[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 113 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5080-S5082]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 366

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


                                 S. 429

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 429, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a standard definition of 
therapeutic foster care services in Medicaid.


                                 S. 497

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 497, a bill to 
allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their 
own health needs and the health needs of their families.


                                 S. 569

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 569, a bill to 
reauthorize the farm to school program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 613

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 613, a bill 
to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve 
the efficiency of summer meals.


                                 S. 772

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 772, a bill to secure the 
Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.


                                 S. 774

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Cassidy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 774, a bill to amend the 
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to 
improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 857

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 857, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
under the Medicare program of an initial comprehensive care plan for 
Medicare beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and 
related dementias, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1072

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1072, a bill to require the Supreme Court of the 
United States to promulgate a code of ethics.


                                S. 1088

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and 
the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1088, a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 
provide for voter registration through the Internet, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1139

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1139, a bill to amend the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration.


                                S. 1176

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1176, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing 
for Presidential elections, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1400

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1400, a bill to amend the 
Small Business Act to direct the task force of the Office of Veterans 
Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution 
of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses.


                                S. 1520

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1520, a bill to 
protect victims of stalking from violence.


                                S. 1536

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1536, a bill to amend 
chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential 
impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1539

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1539, a 
bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to 
establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer 
for children program.


                                S. 1833

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1833, a bill to amend 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the child 
and adult care food program.


                                S. 2031

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2031, a bill to reduce 
temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on 
Federal lands, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2034

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) 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. 2042

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2042, a bill to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act to strengthen protections for employees 
wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or 
conditions of employment and to provide for stronger remedies for 
interference with these rights, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2108

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2108, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of 
certain long-term care hospital payment rules and the moratorium on the 
establishment of certain hospitals and facilities.


                                S. 2272

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2272, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of 
higher education in order to protect students and taxpayers.


                                S. 2352

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2352, a bill to amend 
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require mandatory 
reporting of incidents of child abuse or neglect, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2424

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) 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.

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                                S. 2483

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2483, a bill to prohibit 
States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting 
after a decennial census and apportionment, to require States to 
conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2484

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) 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 Indiana (Mr. 
Donnelly) 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. 2590

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2590, a bill to amend 
title XXI of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and the 
delivery of, children's health services through school-based health 
centers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2595

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 2599

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2599, a bill 
to prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of hotel room rates, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2612

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2612, a bill to ensure 
United States jurisdiction over offenses committed by United States 
personnel stationed in Canada in furtherance of border security 
initiatives.


                                S. 2763

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 2785

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2785, a bill to protect Native children and promote public safety in 
Indian country.


                                S. 2823

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2823, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the section 45 
credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2895

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2895, a bill to 
extend the civil statute of limitations for victims of Federal sex 
offenses.


                                S. 2912

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) 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. 2993

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) 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. 3027

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3027, a bill to clarify the 
boundary of Acadia National Park, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3083

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator 
from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), 
the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) and the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) were added as cosponsors of S. 3083, a bill to 
provide housing opportunities in the United States through 
modernization of various housing programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3127

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the Senator 
from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as cosponsors of S. 3127, a bill 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance protections of Native 
American cultural objects, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3129

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mrs. 
Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3129, a bill to provide for the 
extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements 
for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural 
hospitals through 2016.


                                S. 3132

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3132, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to 
provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic 
stress disorder.


                                S. 3134

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3134, a bill to 
improve Federal population surveys by requiring the collection of 
voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender 
identity in certain surveys, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3140

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Paul) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3140, a bill to prevent a 
fiscal crisis by enacting legislation to balance the Federal budget 
through reductions of discretionary and mandatory spending.


                                S. 3155

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3155, a bill to amend 
chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, to clarify the exception to 
foreign sovereign immunity set forth in section 1605(a)(3) of such 
title.


                                S. 3159

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 3159, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for energy storage 
technologies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3160

  At the request of Mr. Perdue, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3160, a bill to require all 
Department of State employees to use Department-managed email accounts 
and telephonic systems for all work-related electronic communications, 
to require the Secretary of State to submit an annual report to 
Congress on any security violations within the Department, to provide 
training to Department of State employees on the rules and procedures 
governing the appropriate handling of classified information, to reform 
the process for identifying and archiving classified information, and 
for other purposes.

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                              S.J. RES. 5

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 5, a joint resolution 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect 
elections.


                              S.J. RES. 16

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 16, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relative to equal rights for men and women.


                              S.J. RES. 35

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue) were 
added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 35, a joint resolution providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to 
``Interpretation of the `Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the 
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act''.


                            S. CON. RES. 46

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), 
the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), the Senator from New York (Mr. 
Schumer) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 46, a concurrent resolution expressing 
support for 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 continue to reaffirm its commitment to 
comprehensively address the unique health and welfare needs of 
vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and other medically 
prescribed needs.


                              S. RES. 508

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 508, a 
resolution expressing support for the expeditious consideration and 
finalization of a new, robust, and long-term Memorandum of 
Understanding on military assistance to Israel between the United 
States Government and the Government of Israel.


                              S. RES. 515

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 515, a resolution 
welcoming Prime Minister Lee Hsien-Loong to the United States and 
reaffirming Singapore's strategic partnership with the United States, 
encompassing broad and robust economic, military-to-military, law 
enforcement, and counterterrorism cooperation.


                              S. RES. 521

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 521, a resolution 
expressing support for the designation of September 2016 as National 
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.


                              S. RES. 526

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 526, a resolution 
calling for all parties to respect the arbitral tribunal ruling with 
regard to the South China Sea and to express United States policy on 
freedom of navigation and overflight in the East and South China Seas.

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