[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 57 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2099-S2100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 71

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 71, a bill to preserve 
open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor 
relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally 
funded construction projects.


                                 S. 256

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. 256, a bill to 
amend the definition of ``homeless person'' under the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act to include certain homeless children and youth, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 746

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 746, a bill to 
provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of 
Breast Cancer.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) 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. 979

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) 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. 996

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 996, a bill to facilitate 
nationwide availability of volunteer income tax assistance for low-
income and underserved populations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1462

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1462, a bill to improve 
the safety of oil shipments by rail and for other purposes.


                                S. 1555

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) 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. 1715

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) 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. 2002

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2002, a bill to 
strengthen our mental health system and improve public safety.


                                S. 2279

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2279, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to increase 
efficiency in the recruitment and hiring by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs of health care workers that are undergoing separation from the 
Armed Forces, to create uniform credentialing standards for certain 
health care professionals of the Department, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2292

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2292, a bill to reform 
laws relating to small public housing agencies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2390

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2390, a bill to provide 
adequate protections for whistleblowers at the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation.


                                S. 2441

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) 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. 2469

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2469, a bill to 
repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.


                                S. 2540

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) 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 Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 2566

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2566, a bill to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to provide sexual assault survivors 
with certain rights, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2613

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

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(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2613, a bill to 
reauthorize certain programs established by the Adam Walsh Child 
Protection and Safety Act of 2006.


                                S. 2614

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 2725

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2725, a bill to impose 
sanctions with respect to the ballistic missile program of Iran, and 
for other purposes.
  



                                S. 2746

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) and the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) were added as cosponsors 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. 2749

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 2752

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) 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 names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 2782

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2782, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of 
pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps program, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2790

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2790, a bill to provide requirements for the appropriate Federal 
banking agencies when requesting or ordering a depository institution 
to terminate a specific customer account, to provide for additional 
requirements related to subpoenas issued under the Financial 
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and for 
other purposes.


                              S. RES. 349

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 383

  At the request of Mr. Perdue, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) 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. 422

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 422, a resolution 
supporting the mission and goals of 2016 ``National Crime Victims' 
Rights Week'', which include increasing public awareness of the rights, 
needs, concerns of, and services available to assist victims and 
survivors of crime in the United States.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3511

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 3511 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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