[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3291-S3294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 122

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 122, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow for the personal 
importation of safe and affordable drugs from approved pharmacies in 
Canada.


                                 S. 275

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) 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. 398

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 398, a bill to amend the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 
2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of 
chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and 
services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 616

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) 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. 629

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 629, a bill to enable 
hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to 
maintain payments under the Medicare program to hospitals for the costs 
of such programs.

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                                 S. 812

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) 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. 1100

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1100, a bill to 
require State and local government approval of prescribed burns on 
Federal land during conditions of drought or fire danger.


                                S. 1151

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1151, a bill to amend 
title IX of the Public Health Service Act to revise the operations of 
the United States Preventive Services Task Force, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1169

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1169, a bill to 
reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1175

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1175, a bill to improve the 
safety of hazardous materials rail transportation, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1555

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) 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. 1892

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1892, a bill to 
provide for loan repayment for teachers in high-need schools.


                                S. 1982

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1982, a bill to 
authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans 
Memorial and to allow certain private contributions to fund the Wall of 
Remembrance.
  At the request of Mr. Kaine, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1982, supra.


                                S. 2346

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2346, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily allow expensing of certain 
costs of replanting citrus plants lost by reason of casualty.


                                S. 2464

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2464, a bill to implement 
equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States for the right to life of each born and preborn human 
person.


                                S. 2540

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


                                S. 2641

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2641, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act, in relation to requiring 
adrenoleukodystrophy screening of newborns.


                                S. 2680

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2680, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to provide comprehensive mental health reform, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2736

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) 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. 2770

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2770, a bill to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of a covered service to 
provide call location information concerning the telecommunications 
device of a user of such service to an investigative or law enforcement 
officer in an emergency situation involving risk of death or serious 
physical injury or in order to respond to the user's call for emergency 
services.


                                S. 2873

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Cassidy) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2873, a bill to require studies and reports examining 
the use of, and opportunities to use, technology-enabled collaborative 
learning and capacity building models to improve programs of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2875

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2875, a bill to provide for 
the elimination or modification of Federal reporting requirements.


                                S. 2921

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2921, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of employees of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve health care and benefits 
for veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2924

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), 
the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. 
Shaheen), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as cosponsors of S. 2924, a bill to 
award a Congressional Gold Medal to former United States Senator Max 
Cleland.


                                S. 2934

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2934, a bill to ensure that 
all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are 
listed in the national instant criminal background check system and 
require a background check for every firearm sale.


                                S. 2944

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2944, a bill to require adequate reporting on the 
Public Safety Officers' Benefit program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2951

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2951, a bill 
to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to impose penalties and provide 
for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with 
certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2971

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2971, a bill to authorize 
the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.


                                S. 2977

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2977, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an excise tax on 
the production and importation of opioid pain relievers, and for other 
purposes.

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                                S. 2979

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2979, a bill to amend the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require candidates of major 
parties for the office of President to disclose recent tax return 
information.


                                S. 2989

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2989, a bill 
to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States 
merchant mariners of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated 
and vital service during World War II.


                                S. 2992

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2992, a bill to amend the 
Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management 
of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 36

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 36, a concurrent 
resolution expressing support of the goal of ensuring that all 
Holocaust victims live with dignity, comfort, and security in their 
remaining years, and urging the Federal Republic of Germany to reaffirm 
its commitment to that goal through a financial commitment to 
comprehensively address the unique health and welfare needs of 
vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and other medically 
prescribed needs.


                              S. RES. 340

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 340, a resolution 
expressing the sense of Congress that the so-called Islamic State in 
Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS or Da'esh) is committing genocide, crimes 
against humanity, and war crimes, and calling upon the President to 
work with foreign governments and the United Nations to provide 
physical protection for ISIS' targets, to support the creation of an 
international criminal tribunal with jurisdiction to punish these 
crimes, and to use every reasonable means, including sanctions, to 
destroy ISIS and disrupt its support networks.


                              S. RES. 472

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 472, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that a carbon tax would be 
detrimental to the economy of the United States.


                              S. RES. 478

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 478, a resolution expressing 
support for the designation of June 2, 2016, as ``National Gun Violence 
Awareness Day'' and June 2016 as ``National Gun Violence Awareness 
Month''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4067

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 4067 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an 
original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4068

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4068 intended 
to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4069

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4069 intended to 
be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4071

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 4071 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an 
original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4085

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4085 intended to 
be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4097

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4097 intended 
to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4098

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 4098 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, 
an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4120

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. Paul), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the 
Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 4120 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4124

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4124 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4136

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mrs. 
Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4136 intended to be 
proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4138

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4138 
intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military

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activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4143

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4143 intended to 
be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4146

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4146 intended to 
be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4155

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
4155 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4157

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4157 intended to 
be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4165

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4165 intended to be 
proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4172

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4172 intended to 
be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4175

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4175 intended to be 
proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4204

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4204 intended to 
be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4215

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 4215 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an 
original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4217

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) and the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4217 
intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4235

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4235 
intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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