. Rounds) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2726, a bill to hold Iran 
accountable for its state sponsorship of terrorism and other 
threatening activities and for its human rights abuses, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2736

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2736, a bill to improve 
access to durable medical equipment for Medicare beneficiaries under 
the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2736, supra.


                                S. 2746

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2746, a bill to establish 
various prohibitions regarding the transfer or release of individuals 
detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and with 
respect to United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2748

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2748, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
social work schools, and other programs, including physician assistant 
education programs, to promote education and research in palliative 
care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in 
academic palliative medicine.


                                S. 2749

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2749, a bill to 
provide an exception from the reduced flat rate per diem for long term 
temporary duty under Joint Travel Regulations for civilian employees of 
naval shipyards traveling for direct labor in support of off-yard work, 
and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 5

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 5, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect 
elections.


                              S. RES. 392

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 392, a resolution expressing 
the sense of the Senate regarding the prosecution and conviction of 
former President Mohamed Nasheed without due process and urging the 
Government of the Maldives to take all necessary steps to redress this 
injustice, to release all political prisoners, and to ensure due 
process and freedom from political prosecution for all the people of 
the Maldives.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3458

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3458 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 636, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing 
limitations, and for other purposes.

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