[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5279-S5281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 17

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 17, a bill to repeal 
the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for 
Members of Congress.


                                 S. 31

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 31, a bill to amend part D 
of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on 
behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.


                                 S. 134

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 134, a bill to 
amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp from the 
definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 198

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 198, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating 
to inverted corporations.


                                 S. 271

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) 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. 377

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 377, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase access to ambulance 
services under the Medicare program and to reform payments for such 
services under such program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 488

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 488, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse 
practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, 
intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.


                                 S. 591

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) 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. 1082

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1082, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of 
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or 
misconduct, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1205

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1205, a bill to designate 
the same individual serving as the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public 
Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health.


                                S. 1345

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1345, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-
management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to 
provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part 
of telehealth services, under part B of the Medicare program.


                                S. 1688

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1688, a bill to provide for 
the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union.


                                S. 1865

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1865, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act with respect to eating disorders, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1982

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 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.


                                S. 2031

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from 
California

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(Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 2217

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2217, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for 
restaurants and similar retail food establishments, and to amend the 
authority to bring proceedings under section 403A.


                                S. 2373

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2373, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of certain 
lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical 
equipment.


                                S. 2427

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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 Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) 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 Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) 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. 2595

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) 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. 2645

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. 
Peters), the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), 
the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2645, a bill to impose sanctions with respect to 
foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally 
recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender 
individuals, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2659

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator 
from Arizona (Mr. McCain) were added as cosponsors of S. 2659, a bill 
to reaffirm that the Environmental Protection Agency cannot regulate 
vehicles used solely for competition, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2702

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2702, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals with disabilities to 
save additional amounts in their ABLE accounts above the current annual 
maximum contribution if they work and earn income.


                                S. 2711

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2711, a bill to expand 
opportunity for Native American children through additional options in 
education, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2763

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 2782

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2782, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of 
pediatric subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps program, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2912

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) 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. 2921

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) 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. 2927

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2927, a bill to 
prevent governmental discrimination against providers of health 
services who decline involvement in abortion, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2932

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2932, a bill to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act with respect to the provision of emergency 
medical services.


                                S. 2944

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor 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 New 
Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) 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. 2962

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2962, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to reform the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3031

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3031, a bill to 
require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child 
abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3106

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3106, a bill 
to provide a coordinated regional response to effectively manage the 
endemic violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and 
Honduras.


                                S. 3124

  At the request of Mrs. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3124, a bill to require 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain 
aliens who have been charged in the United States with a crime that 
resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person, and 
for other purposes.

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                                S. 3130

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3130, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to provide for a permanent Independence at 
Home medical practice program under the Medicare program.


                                S. 3155

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 3169

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3169, a bill to 
support basic energy research and eliminate the wind production tax 
credit.


                                S. 3184

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. 
Cassidy) were added as cosponsors of S. 3184, a bill to protect law 
enforcement officers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3198

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3198, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day 
health care services for veterans.


                                S. 3237

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3237, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the low-income housing credit, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3244

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3244, a bill to amend title XXVII of the Public 
Health Service Act to clarify the treatment of pediatric dental 
coverage in the individual and group markets outside of Exchanges 
established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 3252

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3252, a bill to require 
States to automatically register eligible voters to vote in elections 
for Federal office, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3256

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3256, a bill to 
amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance for 
developing countries to promote quality basic education and to 
establish the goal of all children in school and learning as an 
objective of the United States foreign assistance policy, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3281

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3281, a bill to extend the 
Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.


                              S.J. RES. 35

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the 
Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. 
Cassidy) 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. RES. 426

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 426, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States 
should support and protect the right of women working in developing 
countries to safe workplaces, free from gender-based violence, 
reprisals, and intimidation.

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