[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3861-S3862]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 683

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 683, a bill to extend the 
principle of federalism to State drug policy, provide access to medical 
marijuana, and enable research into the medicinal properties of 
marijuana.


                                S. 1490

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1490, a bill 
to establish an advisory office within the Bureau of Consumer 
Protection of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting 
seniors, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1509

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1509, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to 
prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1555

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 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. 1561

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1561, a bill to clarify the 
definition of nonadmitted insurer under the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance 
Reform Act of 2010, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1609

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1609, a bill to 
provide support for the development of middle school career exploration 
programs linked to career and technical education programs of study.


                                S. 1737

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1737, a bill to 
provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to America.


                                S. 1975

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1975, a bill to establish 
the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site as a unit of the 
National Park System, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2216

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2216, a bill to 
provide immunity from suit for certain individuals who disclose 
potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2219

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2219, a bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
conduct an assessment and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy of 
the United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2259

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2259, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the way beneficiaries are 
assigned under the Medicare shared savings program by also basing such 
assignment on primary care services furnished by nurse practitioners, 
physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists.


                                S. 2427

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2427, a bill 
to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who 
need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2484

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2484, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XI of the 
Social Security Act to promote cost savings and quality care under the 
Medicare program through the use of telehealth and remote patient 
monitoring services, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2531

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2531, a bill to authorize 
State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in 
commerce-related or investment-related boycott, divestment, or 
sanctions activities targeting Israel, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2569

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2569, a bill to authorize 
the Director of the United States Geological Survey to conduct 
monitoring, assessment, science, and research, in support of the 
binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2595

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) 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. 2659

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) 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. 2707

  At the request of Mr. Scott, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2759

  At the request of Mrs. Ernst, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. 
Capito) were added as cosponsors of S. 2759, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for 
working family caregivers.


                                S. 2763

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2763, a bill to provide 
the victims of Holocaust-era persecution and their heirs a fair 
opportunity to recover works of art confiscated or misappropriated by 
the Nazis.


                                S. 2765

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2765, a bill to provide for the overall 
health and well-being of young people, including the promotion of 
comprehensive sexual health and healthy relationships, the reduction of 
unintended pregnancy and

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sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, and the 
prevention of dating violence and sexual assault, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2800

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2856

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2856, a bill to streamline certain 
feasibility studies and avoid duplication of effort.


                                S. 2904

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) 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 name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2997

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2997, a bill to direct the 
Federal Communications Commission to commence proceedings related to 
the resiliency of critical telecommunications networks during times of 
emergency, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3018

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3018, a bill to provide 
for the establishment of a pilot program to identify security 
vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector.


                                S. 3053

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3053, a bill to 
prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or 
received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias 
in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.


                            S. CON. RES. 36

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) 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. 349

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 349, a resolution congratulating the Farm Credit 
System on the celebration of its 100th anniversary.


                              S. RES. 482

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) 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.
  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 482, supra.


                              S. RES. 483

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor 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. 4629

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Cassidy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4629 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. 4649

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4649 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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