[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2492-S2494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 27

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
California

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(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 27, a bill to make wildlife 
trafficking a predicate offense under racketeering and money laundering 
statutes and the Travel Act, to provide for the use for conservation 
purposes of amounts from civil penalties, fines, forfeitures, and 
restitution under such statutes based on such violations, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 71

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 298

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 298, a bill to 
amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide States 
with the option of providing services to children with medically 
complex conditions under the Medicaid program and Children's Health 
Insurance Program through a care coordination program focused on 
improving health outcomes for children with medically complex 
conditions and lowering costs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 579

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 579, a bill to amend the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 to strengthen the independence of the 
Inspectors General, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 616

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 616, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide recruitment and retention 
incentives for volunteer emergency service workers.


                                 S. 804

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor 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. 812

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 812, a bill to enhance the 
ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth 
and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase 
individual savings, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 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. 1062

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1062, a bill to improve 
the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1567

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1567, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to provide for a review of the 
characterization or terms of discharge from the Armed Forces of 
individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of 
discharge.


                                S. 1996

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1996, a bill to streamline 
the employer reporting process and strengthen the eligibility 
verification process for the premium assistance tax credit and cost-
sharing subsidy.


                                S. 2034

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2034, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for 
the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim.


                                S. 2279

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 2392

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2392, a bill to 
enhance beneficiary and provider protections and improve transparency 
in the Medicare Advantage market, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2437

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 2441

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) 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. 2454

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2454, a bill to limit the period of 
authorization of new budget authority provided in appropriation Acts, 
to require analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of existing programs for 
which continued new budget authority is proposed to be authorized by 
committees of Congress, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2551

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) 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 Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) 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. 2628

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2628, a bill to 
authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation 
to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
environs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2644

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2644, a bill to reauthorize 
the Federal Communications Commission for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2702

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2702, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals with 
disabilities to save additional amounts in their ABLE accounts above 
the current annual maximum contribution if they work and earn income.


                                S. 2703

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2703, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow

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rollovers between 529 programs and ABLE accounts.


                                S. 2704

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2704, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age requirement with 
respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs.


                                S. 2707

  At the request of Mr. Scott, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) and the Senator from Iowa (Mrs. Ernst) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2707, a bill to require the Secretary of Labor to 
nullify the proposed rule regarding defining and delimiting the 
exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, 
and computer employees, to require the Secretary of Labor to conduct a 
full and complete economic analysis with improved economic data on 
small businesses, nonprofit employers, Medicare or Medicaid dependent 
health care providers, and small governmental jurisdictions, and all 
other employers, and minimize the impact on such employers, before 
promulgating any substantially similar rule, and to provide a rule of 
construction regarding the salary threshold exemption under the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2736

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


                                S. 2760

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2760, a bill 
to amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues related to 
the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2790

  At the request of Mr. Heller, 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. 2796

  At the request of Mr. Rounds, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2796, a bill to repeal 
certain obsolete laws relating to Indians.


                                S. 2843

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Booker), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2843, a bill to provide emergency 
supplemental appropriations to address the Zika crisis.


                                S. 2845

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2845, a bill to extend the 
termination of sanctions with respect to Venezuela under the Venezuela 
Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014.


                              S. RES. 432

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Res. 432, a resolution supporting respect for human rights and 
encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3857

  At the request of Mr. Perdue, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Sasse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3857 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 2028, a bill making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3877

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3877 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 2028, a bill making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.

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