[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 54 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1853-S1855]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 275

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 979

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1503

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas

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(Mr. Boozman) 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 name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 1562

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1562, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic 
beverages.
  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1562, supra.


                                S. 1715

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors 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. 1911

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1911, a bill to implement policies to end 
preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally.


                                S. 2180

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2180, a bill to amend the 
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify 
appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and 
retaliation claims, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2210

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2210, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to 
establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at medical 
centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2217

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2217, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify certain 
disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food 
establishments, and to amend the authority to bring proceedings under 
section 403A.


                                S. 2251

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2251, a bill to provide for 
a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, supplemental 
security income beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2332

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2332, a bill to 
amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a 
permanent background check system.


                                S. 2348

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2348, a bill to 
implement the use of Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about 
pretrial release or detention and their conditions, to solve and 
prevent violent crimes and other crimes, to exonerate the innocent, to 
prevent DNA analysis backlogs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2502

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2502, a bill to amend the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure that 
retirement investors receive advice in their best interests, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2540

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) 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 Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) 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. 2612

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 2614

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) 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. 2726

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 2752

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2752, a bill to prohibit the 
facilitation of certain financial transactions involving the Government 
of Iran or Iranian persons and to impose sanctions with respect to the 
facilitation of those transactions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2755

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2755, a bill to provide 
Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of firefighters, law 
enforcement officers, members of rescue squads or ambulance crews, and 
public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty.


                                S. 2769

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2769, a bill to require the 
Federal Aviation Administration to establish minimum standards for 
space for passengers on passenger aircraft.


                              S. RES. 349

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 349, a resolution 
congratulating the Farm Credit System on the celebration of its 100th 
anniversary.


                              S. RES. 368

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 368, a resolution supporting efforts by the 
Government of Colombia to pursue peace and the end of the country's 
enduring internal armed conflict and recognizing United States support 
for Colombia at the 15th anniversary of Plan Colombia.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3483

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3483 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3492

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3492 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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                           AMENDMENT NO. 3500

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator 
from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3500 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3522

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
3522 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3524

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Blumenthal) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3524 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3527

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3527 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3539

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Markey), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley), the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. 
Coons), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester), the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the 
Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 3539 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3556

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3556 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3557

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3557 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3558

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3558 
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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