[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 88 (Monday, June 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3411-S3414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 271

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 271, a bill to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed 
services who have a service-connected disability to receive both 
disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of 
military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 356

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 356, a bill to improve 
the provisions relating to the privacy of electronic communications.


                                 S. 366

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 366, a bill 
to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and 
reports in electronic form.


                                 S. 386

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 386, a bill to limit the authority of States to tax 
certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other 
States.


                                 S. 579

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) 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. 591

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 591, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets 
tax credit, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 698

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 698, a bill 
to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales 
and use tax laws, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 979

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 1062

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


                                S. 1473

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1473, a bill to authorize 
the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or 
gun violence prevention.


                                S. 1479

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1479, a bill to amend the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 to

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modify provisions relating to grants, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1562

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1562, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic 
beverages.


                                S. 1566

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1566, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to require group and individual 
health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide for 
coverage of oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the 
coverage provided for anticancer medications administered by a health 
care provider.


                                S. 2175

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 2200

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2200, a bill to amend the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen equal pay requirements.


                                S. 2301

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2301, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen 
requirements related to nutrient information on food labels, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2424

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2424, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program for early detection, 
diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, 
infants, and young children.


                                S. 2487

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name 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.
  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2487, supra.


                                S. 2595

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) 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 Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) 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. 2598

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2598, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of the 60th 
anniversary of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.


                                S. 2655

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2655, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the historic rehabilitation 
tax credit, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2659

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2659, a bill to reaffirm that 
the Environmental Protection Agency cannot regulate vehicles used 
solely for competition, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2717

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2717, a bill to 
improve the safety and address the deferred maintenance needs of Indian 
dams to prevent flooding on Indian reservations, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2773

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2773, a bill to amend the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to 
victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2800

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), and the Senator 
from Delaware (Mr. Carper) were added as cosponsors of S. 2800, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 to provide an exclusion from income for student loan 
forgiveness for students who have died or become disabled.


                                S. 2854

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2854, a bill 
to reauthorize the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007.


                                S. 2882

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2882, a bill to facilitate efficient State 
implementation of ground-level ozone standards, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2904

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2904, a bill 
to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five 
month waiting period for disability insurance benefits under such title 
for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.


                                S. 2944

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) 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. 2993

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2993, a bill to direct the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to change the 
spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule with respect to 
certain farms.


                                S. 3007

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3007, a bill to prohibit funds 
from being obligated or expended to aid, support, permit, or facilitate 
the certification or approval of any new sensor for use by the Russian 
Federation on observation flights under the Open Skies Treaty unless 
the President submits a certification related to such sensor to 
Congress and for other purposes.


                                S. 3012

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3012, a bill 
to amend the Federal Power Act to establish an Office of Public 
Participation and Consumer Advocacy.


                            S. CON. RES. 35

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 35, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States 
should continue to exercise its veto in the United Nations Security 
Council on resolutions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.


                              S. RES. 462

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr.

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Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 462, a resolution urging 
the United States Soccer Federation to immediately eliminate gender pay 
inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity.


                              S. RES. 478

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor 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 Montana 
(Mr. Daines) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) 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. 4112

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4112 
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 name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mrs. Ernst) was added as a cosponsor 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. 4138

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Boxer) 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 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 Montana (Mr. 
Tester) 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. 4215

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the 
Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) 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. 4227

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4227 
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 Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) 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.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4250

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4250 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. 4252

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4252 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. 4295

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4295 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. 4334

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4334 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. 4346

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4346 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. 4356

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4356 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. 4369

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the 
Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Markey), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), 
the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. 
Coons), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the 
Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders), the Senator

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from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 
and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 4369 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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