[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 91 (Thursday, June 9, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3720-S3723]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 217

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 217, a bill to 
protect a woman's right to determine whether and when to bear a child 
or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of 
abortion services.


                                 S. 461

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Flake) was added as a cosponsor of S. 461, a bill to provide for 
alternative financing arrangements for the provision of certain 
services and the construction and maintenance of infrastructure at land 
border ports of entry, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1301, a bill to amend 
title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 to restore Medicaid coverage for citizens of 
the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States 
under the Compacts of Free Association between the Government of the 
United States and the Governments of the Federated States of 
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of 
Palau.


                                S. 1421

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1421, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize a 6-month 
extension of certain exclusivity periods in the case of approved drugs 
that are subsequently approved for a new indication to prevent, 
diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1661

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1661, a bill to amend 
title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to preserve consumer and 
employer access to licensed independent insurance producers.


                                S. 1911

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1911, a bill to implement policies to end 
preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally.


                                S. 2212

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2212, a bill to amend the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require all political 
committees to notify the Federal Election Commission within 48 hours of 
receiving cumulative contributions of $1,000 or more from any 
contributor during a calendar year, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2551

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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 names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2595, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit.


                                S. 2694

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2694, a bill to ensure 
America's law enforcement officers have access to lifesaving equipment 
needed to defend themselves and civilians from attacks by terrorists 
and violent criminals.


                                S. 2759

  At the request of Mrs. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2759, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for 
working family caregivers.


                                S. 2854

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) 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 name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2882, a bill to 
facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone 
standards, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2892

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2892, a bill to accelerate the use of wood in 
buildings, especially tall wood buildings, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2904

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 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. 2912

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Coats) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2912, a bill to authorize the use of unapproved 
medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in 
accordance with State law, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2918

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2918, a bill to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of 
a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a 
permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2924

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the 
Senator from Maine (Mr. King) were added as cosponsors of S. 2924, a 
bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to former United States 
Senator Max Cleland.


                                S. 2946

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2946, a bill to amend title 5, 
United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the 
definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2984

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2984, a bill to impose 
sanctions in relation to violations by Iran of the Geneva Convention 
(III) or the right under international law to conduct innocent passage, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2993

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) 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.

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                                S. 3009

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3009, a bill to support 
entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserve, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3022

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3022, a bill to 
designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States 
of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild 
and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting 
corridors, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3024

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3024, a bill to improve 
cyber security for small businesses.


                              S. RES. 349

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 349, a resolution congratulating the 
Farm Credit System on the celebration of its 100th anniversary.


                              S. RES. 479

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 479, a resolution 
urging the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to comply 
with constitutional limits on presidential terms and fulfill its 
constitutional mandate for a democratic transition of power in 2016.


                              S. RES. 482

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and 
the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 
482, a resolution urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in 
its entirety as a terrorist organization and to increase pressure on 
the organization and its members to the fullest extent possible.


                              S. RES. 483

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the 
Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 
483, a resolution designating June 20, 2016, as ``American Eagle Day'' 
and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the bald eagle, the 
national symbol of the United States.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4118

  At the request of Mr. Perdue, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 4118 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. 4178

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. 
Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4178 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. 4222

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the 
Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 4222 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. 4229

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4229 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 name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) was added as a cosponsor 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. 4267

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator 
from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. 
Ayotte), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 
4267 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. 4310

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4310 
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. 4320

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4320 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. 4327

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4327 
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. 4336

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4336 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. 4364

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4364 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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                           AMENDMENT NO. 4390

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4390 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. 4410

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4410 
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. 4426

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines) and the Senator 
from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4426 
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. 4438

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4438 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. 4441

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4441 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. 4448

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4448 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. 4475

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4475 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. 4483

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4483 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. 4498

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4498 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. 4567

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4567 
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. 4574

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 4574 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. 4580

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 4580 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. 4588

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4588 
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. 4597

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 4597 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. 4599

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 4599 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. 4600

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4600 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. 4601

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4601 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

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

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