[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 141 (Monday, September 19, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5886-S5888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 241

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 241, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of temporary 
compensation to a surviving spouse of a veteran upon the death of the 
veteran, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 391

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 391, a bill to preserve and 
protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or 
assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.


                                 S. 746

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 746, a bill to provide for 
the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast 
Cancer.


                                S. 1473

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 1604

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1604, a bill to establish the 
Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option demonstration 
program.


                                S. 1651

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1651, a bill to amend 
title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension 
offset and windfall elimination provisions.


                                S. 1679

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1679, a bill to amend the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to require that certain buildings 
and personal property be covered by flood insurance, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1766

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Michigan

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(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1766, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of Defense to review the discharge characterization of 
former members of the Armed Forces who were discharged by reason of the 
sexual orientation of the member, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1858

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1858, a bill to prohibit 
discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual 
orientation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2253

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2253, a bill to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to provide veterans affected by closures of educational 
institutions certain relief and restoration of educational benefits, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2268

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2268, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to the United States Army Dust Off crews of 
the Vietnam War, collectively, in recognition of their extraordinary 
heroism and life-saving actions in Vietnam.


                                S. 2541

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2541, a bill to 
amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by 
the Captive Wildlife Safety Act to further the conservation of 
prohibited wildlife species.


                                S. 2748

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2748, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at 
accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, 
social work schools, and other programs, including physician assistant 
education programs, to promote education and research in palliative 
care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in 
academic palliative medicine.


                                S. 2799

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2799, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a 
voluntary patient registry to collect data on cancer incidence among 
firefighters.


                                S. 2895

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Markey), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from 
North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) were added as cosponsors of S. 2895, a bill 
to extend the civil statute of limitations for victims of Federal sex 
offenses.


                                S. 2932

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 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. 2953

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2953, a bill to promote 
patient-centered care and accountability at the Indian Health Service, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2999

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2999, a bill to prohibit the transfer of any 
individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba.


                                S. 3065

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) and the Senator 
from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) were added as cosponsors of S. 3065, a bill 
to amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to invest 
in funding prevention and family services to help keep children safe 
and supported at home, to ensure that children in foster care are 
placed in the least restrictive, most family-like, and appropriate 
settings, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3183

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3183, a bill to prohibit 
the circumvention of control measures used by Internet ticket sellers 
to ensure equitable consumer access to tickets for any given event, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 3188

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3188, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for 
biodiesel.


                                S. 3198

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) were added as cosponsors 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. 3217

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3217, a bill to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to provide for an annuity supplement for 
certain air traffic controllers.


                                S. 3296

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3296, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to provide an exemption to the individual mandate to maintain 
health coverage for individuals residing in counties with fewer than 2 
health insurance issuers offering plans on an Exchange.


                                S. 3330

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3330, a bill to reduce the 
benefits of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs who are 
medical professionals and were convicted of violent crimes against 
veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3335

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3335, a bill to require reporting regarding 
certain drug price increases, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3346

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3346, a bill to authorize the programs of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 432

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 432, a resolution 
supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive 
governance in Ethiopia.


                              S. RES. 527

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. 
Cochran) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 527, a resolution recognizing the 75th 
anniversary of the opening of the National Gallery of Art.


                              S. RES. 564

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and 
the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 564, a resolution condemning North Korea's fifth nuclear test on 
September 9, 2016.


                              S. RES. 565

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

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(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 565, a resolution 
designating the week beginning September 12, 2016, as ``National 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week''.

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